But this feeling is really an illusion. If you could put yourselves in the place of those other, more 'successful' people, you would find that they feel the same way.

But if you look back on the past - especially if you have been working with the Law of Attraction for some time -  you know that many of your desires have been fulfilled. Of course, you still have unfulfilled desires - this is nature of life; it's the way things were set up to be. As Abraham pus it, we are on the 'leading edge,' where new desires are constantly being born, like waves coming in to the shore. Instead of feeling bad about what we haven't yet achieved, we need to look forward with anticipation and joy.

When the desire is born, right away you start counting yourselves a failure, because you've got this desire that hasn't been satisfied. Know that you never get it done! And since you never get it done, it's time to stop being unhappy about what's undone, because most of it is undone! You are an eternal being. Most of it is undone. Instead of taking score about what's been achieved -- we want you to start feeling anticipation about what is still to arrive... ~ Abraham Hicks (Excerpted from the workshop in Spokane, WA on Wednesday, July 7th, 1999)

Find a way of feeling good. This is the single most important thing we can do. Feeling good is what makes everything work. Our feelings are like a transmitter to the universe - what we send out is what we tend to attract back to ourselves, so cultivating good feelings is vital. We are not talking about hedonism or getting 'high,' but rather an abiding sense of joy, or what Joseph Campbell would call 'following your bliss.'

Adopt a grateful attitude.  

Being grateful for what we have is so important. It sets up the right kind of feelings. Gratitude doesn't mean that we don't want more - it just means that we are glad of our past experiences, we recognize the good in what we have and we look forward to an even better future.

The great Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote, 'When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.' We should take each moment as a gift and affirm the goodness of the present. Where we put our focus is a choice. Look around at your life - there is alot that is good. In this case, to quote Abraham, 'keep telling that story.'

A little bit of dissatisfaction with the present is a good thing, I would say. To want to achieve more gives us the vision and the energy we need to bring forth new desires. But let's not get caught up with what's wrong. To do so is to miss the most basic teaching of the Law of attraction - we can get caught up with negativity and end up telling the story of our life as we do not wish it to be. How foolish! Start telling a new story, a story about a wonderful new future.

Let's look forward with anticipation, knowing that we never get it finished, there is always more to experience. Indeed, this is what makes life worth living. The future's bright. It always was.