What we focus on is what we receive. It’s very true that where our attention goes, energy flows. As a result, what we focus on is what we attract, whether we desire it or not.
We attract and receive what we focus on, whether consciously or unconsciously. The “Law of Attraction” applies to everyone and everything, regardless of whether we actually want something or not.
When we focus on things that we don’t want, we increase our chances of getting them. When we fear, resist, reject, fight, struggle with, or otherwise “push against” or “push away” something, we actually feed it with our energy and attract more of it into our experience.
That doesn’t mean that you should try to stop yourself from thinking about what you do and don’t want in your experience. Rather, be open to all experiences and reject none. Listen to yourself, be discerning, and then choose what you do and don’t want to experience. You can then let go of what you don’t want, with Love and gratitude for its appearance in your life, and shift your focus towards what you do want.
Visualizing that you have already received what you want, and giving thanks for it, is a very powerful part of this process. In doing so, you direct energy to flow towards what you want, and allow yourself to attract and receive it with Love, joy and gratitude.