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And here's a photo I took at Brighton Marina when I went to Five Guys:
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| A rainbow coming out after the rain. :) |
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Also, I thought I'd post a picture of my painted nails, for a change! The colour is called lilac but I thought it wasn't quite that, lol.
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| Taken last month. |
I normally post on Sundays or Mondays but forgot to write my monthly Gratitude List last week, so I'm posting today instead! :)
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*I was feeling really down and wanted to do something to feel better. After reading an email newsletter from Diana of The Chic Life about making a Joy List and doing what brings you joy, I decided I'd like to go to the park around sunset. :) Here's a picture I took:
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| Sunset in Hove Park. |
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I've written several posts about the Law of Attraction (LOA)/manifesting. Also, the Law of Assumption (a theory developed/popularised by Barbadian writer, speaker and mystic Neville Goddard) more recently. After year of trying out techniques related to LOA and working on changing my mindset etc., but still not seeing many results, I started wondering if it really works. So I'm going to explore that further today.
Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, so if you're having mental/physical issues please seek medical help in addition to reading this. :)
Here are some of my previous LOA/manifesting posts:
Law of Attraction (basic intro): https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2013/08/law-of-attraction.html
LOA Round-up: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2019/04/loa-round-up.html
LOA 2.0: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2020/08/law-of-attraction-loa-20.html
Law of Assumption- An Alternative Way of Manifesting: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2022/05/law-of-assumption-alternative-way-of.html
In my Law of Assumption post, I concluded that it does work and there is "something" (some force) that enables you to manifest. But it's more like a "co-creation". I don't believe that you can control everything because there are other factors (which could be seen as a limiting belief but that's how I see it right now!). Unfortunately, not everyone is in an equal position in the world and things like discrimination, life circumstances etc. can affect things when it comes to manifesting
Like many people, one of my first introductions to LOA/manifesting was through the book The Secret (based on the film of the same name) by Rhonda Byrne. I believe now that it oversimplifies the concept. Rhonda has also been criticised for encouraging things like ignoring overweight people if you don't want to put on weight! And some think following what it says can make you worse off than you were before.
Kimberly Wenya has a good post about manifesting in general and The Secret "craze": https://kimberleywenya.substack.com/p/manifestation-hate-it-or-love-it
I think what inspires many is the idea that we can make things better for ourselves, "create our lives". Lots of people want to improve their lives, hence the popularity of the self-help/personal development industry in the past 40 years or so.
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And here is a photo of a blossom tree that I took in the park last week:
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| Blossom trees in Hove Park. |
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Here is my first Gratitude List of 2025! I meant to post it yesterday but forgot. Never mind, lol.
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It's the end of the year, so it's time for my annual letting go post! I've written them for the past 7 years and you can see my previous posts at the links below:
Letting Go of 2017: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2017/12/letting-go-of-2017.html
Letting Go of 2018: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2018/12/letting-go-of-2018.html
Letting Go of 2019 + Starting a New Decade: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2019/12/letting-go-of-2019-starting-new-decade.html
Letting Go of 2020: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2020/12/letting-go-of-2020.html
Letting Go of 2021: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2021/12/letting-go-of-2021.html
Letting Go of 2022: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2023/01/letting-go-of-2022.html
Letting Go of 2023: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2023/12/letting-go-of-2023.html
The beginning of 2024 wasn't so great for me because I was going through an anxious time and struggling with health anxiety. I started to feel a bit better but the second half of the year went downhill for me due to other issues (and anxiety on and off). I also write a mid-year reflections post and you can see 2024's here: https://fallingpetalsuk.blogspot.com/2024/06/mid-2024-reflections.html
If you follow numerology, the Universal Year Number for 2024 was 8, so 2025's is 9. 2024 was supposed to be an "accelerator" year which helped people push forward on their goals. (I wrote a bit about it in last year's Letting Go post.) I didn't really feel that it was that way for me though.
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Posting on a Tuesday again but never mind! :)
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I normally post on Sundays or Mondays but since I wrote another post yesterday, I'm posting May's Gratitude List today instead. :)
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I normally do these posts on Sundays or Mondays, but since tomorrow is Easter Sunday, I'm posting today instead. Last month's Gratitude List was on a Tuesday as well but I plan to get back to the regular posting schedule next month! :)
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I also thought I'd share a photo I took on Oestara/the Spring Equinox:
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| Sunset on Mill Hill, Shoreham-by-sea. |
I normally write these posts on the last Sunday or Monday of the month, but yesterday I did another post. So I'm writing this month's Gratitude List today instead. :)
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