Here's the long list of possible meanings of LOA:
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| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| LOA | Lack of Attention |
| LOA | Lands of Acheron (Neverwinter Nights game server) |
| LOA | Last of All |
| LOA | Late Onset Asthma |
| LOA | Law of Attraction |
| LOA | Lead Operational Authority |
| LOA | Lead Out Advantage |
| LOA | Leadership Opportunity Awards |
| LOA | League of Awesomeness |
| LOA | Lease-Option Agreement |
| LOA | Leave Of Absence |
| LOA | Left Occipito Anterior (fetal position) |
| LoA | Legends of Aranna (game) |
| LOA | Legion Of Apocalypse (hacker group) |
| LOA | Leif Ove Andsnes (classical pianist) |
| LOA | Length of Association |
| LOA | Length Over All |
| LOA | Length Overall (boat specification) |
| LOA | Lesbians Of America |
| LOA | Letter of Abandonment |
| LOA | Letter of Administration |
| LOA | Letter of Admonishment |
| LOA | Letter of Agency |
| LOA | Letter Of Agreement/Acceptance |
| LOA | Letter Of Apology |
| LOA | Letter Of Appreciation |
| LOA | Letter of Approval |
| LOA | letter of assist (US DoD) |
| LOA | Letter of Authority |
| LOA | Letter Of Authorization |
| LOA | letter of offer and acceptance (US DoD) |
| LOA | Letters of Assurance |
| LOA | Level of Assessment |
| LOA | Level Of Authority |
| LOA | Library of Alexandria (game) |
| LOA | Life Of Agony |
| LOA | Light Observation Aircraft |
| LOA | Light Off Assessment |
| LOA | Limit of Advance |
| LOA | Limit of Allowance |
| LOA | Limit of Authority |
| LOA | Limited Open Authorization |
| LOA | Limited Operational Assessment |
| LOA | Limited Operational Availability |
| LOA | Line of Accounting |
| LOA | Line Of Appropriation |
| LOA | Linear Optical Amplifier (Genoa) |
| LOA | Link Occupancy Analysis |
| LOA | List of Abbreviations |
| LOA | List Of Acronym(s) |
| LOA | lodgment operational area (US DoD) |
| LOA | Logistics Officers Association (formerly Maintenance Officers Association) |
| LOA | Logistics Operations Analysis (McHugh Software International) |
| LOA | Logistics Operations Area |
| LOA | logistics over-the-shore (LOTS) operation area (US DoD) |
| LOA | Looseness of Association |
| LOA | Lords of Acid (band) |
| LoA | Lords of Arograth (online game) |
| LOA | Losers of America (gaming clan) |
| LOA | Loss of Aircraft (logistics) |
| LOA | Loss of Appetite |
| LOA | Loss of Attachment (periodontal disease) |
| LOA | Love of Anime |
| LOA | Love on Arrival (Dan Seals song) |
| LOA | Love One Another |
| LOA | Lower Open Auxiliary |
| LOA | Lysis of Adhesions (surgical procedure) |
LOA stands for the "Law of Attraction" in this article. It's what I have been talking about in this blog. It's the reason there hasn't been a post for awhile.
Here's how I watched the law in action. About three weeks ago the DVD player in my laptop ceased to function. Basically it broke. The front door fell off and a piece of the attach point inside holding the door on, got inside and jammed the drive.
I called the warranty department of the manufacturer of my computer (I had purchased an extended warranty. Not recommended for most things but laptops for sure) and was told that the DVD would not be covered under the warranty unless I took the computer to an authorized service center to determine whether the problem was user induced. (Which would not be covered). I explained that there were some other problems that needed to be fixed as well. Those problems, I was told, "would" be covered. My warranty was an "on-site" repair for any component defects and that they (manufacturer) would create a service ticket to have a technician come out and do the repairs (excluding the DVD). I tried to reason to them that if the repair tech was coming out anyway, he should be able to make the determination on the DVD.
I was told I have to take it to the service center for the DVD problem and I would be contacted when the tech was to come out to fix the other problems.
After speaking to the warrant dept, I called the local service center , which was in the next town away about 40 miles, and was told that they would have to keep my computer for five days before a determination could be made and it would cost me $55 just to look at it not including the cost of the repair. I told them that I had a warranty and was told that, rarely, will a warranty cover a damaged CD or DVD player. I could not be without my computer for that long and I had paid a substantial price for the warranty and was not willing to shell out more money for repairs that were supposed to be covered by the warranty. The money wasn't the issue. It was the principle. At this point it was clear that my DVD player was not going to be repaired without substantial cost and separation from my computer.
Two weeks went by and not a word from the repair tech. I went online and checked my service ticket only to find that it had been closed.
Here's where I put the LOA into work. Instead of focusing my attention on what a pain this whole warranty experience had turned out to be, I visualized my computer being fully repaired at no cost of time or money to me. I could clearly see my computer fully operational within one week from today. I felt grateful that it was fixed. I was grateful that I didn't have to make at least two 80 mile round trips to get my problem solved. I concentrated on what I wanted each day. I had no idea "how" I would achieve what I visualized. Only that I was certain that it was happening right now and everything around me was working in harmony toward ensuring that this, in fact, will to happen.
So now it's been two weeks and three days from my initial call. I, again, called the manufacturers' warranty service center. Explained that I had not had my problems repaired and my request was immediately escalated to a "level two" action. I was told that the repair tech would contact me within four hours. It was about 3pm at the time of the call.
At 7:15 pm, I received a call from a local repair tech stating that the parts to repair my computer would be in by tomorrow morning and that he will contact me when he has the parts to come out and perform the repair.
The next day, around 10:30am he called me and by 12:20pm he was knocking on my door. He
was tall and burly in stature with shoulder length wavy brown hair tied back. He reminded me of Chef Mario Batali with more and darker hair. Did I mention he was tall and burley? Not what expected for a computer tech. He told me that he was going to replace the motherboard, cooling fans and the heatsink. All I requested was that a noisy fan be fixed and that I was having static build-up and discharge problems. He sat down at my dining room table and began to perform the delicate task of deconstructing my computer.I began to get apprehensive watching him turn my precious laptop into a pile of parts, knowing that there were thousands of dollars worth of software on my machine.
Then I turned my focus back to the visualization I had created. My computer will be fully and completely repaired at no cost of time or money to me. I watched as he removed everything right down to the motherboard. This is where the impossible became possible.
We had struck up a conversation during the repair and I told him of the problem I was having with my DVD player. As he went to disconnect the speakers from the motherboard, he told me that the connectors for the speakers had broken off in the motherboard and that I would need to get new speakers. He got on the phone with his manager and told him of the problem. His manager said that the whole top of the computer needed to be replaced with an upgraded top. The tech also told his manager that the DVD was dead. So his manager ordered a new top cover, new speakers and a new DVD! The tech reassembled my computer (less the speakers) and said that the parts should be here tomorrow.
The next day I called the tech and he said that everything was here except the DVD which will be in later today. I asked him to call me when he had all the parts and we could set up a time for him to install them. By the next day all the parts were in and the tech called me and told me that he would be here within an hour. He was, and my computer was repaired and fully operational at little cost of time and no financial cost in four days from the time I had placed the second call.
I now have a new motherboard, new speakers, new fans, new heatsink, new DVD drive and a new top case. WOW. The next time you think that something is impossible, visualize it as you want it to be, in detail, believe that it will happen and be grateful that it's coming to you. You too can put this power to work in your life. Try It....
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