by Abraham Hicks

"Line up your energy as often as you can. If two to three times per day, you can stop and find 68 seconds of pure thought about something, you can make yourself aware and productive"

Why 17 Seconds?

A thought reaches a combustion point at 17 seconds of pure undiluted focus. It draws another thought to it and it is exponentially more powerful. At the end of another 17 seconds, 34 seconds total, the next thought combusts, and by Law of Attraction, evolves to a higher level of energy. Again another 17 seconds to 51 seconds continues the process, and finally, if you can continue a pure thought for 68 seconds on any given subject, it will be on its way to manifestation. The key word is pure, meaning positive focus, strong energy, no resistance; to not slip into lackful thinking.

Abraham says the average person rarely finishes a single sentence without contradicting their energy, as in "I want a new car, but it is too expensive." So they say most of us haven’t had much experience with ever feeling the combustion of thought that comes from 17+ seconds of pure thought.

In talking about the leverage of 17+17+17+17=68 seconds of pure thought, Abraham offers the following information:

17 seconds is worth 2,000 man-hours (about a year at 40 hours per week of action taken)
34 seconds is worth 20,000 man-hours (or about 10 years...)
51 seconds is worth 200,000 man-hours (or about 100 years...)
68 seconds is worth 2,000,000 man-hours (or about 1000 years...)

That’s two MILLION man-hours (or woman hours!) If we can learn to offer pure thought energy for 68 seconds at a time, action becomes INCONSEQUENTIAL

68 seconds of pure thought - 17 seconds multiplied by 4 = 68

Saying your thoughts out loud or writing them down can be easier then focusing on them mentally.

The goal is that you keep the high frequency of good thoughts for 68 seconds, which is enough to shift yourself.