I've been working on the concept of drawing things that I want to me, rather than drawing things that I don't want. And, of course, money is a big thing on my list of things I want. So, I've been pondering drawing money to me.

As a red-blooded American, I've thought that winning the lottery would be a simply delightful way to bring money to me. So, I've been pondering the lottery.

It helps that I have a little store just a block away that sells lottery tickets, and every once in a while I buy a lottery ticket... so far, without success. So I still ponder.

With all the reading I've been doing about the "Law of Attraction", which has gone by many names over the last 100+ years so that's just the latest term for it, I've been pondering my feelings toward money. Being the grand-daughter of a Methodist minister and having a long family history of Puritan work ethic, it was ingrained in me to think the only way to get money is to work for it, and work hard for it... which of course I don't want to do, and which of course winning the lottery isn't doing. :-) On top of that, I believed that I didn't deserve to win the lottery, because I was perfectly capable of getting a good paying job and solving my money problems with hard work, and there are so many people out there that don't have the advantages that I do, and they deserve to win the lottery much more than I do. Besides, I'd never win anyway, because I never win anything.

Uh-huh.

How likely are any of those beliefs to draw winning lottery numbers to me?

So, obviously, I can't win anything until I allow into my psyche the concept that I deserve to win money, that hard work isn't the only way to get money, and that winning is something I can do.

But beyond those three negative beliefs--which are enough by themselves to stop any manifestation of lottery winnings--I've noticed how I feel about lottery tickets, about having them, about imagining what I would do with the money, about deciding when I should look up the winning numbers, and how I feel after I look at the numbers. Suffice it to say, that all of that is fraught with mental negativity, a sure sign I'm pushing it away from me, rather than drawing it toward me.

So, I've been considering how to be more positive about the lottery.

First Off:
I am well aware of the notion that the lottery is a tax on people who can't do math. :-) At the same time, I'm just as likely to win something as anybody else, so why not give it the occasional shot? :-)

Secondly:
I deserve it as much as anybody else, in fact more than most. Heaven knows I could do more good with it than most people could, just because I know how to work hard. Have you been over to Holly Lisle's blog today? Just think, I could win the lottery and bank-roll her publishing house... wouldn't that be cool! :-)

So, I've decided to make a game of the lottery. And the rules are simple:

1) Buy lottery tickets whenever it strikes my fancy, if I have the cash on hand, and $1 at a time.
2) Buy whatever game strikes my fancy.
3) Do the quick-pick, so it's up to the universe what numbers I get.
4) Once I have the ticket, I can daydream about what I'd do with the winnings as much as a want, as long as the daydreams and all the resulting feelings are positive. Negative feelings get replaced with positive feelings as quickly as I recognize them.
5) I can check on the numbers any time I like, without jinxing the situation, because I'm only thinking positive thoughts, and no doubt is creeping in, because it's only a harmless game.
6) I get points for how close I get to the winning numbers. If I win money, I get points equal to the dollar amount I win. If I match a number, I get 10 points. If I'm off by 1 number, I get 1 point.

So, today's results, on tickets bought last week.

Ticket #1 (1 try for $1)
Match: 1
Off by 1: 3
Points: 13

Ticket #2 (2 tries for $1)
Got: 2
Off by 1: 4
Points: 24

Total for week: 37

This is a much better way to view the lottery than I had this morning. :-)

Just by doing this, my chances of winning money have turned from nil to almost certain (I still have other money issues that may impinge on any actual winnings), so I won't say it's certain, but it's as close as I can get right now.

Does anybody else want to play?