Excerpted from “The Attraction Distraction: Why the Law of Attraction Isn’t Working for You and How to Get Results – Finally!”

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?”

— Buddha

The path of service is a powerful, beautiful and meaningful one for expansion. Service is all about giving. It is powerful because giving, like gratitude, expresses the high vibration of: “I HAVE and I AM.” When you give, you express the vibration of: “I have love to give, I have time to give, I have talents to give, I am loving, I am generous, I am valuable.”

Many transformational experiences can unfold through being of service, if you have the correct intention behind the service. In order for service to contribute to your expansion, you must enter into service willing to give generously. You must give without expectation of anything in return, give for the sake of giving, give without thought of yourself, give without strings attached, and give without keeping score regarding what you’re getting back. The quality of giving is not in the amount you give, but in how you are being when you give. As Mother Teresa taught us, “It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.”

Because giving expresses the I have and I am vibration, it is guaranteed that you will receive much through giving. The Law of Attraction makes it so. The irony is, it sounds contradictory to say in the same breath, “Through giving you will receive,” and, “You must give without any thought of yourself.” The key is this: It is one thing to have your desires motivate you to give, and an entirely different thing to give as a way of getting. If self-interest motivates you to be of service, great! “Yahoo!” for self-interest. Self-interest and ego are great motivators, after all. But once you’re motivated to give, then let yourself learn how to really give! Know it is in fully surrendering yourself to the experience of service that you will be transformed.

The possibilities for growth through service are many. If you’ve never before given selflessly, you will awaken and discover a part of yourself that you have never before experienced. Giving freely opens the heart so you may experience love in ways you’ve never known. If you’ve never given selflessly before, or have only known survival, self-interest or obligation, it is likely your ego or your wounds have played a big role in your life. When you start to give, and stretch to be of true service, your ego and your wounds will be revealed to you. Giving helps you integrate your ego. Giving helps you heal yourself. Your ego would have you believe that, in giving, you will lose the thing that you give. However, through service, you discover you are filled and blessed by that which you give. Being of service will reveal limiting thoughts and judgments – about yourself, about other s, about life and about the nature of the Universe. Once you uncover limiting beliefs, you then have the opportunity to challenge them and determine the deeper truth available for discovery.

Being of service will also activate the manifestation vibration. Again, the seeming contradiction appears: “If I’m to be other-focused, of selfless service, why should I care about man¬ifesting things in my own life?” The truth is, once you really get it about service, manifesting things will no longer become the motivating factor it was. Instead, you will manifest your de¬sires as a natural by-product of living a life of giving – where your consciousness consistently expresses the vibration of I have. Things you want and need will simply come to you, with little effort.

And so it is with the path of service. If you give freely, you will expand. You will discover and tap into all the unseen abundance that lives within you. You will circulate it freely, and it will come back to you multiplied.

Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is Hatred, let me sow Love.
Where there is Injury, Pardon.
Where there is Doubt, Faith

Where there is Despair, Hope.
Where there is Darkness, Light,
and Where there is Sadness, Joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

To learn more about how the Law of Attraction is not just about attainment, but is in fact a venue for spiritual development, consider picking up a copy of “The Attraction Distraction: Why the Law of Attraction Isn’t Working for You and How to Get Results – Finally!”

Choose YOUR Reality! TM

Sonia

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They include: India, Brazil, Spain(2!), Hungary, Korea, Croatia, Netherlands, Sweden, Slovak Republic, Latvia, Russia, and even back home in New York!

For those of you who dismiss the power of visualization and other Law of Attraction tools and techniques, all I can say is:  take this as a case study.  If you can let go of HOW it happens, and WHEN it happens, and just focus on IT IS HAPPENING… IT HAPPENS! 

My dream and calling has been to reach and help as many souls as I’m meant to reach and help all over the world.  It keeps taking a whole lot of getting out of my own way, and when things like this happen, I just keep saying THANK YOU, UNIVERSE!

So… now just waiting on my books to arrive from the printers so that I can ship the sample copies out for review.

Onward!

And thank you Bob Erdmann!  (Can’t recommend him enough for authors out there who are looking to go international!)

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Sonia

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Often opinionated, sometimes funny, always interesting! Hi everyone and welcome to the Striker Corbin show. I’m Striker Corbin hypnotist, coach, and professional speaker. Each program we’ll show you how to create the reality you desire using your thoughts and emotions. You can be a person who realizes their potential and passion for life. You can bring about change. You were meant to live with happiness and joy. Your life can be rich… it’s time to make it amazing. We’d love to hear from you. If you would like to call in and be a part of the program please call (347) 205-9180 or join the blog-radio chat room. Thanks for listening.

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And if you missed some of the other recent shows, you can catch the recordings for listen or down load below:

Queenie’s Happy Hour Show with Nancy Wegierski

“How Does Gratitude Amplify Manifesting What You Desire in Life?”

Join Queenie for a special guest interview with Sonia Miller, International Life Coach and author of, “The Attraction Distraction: Why the Law of Attraction Isn’t Working for You and How to Get Results – Finally!” Listen and learn about things that sabotage manifesting what you desire and how GRATITUDE, the Word of the Week for October 19th, plays a pivotal part in harnessing the metaphysical power of the Law of Attraction.

http://www.modavox.com/voiceamerica/vepisode.aspx?aid=41894

The  Family Focus Show with Line Brunet

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Join us this week as we speak with Sonia Miller about incorporating the principles of the Law of Attraction into our parenting so that our children go from happy kid to successful adult. Sonia Miller is an international life coach, counselor, teacher, healer, minister and author offering classes, private consultation, transformational energy healings and powerful information products. She is the author of “The Attraction Distraction -Discover Why the Law of Attraction isn’t working for you and how to get results – Finally!”

