The Importance of Contrast
Contrast is a concept that appears frequently in the LOA Teachings; it relates to everything we face in life, including everything that happens to us, around us, and others, as well as all experiential knowledge that enters our awareness.
The Definition of Contrast
“The condition or quality of being different; dissimilarity,” according to the definition. “The act or instance of comparing two or more items to reveal their similarities and differences,” according to another definition.
What Does Contrast Mean?
It’s simple to contrast a negative word if you only consider the negative parts or concerns, but there is no such thing as good or evil in terms of the Law of Attraction; everything is just information that exists.
Everything in life, from major events to minute details, is a reflection of what has gone before it, serving both a warning of potential resistance and an opportunity to fine-tune one’s opinions on the subject.
Because all good all of the time is both unachievable (and not what life is for!) contrast is meant to help us recognize the “obstacles” in our own ideas by displaying the shadows of what has manifested.
Consider the following example to better understand contrast:
- To appreciate heat, one must first experience cold.
- It is necessary to contrast daily activity with night sleep in order to appreciate daily activity.
- To truly understand money, one must have lived in poverty.
- To appreciate what you have, you must have experienced something you haven’t before.
By understanding what we don’t want, we can use contrast in our life to help us see what we desire.
Contrasting Statements
Some people find that it is helpful to make a list of contrasting statements, such as:
- I want a life that is full of love and joy, instead of a life that is full of pain and suffering.
- I want a life that is full of abundance and prosperity, instead of a life that is full of poverty and hardship .
- I want a life that is full of health and vitality, instead of a life that is full of illness and disease.
- I want a life that is full of energy and enthusiasm, instead of a life that is full of fatigue and apathy.
- I want a life that is full of meaning and purpose, instead of a life that non-existence.
In Manifestation, How To Use Contrast
Contrast in the sense of LOA refers to anything that informs us about what we want and don’t want. It’s how we figure out what we like and what we don’t like, what we prefer and what we don’t prefer.
It’s also crucial to realize that contrast is neither good nor negative; it simply is.
To use contrast in manifestation, you must first be clear about what you don’t desire.
This attitude may appear to be negative, yet it is actually very positive. You can more easily determine what you want if you are clear about what you don’t want.
If you don’t want a life filled with sorrow and suffering, for example, you must desire a life filled with riches and success.
You must be done with the poor life if you do not want to live the wealthy life.
The second step in manifesting contrast is to be clear about what you do want.
- What kind of life do you envision for yourself?
- What kind of adventures do you want to have?
- What type of partnerships do you desire?
After you’ve decided what you want, the next step is to pinpoint the areas of your life where you don’t currently have it.
Finally, the idea is to live a life that is consistent with your deepest desires. You will be able to materialize everything you desire if you do this.
It only takes a little tinkering and the desire to question the status quo of who you are and what you can be.
By grasping the concept of contrast and how it works, you can begin to eliminate the things that no longer serve you and attract what is important to you.
Do you have any idea what you want?
If not, now is an excellent moment to start investigating. After you’ve decided what you want, the following stage is to take steps to make it a reality.
Using the law of attraction, you can accomplish this.
The law of attraction is founded on the idea that similar things attract like things.
