That's exactly what I am working on too. I want to be able to stand in the middle of a storm (of circumstances) and KNOW in the depth of my being that everything is alright and that those exact circumstances are steps to what I want, even though they seem bad and the opposite of what I want. That's true faith and it isn't easy, because I have practiced freaking out way more than staying centered, trusting and expecting the good.

All the info you get by studying those teachers is one thing, how you understand it and how you apply it is completely dependent on where you are at though. For me, the knowledge about LoA made things worse in some aspects of my life, because I started trying to control things. I completely failed with this in the relationship department. Before LoA, I thought "Okay, I can't do anything. I can't force this person to like me and I will find out if they do at some point". So I didn't think about them all the time and just lived my life, often with the feeling that they liked me and that's what I got. I was calm and relaxed and trusted more or less that it would work out, because I had no other choice. I didn't have the feeling to be responsible for a relationship developing or not. I failed greatly with trying to control things and "thinking the right thoughts".

Oasiscalm wrote:

Your post was lovely to read.

That constant state of chill is probably the single best place to reach for. I think that is where the receiving place is. I always think if you can stand in the middle of a **** storm and just have a quiet voice telling you it's all going to work out fine - things will unfold with the least effort.

I love how you put that. And even if it wouldn't bring manifestation, it's still a pretty good place to reach for. After spending many years of my life worrying, I really enjoy the feeling of relief. 

Oasiscalm wrote:

I totally get what you mean Sanshi about the initial effect and difficult in getting LOA to work in your life or a particular area. But I m sure if you too looked back now with hindsight you would see that you actually manifested more than you realised at the time.

Yeah, I did. And I was aware of it back then, but I wasn't able to direct it in the direction I wanted. I thought it would lovely to have a new guy in my life and there he was, I decided that he liked me and he showed some signs that he did, I felt that something was wrong with him and started to doubt that he liked me, he told me he was a psychopath and couldn't build emotional relationships with people. Always a perfect match. The only thing I was completely lacking was faith that everything would work out in my favor. But not anymore - that's my number one practice every day now.
I am completely in with taking over the world.