MARLA MARTENSON: One way to increase the power behind your use of the law of attraction is through writing a script. Writing, or creating, a script is nothing more than making up a wonderful daydream and getting into it emotionally.

You are going to make up a fabulous story of the exact situation that you want to be in. You never make it about what is going to happen in the future; you make it about what is happening now. For example, you wouldn't say, "Some day, I will be working in a job that I love, and I will be making good money." Rather, you say, "I am working in a job that I love, making more money than I ever dreamed of."

You must feel passionate and excited about every word that you are speaking. Feel the joy and satisfaction, as you get excited about it. Feel as if you are living the fantasy. If there is no passionate feeling behind the script, there will be no change, and you might as well be saying mumbo jumbo. So be sure the higher vibrations coming out of you cancel out the lower vibrations. Now you're really cooking!

With your script, you can either talk it out or write it down and read it aloud. I like to type my scripts and carry them with me. Then I repeat them a few times throughout the day. You can even do it sitting in terrible morning traffic on your way to work. It spins the frustration into something positive.

Example of a script, this one is to attract a soul mate
"I am so happy and grateful now that I have a wonderful new soul mate in my life. I love how we look forward to being together each and every day. It is so great that we support each other's passions and careers. I love how we are both so upbeat and have so much fun together. People admire how well suited we are for each other. We always bring out the best in each other. I love the fact that my partner fulfills me in so many ways and has been such an asset to my life."

Let Go of the Negative
Many of us constantly have a negative script going on in our heads. It's second nature, a habit, like waking up each day, getting dressed and going to work. We don't even think about it; the negativity just flows. Do any of these phrases sound familiar?

"I don't like my job."
"I don't want these bills."
"My boyfriend is so lazy."
"My girlfriend is so self-absorbed."
"I can't get a break."
"I don't want to be overweight."

Unfortunately, that's the type of thing most of us have going on in our heads, or worse, in our conversations with others. In any given lunchroom in a large company, in coffee shops, bars, family functions, and so on, it is not unusual to hear gossip, negativity, and complaining. It's also what we hear in the media on a daily basis -murder, robberies, war, kidnapping, and on and on. In terms of relationships, does your current script sound like this? "Why do I never meet the right guy? I always seem to attract the womanizers or guys who treat me badly. All of the good men are taken. I'll never meet the right one." Or, "Why are all the women I'm meeting so shallow and superficial? Can't they see beyond my pocketbook? Aren't there any intelligent, caring, as well as attractive women out there?"

I once had a dialogue like the one on men above in my head. Consequently, because I kept sending those thoughts out there, I kept getting a slew of unavailable, uninterested men parading through my life. The funny thing is, I knew about affirmations and metaphysics at that time, but I had a huge block where relationships were concerned. It was almost like I felt satisfied when each new guy would dump me. See, I expected it, it came to pass, and I was right, by golly! But after a few years of this pattern, I was worn out! I didn't want to be right anymore. I just wanted to be at peace. No more drama, hurtful break-ups, or wondering if he was going to call. Once I decided what my don't wants were . . .

"I don't want married men to ask me out anymore."
"I don't want to go out with men who don't call when they say they will. "
"I don't want to waste my time with men who don't respect me. "
"I don't want to feel that getting into a relationship is top priority. "
"I don't want to get romantically involved with men who don't care about me. "

Then I was able to turn the don't wants into do wants:

"I want to only meet men who are available. "
"I want only to go out with men who are responsible and keep their word. "
"I want to meet men who respect all women. "
"I want to put my personal growth and career as top priority in my life right now. "
"I want to respect myself enough to say no to sexual advances from men with whom I am not in a long-term, committed relationship. "

Get into the Positive
The famous metaphysician and lecturer Florence Scovel Shinn writes in her book The Game of Life and How to Play It about digging your ditches and getting ready for that which you desire. For example, if your wish is to attract a husband into your life, get ready for him. She talks about a woman who bought a cozy armchair for her future husband and set an extra place at the table in anticipation of his arrival. And soon she had a husband sitting across from her at the dinner table!

Remember to feel the passion behind every word. If you don't feel it, you won't get it. It's the passionate, juicy feelings and emotions behind the words that cause the positive vibrations necessary to bring your desires about. So, feel free to write a masterpiece of a script! Academy-award winning stuff! This is your life. It can be as long as you like, with as many details as you want. Actually, the more detailed you get, the more real it becomes to you, and the more excited you will start to feel. You can write a new script each day if you like with more and more fun, juicy details, and see what happens!