By now, you have probably heard about the philosophy of thought that has taken the country by storm in recent years. You may have heard it called by the title of the video and book that were created to illustrate the philosophy, The Secret, but for centuries, this idea was discussed by the name The Law of Attraction. Simply put, both of these names are merely different titles for the same set of beliefs that center around the notion that like attracts like. This has some drastic implications for the things around us that we call into being, sometimes without even realizing it, as a result of what we use our mind to concentrate on and attract. The Law of Attraction is used to identify how we fill certain needs in our lives, why we find ourselves in the seemingly random situations that we sometimes do, and how we make choices about our destiny in this life even when we are not aware that we are acting to make them.

The wonderful thing about the Law of Attraction is that it can be used to produce change in our lives, at any moment that we decide that we want to attract something different into it. We are able to harness the power of this Law and use it to create for ourselves the ideal life that we all desire to live, with the people and other elements in it that we want to share this life with. A supremely positive aspect of having knowledge of the Law of Attraction is the ability to use it to change your present circumstances and order up for yourself anything that you like, using the right combination of thought and focus. When you discover that everything that occurs or exists within the sphere of your existence is drawn to you because you attracted it, this can be tremendously frightening, but it can also offer for you to become the master of your life, with the knowledge that you can attain anything that you wish in order to perfect your happiness. In essence, through the realization of this Universal Law, you are able to take responsibility for your personal happiness and fulfillment, with the knowledge that you can attract to yourself anything that you desire.

Although the commercialization of the Law of Attraction as The Secret is a particularly recent occurrence, the principle on which it is built is centuries old. This idea is seen in ancient writings and was practiced by philosophers of long ago as the means by which true happiness and fulfillment in life could be attained. These truths are no less powerful now, as we discover that we have the ability within each one of us to draw into our lives those things which resonate with the same energy which we distribute out into the universe through our minds and bodies. You may notice that the elderly woman who spends much of her time complaining and feeling negatively is frequently sick, while a woman of similar age that focuses on the positive things in her life for which she is grateful is healthy much more of the time. Students of the Law of Attraction would say that this exemplifies the power of this Universal Law and its ability to affect life and happiness. It is an illustration of the way that the Law of Attraction can produce positive or negative results, depending on what it is that we seek to attract, whether intentionally or not.

If you could understand and believe that this were true, then you would probably explore every avenue that had the potential to bring positive energy and harmony into your life, with the goal of drawing even more positive energy and harmony in the forms of the people, events, and things that come into your life's circle. Choosing to nourish your body with raw foods, and thus provide it with the elements that will cause it to function at its most ideal, then encourage those positive vibrations that result to resonate with other positives and attract them into your life. The idea behind the Law of Attraction would hold that any means you could use to exude happiness and gratitude would pay returns in the form of additional happiness and things for which to be grateful spilling into your life. A raw foods lifestyle perfectly complements the idea of living according to the Law of Attraction, by focusing on those things which bring harmony and accord into your life, so that peace and happiness follow.

By TTS Cofounder Botanical Chef Omid Jaffari