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Wednesday, October 28th, 10am PACIFIC TIME (1pm EASTERN TIME)

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Sonia

To start at the beginning go to: http://successforthesoul.com/law-of-attraction-magnify-your-receiving/875/ or scroll back to the September 18, 2009 post.

TOOL #7 – Practice Being in the NOW and Remembering that All is Well!

One of the fastest ways to limit your openness and receptivity is when you get into future thinking or past thinking. The place we connect with and allow Source is NOW. Source is not accessible in the future or the past. Only in the NOW. When you come into the now, you can HONESTLY acknowledge, remember and connect with the truth: All is Truly Well. No matter what is happening in your life, right now, all is well. You are here. You are breathing. You’re alive.

If coming into the present moment is difficult, try shifting it to living only this day. Tomorrow is not here. It will take care of itself. All I have to do, is live my life THIS day. Today. That’s it.

Recommended Resource: Eckhart Tolle’s Power of Now.

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Sonia

To start at the beginning go to: http://successforthesoul.com/law-of-attraction-magnify-your-receiving/875/ or scroll back to the September 18, 2009 post.

TOOL #6 – Practice Gratitude

Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude. Remember, all gratitude is is the practice of acknowledging all that you have. No matter how small or insignificant. Gratitude is about shifting from a perception of lack to a perception of having.

And here are a few more tips to experiment with Gratitude.

• When you can’t see the good, give thanks for the willingness to see the Good that is present right here and now, since you’re willing to understand that God is Good all the time and God is everywhere present.
• When it appears that “nothing” is happening, just BE, ENJOY, give thanks!
  • When you feel uneasy, remember it could be worse and give thanks for the peace you DO feel.
  • When you are in pain, remember that it could be worse and give thanks for the well-being you DO experience.
  • When you feel poor, remember it could be worse and give thanks for the abundance you DO have. (i.e. maybe no money in the bank, but you have a roof over your head and food in the cupboards.

Stay tuned for Tool #7… Practice Being in the NOW and Remembering that All is Well!

Choose YOUR Reality!

Sonia

Anyone who follows my journey with the Law of Attraction, metaphysics, and manifestation probably understands by now that I’m one of those people who can’t just accept the principles and teachings without understanding WHY they work. 

It has never been enough for someone to say, “practice gratitude.”  I needed to know WHY that was important.  What’s the underlying vibration of gratitude which, from a “like attracts like” perspective causes us to experience more fulfillment, abundance and well-being?

Same with: write and say your affirmations as if it is your reality NOW.  Not in the future.  Not from a place of “wanting.”  I couldn’t just “follow” the rules.  I needed to know WHY.  What is the vibrational difference?

Most recently, I’ve been delving into the vibration of FORGIVENESS.  I’ve been hearing about the power, importance and transformational magic of forgiveness for as long as I can remember.  But I had never really heard many teachers talk about it from a vibrational point of view.  WHY does it work? 

Well… I’m starting to get the answers I’ve been looking for, and will be sharing my thoughts in posts to come.  Until then though, I thought I’d share with you something to take in as you contemplate forgiveness in your own life.  I’d LOVE to hear about your thoughts and experiences with forgiveness.

Check out the video above and Azim’s book (link below).  I read a few excerpts on amazon.com and was hooked.  I ordered the book for myself and a friend who is going through a very challenging time. 

• The Secrets of the Bulletproof Spirit: How to Bounce Back from Life’s Hardest Hits by Asim Khamisa and Jillian Quinn

May your heart and life know the freedom, love and light of forgiveness.

Choose YOUR Reality!
Sonia

To start at the beginning go to: http://successforthesoul.com/law-of-attraction-magnify-your-receiving/875/ or scroll back to the September 18, 2009 post.

TOOL #5 – Build Your Cheerleading Team

Another way to stay open and receptive is to build your own personal cheerleading team. This means you’ll want to seek out like-minded and like-hearted peo­ple for support, inspiration and understanding. These are the people to listen to and give your attention and energy. Listen only to your cheerleading team. If you allow nay-sayers to get under your skin, your vibration will drop and so will your level of openness and receptiv­ity. If you allow only your cheerleaders under your skin (and into your heart), you’ll keep that openness and re­ceptivity channel tuned right in.

Stay tuned for Tool #6… Practice Gratitude

Choose YOUR Reality!

Sonia

Success Happens When You Let Go of Fear and Own Your TRUE Dream…

Brenda, a member of the 2009 Ultimate Manifestation System Boot Camp recently wrote me to share the amazing news of her big boot camp goal manifesting!  She had started off with a goal to find employment and initially saw little progress.  When, however, she learned that the lack of progress was due to her mixed feelings about finding a job, and she was able to own what she really wanted, the miracles started to unfold.

Her modified goal became:

I am so happy and thankful now that I am a student taking the time to invest in myself and grow as the Universe supports me fully.

And she shared in her email:

“…I am a (just confirmed) BCIT full time student, with tuition and part of my living expenses covered, for the duration of the 2 year program!  I even received a little more than what I asked for.  Wow.  I’m still feeling numb and in shock… And now, I welcome my dream into my life….and give gratitude.  Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.  Oh, and work on dismantling those darn limiting beliefs that try to hold me back…back to your book Sonia! 

Phew, this is powerful stuff, being my own Reality Creator…”

Brenda R.
British Columbia

To learn more about how the Ultimate Manifestation System Boot Camp can help you manifest YOUR dreams go to: www.UltimateManifestSystem.com.  The next one starts in April of 2010!  There are a very limited number of Early-Early Bird Discounted Seats.  To learn more, please email my Executive Manager, Chris at Chris@SuccessForTheSoul.com. 

Choose YOUR Reality! TM

Sonia