WHAT IS THE LAW OF ATTRACTION?

     I learned of the law of attraction in late 2009,and started more seriously applying it and learning about it in early 2010. I don't remember exactly how i learned of it,i probably stumbled upon it while doing an internet search. It felt good to find a belief system that instantly resonated with me so completely. From Christianity to Buddhism,I was able to take little parts here and there from other religious and spiritual teachings, but law of attraction. Wow. That was something that just made complete sense to me.
    So,what IS the law of attraction? Basically,the law of attraction is like attracts like. Whatever you think about,you bring about.Your beliefs create your reality. Life is but a self-fulfilling prophecy. Think positive thoughts,it will manifest into your reality. Doesn't this make SOO much sense? And,isn't it a wonderful,and freeing feeling to know that if you can just think and believe in positive things, you will get those things. Control your thoughts,and you control your reality.
     Well,when i first learned of the law of attraction,I was really happy and of course,tried to think more positive and utilize this. Easy,just keep believing in what I want to come true,and it will. Then,after a little bit,I was like,wait a minute,what about all the negative thoughts i've thought about before and the negative situations and experiences i've attracted into my life from the past? That can be hard to take. And,then,of course,you start to worry about other future negative thoughts you might have(which of course,worry=bad,as it's a negative thought). After reflecting on this for a bit,I realized I had to let it go. That was then. You forgive yourself. We all do the best we can with what we know. And,we are all creating our reality with our thoughts so we are all 100% responsible for our lives. You learn blame really does not exist. You cannot blame anyone for anything in your life. I personally found this wonderful. It's so freeing.Just like you forgive yourself for all the negative thoughts you've had before,you realize everyone else is off the hook for EVERYTHING in your life,because it WAS your creation,with your thoughts. This is hard for a lot of people to take,and it's what keeps a lot of people from utilizing the law of attraction in their lives.But,whether you believe in the law of attraction or not,it's working in your life. 
     You can work with the law of attraction to make your life better. Now that you know what it is,you can learn to let negative thinking and worry ease out of your life and start thinking more positive. Think positive thoughts. Feel positive feelings. Take positive actions. Don't be hard on yourself if you think negative still from time to time. EVERYBODY does. Just work at trying to train yourself to think more positive. This is something that with practice you WILL get better at. The mind can be a tricky thing. Don't give up. Work on creating new belief systems for yourself that serve you better.