While out on a bike training ride in the Oakland hills early last Sunday morning, my back wheel broke on a winding descent 20 miles from home. With the wheel unable to roll, I put the bike over my shoulder and began walking down a steep hill toward a busy road a few miles away. At first I simply hoped that one of the few passing motorists would see a cyclist in obvious need and volunteer their help. In a span of 10 minutes of walking, three cars passed. The drivers would look at me and then speed on. This rescue method was obviously not working. <\/p>\n
The night before my wife and I had watched The Secret and I thought that this would be an opportunity to put the Law of Attraction into practice. Like the film says, have fun and start small. If I didn’t, I might be in for a long long walk.<\/p>\n
I needed a phone to call my wife to come get me. So I visualized a passing motorist stopping to help. Be specific I thought. A man or a woman. A woman! I visualized talking to her by actually talking out loud “to her” as I walked down the road by myself. I asked her if she had a cell phone I could use and she said yes. Okay, be specific, what kind of cell phone. No, not a shiney black one like I have but a flat silver flip phone. Okay next, I thank her for the use of her phone and proceed to call my wife. I punch the numbers out by pushing my fingers into the air in the same pattern I would if I had a real phone dial pad in front of me. I have yet another audible conversation by myself, this time asking my wife to come get me. I continue to walk alone in the beautiful remote hills as I visualize specifics about what I want to attract.<\/p>\n
Three or four minutes later, a car comes around the corner. It is a woman. She stops. I have the same conversation with her I had with my vision of her a few moments earlier. She agrees to let me use her cell phone. She pulls a flat silver flip phone out and hands it to me. I call my wife.<\/p>\n
Is this the Law of Attractionin action? I think so!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While out on a bike training ride in the Oakland hills early last Sunday morning, my back wheel broke on a winding descent 20 miles from home. With the wheel unable to roll, I put the bike over my shoulder and began walking down a steep hill toward a busy road a few miles away….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"story_author_displayname":"Mark E.","story_author_location":"Oakland, CA.","story_author_bio":"49 year old photographer with a passion for bike racing. Trained hospice volunteer. Married to Susan, a wonderful woman, my life partner, best friend and most influencial spiritual guide."},"yoast_head":"\n