The Boomerang Effect – Why You Don’t Always Get What You Want – Part 1 of 3

The Boomerang Effect

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As I’m about to publish a book which focuses on using intention to affect your experience of life, I spend a lot of time researching, writing and thinking about intention; particularly my own. 

The ”Boomerang Effect’  came to me as a better description of the concept of the ‘law of attraction’ currently promoted by a number of self help gurus.

It’s a metaphor…throwing a boomerang represents thinking with focused intention.

As an American living in Australia for the past 9 years, I’ve had a number of opportunities to throw a boomerang.  The results were mixed at best.  Have you ever thrown one?

If so, you’d probably agree it’s much more difficult than you might first expect.  Throwing is one thing, but getting it to come back is the real challenge!  If you don’t know what you are doing, it is not something that comes naturally.

Now this also seems to be the case when we talk about the ‘law of attraction’.  How often do you put your thoughts or intentions out to the universe?  And how often have you been successful in affecting your experience of life, such that you knew you attracted a specific outcome to you?

Just like boomerangs, lots of people throw their thoughts and desires out to the universe, but few ever return or show up in their lives as real things or experiences…why?

Step One – Winds of Change

I returned to America several years ago, and brought my nephew a real throwing boomerang (versus just a display piece to put on the mantle) as a gift.  Of course as soon as he unwrapped it, he smiled a wicked smile, and asked if we could throw it?

So off we went to the front yard, where I attempted to show him the basics of throwing a boomerang.  For him it was all about geting it to come back, so I tried to be wise and teach him the technique…my very first throw sent it spinning on a beautiful arc, but the wind gusted and blew it straight into a tree.  It got stuck there, so we had to use an extension ladder to get it down.

This is the first lesson hidden in the metaphor…if you want a boomerang to return, you HAVE to align with the wind! 

This is also the first lesson to take onboard with regards to affecting your experience of life.  You have to align with the situation around you, before using intention for a specific outcome.   OK, so how does that work?

First, stop and focus on what you truly want as an outcome.  This means aligning with the winds of your life.  Who you are right now? Where you are in life?  How do you plan to achieve your goals? 

This requires an intense, personal analysis and planning session to be undertaken. 

Who are you and where do you want to go?

If you were recently layed off from a blue collar job, but dreaming of a white collar job, you’re probably not aligning with the winds of life.  I’m not suggesting to think small, but I am suggesting to think in a series of steps.  Ok, so you have blue collar experience, but you want a white collar job…what are the steps required to achieve that goal? 

The first step would be to go back to school and gain the skills required to make the next step on the journey.  If you don’t have the money for school, then borrow it; that’s what I did.  The second step: look for an entry position.  The third step: do the absolute best job you can, so you stand out from the other employees…on and on the process goes until you achieve the corporate position you desired.

In this scenario, the ultimate result is experienced after a series of throws.  Too many people are too caught up in instant gratification, and be assured that after throwing a real boomerang once or twice, you’ll learn that patience and practice is required to develop this skill.

So, if you want the boomerang to return, you MUST first align yourself with the prevailing winds!   If you don’t pay attention to the winds around you, there’s a good chance your thoughts will end up in a tree somewhere…

What does this have anything to do with not always getting what you want? 

Come back tomorrow for part 2…

Write On!

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