by Catherine Ponder
Many people work hard to attract greater good in superficial ways without first habitually radiating its mental equivalent, and then they are sorely disappointed when their great efforts result in failure and disappointment. Once when I was talking with a lady who felt she would like to be married, I suggested that she invoke the law of radiation and attraction. After explaining that she must radiate before she could attract, I suggested that she prayerfully radiate these ideas over and over: Divine Love expressing through me now draws to me all that is needed to make me happy and my life complete.
A little later I began receiving reports from mutual friends that she was working hard on the attracting angle, but was radiating nothing more than telephone calls and obvious invitations to all the men of her acquaintance. Later she returned and reported that the suggested prayer method had not worked. Gently, I reminded her that she had not radiated the "prayer method" suggested, but had radiated the "scare method", which had not been suggested. The method had worked in reverse, because she had reversed the process.
A middle-aged widow more recently dared to try the radiation and attraction method for the same purpose. While floating in a swimming pool she silently affirmed over and over: Divine Love expressing through me now draws to me all that is needed to make me happy and my life complete. Presently she heard a man's voice calling to her from the side of the pool, inquiring about the water which she assured him was wonderful. Soon, he was in the water and a little later he was in her life as her husband.