I think most scientists would agree that the universe is made of energy. Everything is energy. This includes the matter that makes up the computer screen your reading this on. Energy is not a separate entity in and of itself but is all connecting.

Energy comprises all things physical and non-physical, and like all energy, attracts similar energies to themselves. This equally applies to thoughts and circumstances, people and things, all of which are made of energy.

Since the universe is made of energy, it then obviously responds to energy. Like attracts like and this, in my humble opinion, is where the rubber meets the road. Since our thoughts are comprised of energy, and the universe responds to like energy; then our focus of thought will mold the energy based on where the attention is given.

The Universe doesn't say... "Hey, I like what this one wants, lets give it to him because he deserves it." It doesn't play favorites. If it did, we wouldn't have free will and without free will, thought would not exist, as we know it. It doesn't do any good to beg the Universe to deliver the goods you so desperately want. In a blunt sort of way... it doesn't really care. Not in the sense that you don't matter or your not important or loved. You are extremely important and very loved, that is why we have what we have.

It sounds like a contradiction but it's not. You are given everything you want because you are so magnificent. It sounds like a contradiction because you know on a conscious level you didn't want the headaches and the heartaches, but thats what you got because thats where your attention was. It's brutally efficient and when you see it for what it is, you wouldn't want it any other way.

The Universe responds to attention. It doesn't matter if our attention is focused on something we judge to be good or bad. It doesn't matter if it's something we want or don't want. There is no difference between negative attention or positive attention. The universe will simply respond to the attention or energy and be molded by the thought that has been launched. This focus of thought (energy) then manifests itself into the circumstances we come to experience. Simply said, the Universe responds to your thinking.

The beauty in all of this is that as soon as you stop giving your attention (or energy) of thought that is attracting circumstances you consider to be bad, the circumstances will stop being created. But this probably won't happen as fast as you'd like primarily because of the other thoughts you are also offering. How many times have you thought about something you want only to change your mind a few days later, or worse, thought you couldn't have it. The universe responds.

Everything you have in your life can be tracked back to an idea or belief, both positive and negative. If all you think about is how hard it is to have the sums of money you want... that's what you'll experience. And so it goes with love, health and every other aspect of your life.

If you take an inventory of your life and have experienced a lack of money or health, then you can trace the circumstances back to the balance of your thinking. If your thought energy has been predominantly focused on the "not having" of wealth or health, then that is why you have experienced these events in your life. These are your creations. Like thoughts are attracting like events. The tao of attraction at work. The energy of the Universe has aligned in perfect balance.

Each life event or circumstance we have experienced or will experience is an accurate reflection of the balance of our thought energy. If there is something you desire to have in your life that has yet to be experienced, then adjust the balance of your thinking toward the "having" of this experience. Once this balance of thinking is tipped toward the "having" side of things, you will have it.

The cool thing about all of this is the more you think in terms of having something, the easier it becomes. The flow of your thought energy has now gained momentum and has turned completely away from the "not having" state.

You have now arrived at the conscious idea that you are Creator. You have at your command the same power that has created galaxies and nothing can stop you from having whatever it is you want. You've had this power all along, but the difference now is you can consciously create by focus of thought. As a result, your life will improve. As you think... so it is. There is no other way.