If you have studied the Law of Attraction, the title "Stress and the Law of Attraction" probably made you cringe, especially if you are under a lot of stress. And with good reason. We know that how we feel and what we think about draws more of the same. We also know that stress is a sign that we are spending entirely too much time thinking about things we do NOT want.

This is a recipe for drawing all the wrong things into our life. Think about it. If you're stressed, you feel bad. Take a bit of time out and pay attention to what you are in fact thinking that is making you feel so stressed. Do you want more of that? I didn't think so.

Stress can happen for a number of reasons, but for most of us it is related to one or more of the following emotions:

• Fear
• Worry
• Anger
• Frustration
• Regret
• Guilt
• Shame
• Resentment
• Overwhelm

Overwhelm, of course, is really just another version of fear -- because if you weren't afraid of the consequences of not finishing what you're struggling to do, why would you feel overwhelmed?

I forgot who said it first, but fear can be seen as the following acronym: False Evidence Appearing Real.

That really lies at the heart of the matter.... Most of what we fear only exists in our imagination, but if we think enough about it we may well manifest it.

What if your situation is really dire? Well... worrying about it is not going to make it any better.

In fact, worrying about something is bound to draw more of that very thing or circumstance into your life. Sometimes it's not exactly the thing you may have worried about, but as psychic and spiritual teacher Bill Burns once said, "Trust me, it will be adequate."

So what to do?

Find a way to tame the stress. It may feel escapist, but hey, wouldn't you want to escape from something that is hurting you? It won't prevent you from dealing with the reason for the stress. In fact, you'll be much better able to deal with it once you've calmed down.

In order to attract what you do want, you need to allow it to come to you. And stress is the very antithesis of allowing. Stress is pushing it away.

So if you want to allow the good stuff to come to you, push stress away instead.