The JackRabbit Factor

The JackRabbit Factor is a book by Leslie Householder. I read it in one day and really couldn't put it down. I have spoken with a few people who disagree with my opinion of this book and so I thought that I would write about how the book affected me.





This book is about the Law of Thought, the Law of Attraction or The Secret etc. It is a fable about a young father who is at the end of his rope, filled with hopelessness and an inability to provide well for his family. As we begin the story, the wife is berating him for his inabilities. They are having a doozy of a fight, a fight that seems to be very common between them. Out of sheer frustration the husband calmly leaves and walks into the woods near their home. The wife is shaken by this, as this is a new ending to the dance they usually do about finances. She convinces herself that her husband is upset enough to take his own life and begins to panic. She and her four year old son try to find the husband in the woods but cannot. In the meantime the husband has drifted off into dream land where he is taught the Law of Thought.





This beginning reminded me of the wife I use to be. I was so absorbed in my own world, my own worries and insecurities that I lashed out at my husband for his seemingly lack of caring about our finances. I see now that this was a very selfish and hideous attempt at motivation and encouragement. How grateful I am for the knowledge I now have about fulfilling my role as wife. A great book to read in regards to this subject is The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Dr. Laura Schlessinger.





Now for my thoughts concerning the rest of the book. We are taught through story the Law of Thought and in a way that is very thorough. We begin to see that our higher power loves us beyond our imagination and desires to give us many great things. He desires us to be able to provide well for our families, to be surrounded by beauty and to give generously.



It has been mentioned that the Law of Thought requires no sacrifice, no labor, but I believe, having tried for many years to practice the law, that it requires a great sacrifice and a great labor. You must give up the traditions of your fathers, the things you were taught about dreaming and abundance. You must give up philosophies which bring comfort and a false sense of security. Wallace D. Wattles said, "There is no labor from which most people shrink as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought." To envision a dream in great enough detail as to create it in reality takes much labor. There are some who were born with the gift to dream. Some may need to awaken the gift again and others may need to practice and develop the gift. It takes work and that is why so many people disregard the Law of Thought as hogwash, child's play etc.



What is the Law of Thought? Some of you may wonder what I am talking about. This is the Law of Thought in a nutshell. Desire something, dream about it, write it down, ask your higher power if it is in alignment with your purpose or mission, concentrate on it, be grateful for it, continue to visualize it in your mind and little by little you will be inspired to act, or someone will come into your life who will lead you to it, your dream, your desire.

This book teaches about faith, trust, belief and abundance.