I appreciated Barbara’s comment: “If we manifest a job that is beyond our abilities, we (and our employers) will soon know it and we’ll reap the consequences. But that won’t stop the universe from once again responding to our demands, even though we might keep repeating the same mistake.”

At the same time, if that job is in fact “beyond our abilities,” I’d suggest that (often) we know this on some deep level. I do believe we are working in concert with the Universe–the greater mind. But it’s our mind too. Yes, it’s certainly possible to attract all sorts of things that aren’t right for us. (Happens all the time, right?) But I’m saying that sometimes we don’t get what we “demand” because it is not resonating with the purpose of our higher self.

At the same time, if that job is in fact “beyond our abilities,” I’d suggest that (often) we know this on some deep level. I do believe we are working in concert with the Universe–the greater mind. But it’s our mind too. Yes, it’s certainly possible to attract all sorts of things that aren’t right for us. (Happens all the time, right?) But I’m saying that sometimes we don’t get what we “demand” because it is not resonating with the purpose of our higher self.

However, after days of reflection, I have to respond to the comment by Cody that we have to demonstrate to the universe our ability to “manage what we have before you are given more.”

That contradicts my understanding of the law of attraction, which is a neutral “law” or force that responds to the thoughts and beliefs impressed in our subconscious.

To my way of thinking, there is no need to “prove” to anyone or anything that we can properly use what we have or want. There is no judgment involved by the universe, no mommy in the sky who says “sorry, but you aren’t doing very well with what you have, so you don’t get any more.”

If we manifest a job that is beyond our abilities, we (and our employers) will soon know it and we’ll reap the consequences. But that won’t stop the universe from once again responding to our demands, even though we might keep repeating the same mistake.

As I see it, the basic lesson of the law of attraction is that we are responsible for our own reality. A universe that decides when and if we can “handle” our abundance negates that idea.

There are many ways of interpreting how all this works, so Cody may be absolutely right. Or perhaps I am. Or — considering how complex the universe is — maybe we BOTH are!

I must admit that I love my job, but that’s because I deal with Law of Attraction everyday.