ver heard of the story of Hansel and Gretel? It involves a witch, a forest, two kids and most importantly a breadcrumb trail. Hansel and Gretel’s stepmom forces their father to abandon them in the forest. However, the two kids are sharper than she knows. They drop breadcrumbs along the way to mark their way home. Unfortunately, birds eat the crumbs before the pair have a chance to return which is how they run into the witch. But for that part you’ll have to read the story, because what we’re interested in today is the trail. And how it can help you benefit from the law of attraction.

This method was introduced by Bentinho Massaro who has lots of interesting YouTube videos up for those of you who want to explore his teachings. The basic idea is that at any given moment you choose the most exciting option available to you. This might be an activity or a thought to focus on—it doesn’t matter. What matters is how it feels to you. It’s not the activity in and of itself that is “exciting” but rather your sense of it. So, potentially, in a given moment, reading your favorite book might be more exciting than bungee jumping. Pay attention to what is going on inside you, not what other people say is fun. It also means that how you rate these activities will change. It might be that reading the book starts out as the most exciting thing, but two chapters down the line, you just want to jump into a cold lake. That’s why the method is called a breadcrumb trail. It’s not about choosing something and following it in a straight line. You have to keep your eyes peeled for the next exciting nugget and check in with yourself constantly.

Bentinho mentions that it’s about trying your best to follow the trail. At any given time, there might be several options that are exciting. Some might be too big and scary to consider (like telling your English teacher that she can shred your essay and eat it like ramen if she doesn’t like it). But there are other options that might be less daring and still make you feel fizzy like soda. How about talking to that new kid in your class? It’s not going to land you in detention. The worst that could happen is an awkward conversation.

riginally, the Breadcrumb Trail is one of the processes that Bentinho suggests for happiness, but hopefully we all know by now that one of the best ways to get the law of attraction on our side is by feeling good. This method makes total sense that way. The law of attraction says that what you focus on increases in your life. Thoughts turn into more thoughts and eventually turn into things. By following the Breadcrumb Trail, what you are saying is that you want more excitement in your life and guess what? That is exactly what you get. Increasingly exciting thoughts, opportunities and people. Bentinho says small breadcrumbs turn into larger ones and eventually into an entire sandwich. So what kind of sandwich is at the end of your trail? A beach-vacation sandwich? A cool-new-jacket sandwich? A the-best-day-ever sandwich? Or maybe you’re just really craving a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.