Barb, I hear you. To do this topic justice, did indeed require some serious time and effort.

I’m really looking forward to your edition of the carnival. It’s such an incredible idea you’ve come up with!

You’re welcome Nancy. Thanks for the Stumble!

Thanks for your kind comments everyone. It was a tough subject, and I even watched the movie United 93 to see if I still felt the way I did when I wrote it. I did.

I agree with Jeannette too – taking responsibility for everything in our lives is a massively scary prospect, one that not everyone is ready for, or wants to take on. It is, however, a breakthrough when you can be ok with whatever happens in your life, whether you acknowledge you co-created it or not.

Peace is what we are really seeking, and there are many pathways to it. Finding it every day, in every moment, for me is the real gift of Law of Attraction philosophy and practice.

I look forward to reading more from the LOA blogging community – the distinctions make my understanding more profound every day!

I am so grateful for having found you

Thank you for including my post in your carnival. Great carnival on LOA.

I am a firm believer that we get what we give all our attention. The Law of Polarity states that everything has an opposite and we can change something undesirable by focusing on its opposite.

You’ve been Stumbled!

I am really looking forward to hosting the October 9th edition, and have just put up a post on my site about the theme. http://feelslikemagic.com/a-different-kind-of-law-of-attraction-carnival/

Even writing that post took me about 45 minutes, with all the interruptions from my kids. I hope that there are a lot of featured posts then!

It wasn’t a fun topic to write about, but it is an important question. Kudos to you for taking it on. And to Zoe for responding!

Here’s an excerpt from the article I wrote that somewhat relates to 9/11:

“Nothing just ‘happens’ to us, no matter how it seems the contrary. Random doesn’t exist. Everything takes place in response to what we vibrate – no exceptions. We can manifest the appearance of randomness if we choose, but we’re still creating it. Quantum physics is beginning to explain what ancient cultures and wise teachers taught us long ago: As within, so without. As you think, so shall it be.

Some find it hard to believe that innocent people killed two days before Valentine’s Day wasn’t purely random. Are we supposed to believe they each attracted that outcome; that they chose to be part of the crisis?

Although the possibility of sacred contracts, karma and destiny are potential arguments as to why this wasn’t a random event, it could also be said these participants weren’t ‘conscious’ to their role in what unfolded that evening. But that doesn’t mean they didn’t co-create it. Most of us aren’t creating consciously.

As we entertain thoughts that don’t feel good, we become an unknowing match to occurrences that also don’t feel good. So finding our way to better feeling thoughts liberates us from fear of repeat tragedies.”

Ed, I also like to look at 9/11 from a different perspective, and purposely don’t refer to it as the “tragedy.” From my spiritual perspective, death is an illusion anyway, so nothing can really ever truly be lost. (It sometimes takes me a while to really embrace that, but it sure feels better when I do.) Some good things came out of that September experience, and will continue to.

Thanks for a thought-provoking post. : )

I just gave you a stumble!

Cheers,
Lorraine