Let's talk about attitude (and intention) in regard to manifestation...

[bliss_eternal]

In what ways have you discovered that your thoughts can create your world (in the positive sense and the negative)...

Would anyone care to share about this? Personal experiences? What you've noticed?


Recently I read a brief essay written by a yogi (one that practices yoga). This yogi was hoping to become more mindful and to tap into the feelings from their yoga practice more frequently in their life--not just on their yoga mat, while practicing. During her process she discovers that negative energy can suck the life (and mindfulness) right out of you, and defeat your efforts. Living in a very busy metropolis, she realizes there's a lot of energy she can't control. So she decided to work on clearing out what she "could" control.

:) From the essay:
My biggest pool of negativity came from what I was willing to accept from other people:things like criticim (most of it not constructive) and lots of judgments about what I was--or wasn't--doing. I found that I was always ready to lend an ear or a shoulder, with little or no reciprocity. It wasn't anyone's fault. I was allowing it to happen. I wa accepting the unfavorable energy with open arms. And accepting that situation caused me to feel bad about myself, creating more bad energy. All tht negativity began to manifest in my body--allergies, depression, lack of focus--you get the picture.

I started making changes. I sought out a kind of new friend, with similar interests and a more positive disposition. I made a deeper commitment to my practice and began studying with a wonderful teacher. I started to sepnd my time on things that made me smile--both inside and out. As I became kinder to myself, others became kinder to me. The positive energy started to flow, and as I found myself enjoying every moment, I began to live more mindfully....

taken from:
FitYoga magazine--editor's letter.

In what ways are you defeating your efforts to manifest? In what ways are you supporting your dreams and desires? Do your words, beliefs and thoughts in alignment in your life? Are you surrounding yourself with positive, like minded people? Or are you a "garbage receptacle" (the person that takes in other's garbage--problems, anger, negative feelings, etc.?)

Take a look at your life--what you want vs. what you have. Think about the ways you are enabling yourself, or defeating yourself from having what you really want.

Can you relate to anything above? How so...please share!

Just some "food for thought" so to speak.

:hi:

best,
bliss :)

[bliss_eternal]

1. A corporate example...

Last night (or early this morning), the cable went out. I tried a few times to rectify the outage, but the system was rebooting. I recall that this happened around the same time last year (prior to the seasonal time change). But, I called the company to make sure and to see how long it would take.

Little background:
Within the last year, the company has merged (or taken over) a couple of other cable service companies. Unfortunately, in the process the company has NOT maintained it's prior level of customer service. Prior to their growth (so to speak), calling to report an outage resulted in an OFFER by the company to credit my account. This is no longer the case.

I waited almost an hour to speak to a representative last night. During the time I was on hold, I found it interesting that the outgoing messages were advertising all of their great upgrades and new products.

I finally spoke to a rep. that explained what was going on, and told me to call back today to ask for my account to be credited. When I did call back, the rep. I spoke with refused to credit my account, argued with me, barely listened, interrupted me, and wouldn't transfer me to a supervisor.

How does this relate to manifestation--intention, attitude, etc.?

Well, this company's desire (to sell more products and services, get more customers, grow, make more money, etc.--evident by the sales messages you hear while on hold) is in direct conflict with their reality (attitude and intention). For example: The company's representatives offer poor customer service, don't listen to and respond to customer concerns and complaints. The company treats their customers as adversaries as opposed to clients that they want to keep. Reps are told to tell customers what they CAN'T do for them, instead of what they CAN do. Instead of resolving issues as they occur, customers are put off indefinitely (told they will be called back--but aren't, given bogus answers to problems, etc.)

This company is on it's way to being out of business, in my opinion. I've seen all the signs before in other companies over the years. I've even worked for one or two that had similar issues. This is definetely the beginning of the end in one way or the other for them. :( But all this isn't to bash them, prove how horrible they are or even to vent about my experience.

The point of me sharing this interaction is to demonstrate a large scale example of attitude and intention not seeming to be in alignment. Poor customer service=unhappy customers. Unhappy customers=loss of business. Loss of business=loss of company revenue....

;)

[Angel Wings]

2. Yes!!

What the yogi described is exactly my life right now. I have always been the first one to help, listen to problems and try to fix things but, haven't gotten much of that in return. Until very recently I took a good honest look at the negativity around me that seemed to hold me back or keep me under.

I then had to disconnect from what was hindering me which unfortunately included some close family members, which was also the hardest for me to see. But I must admit I do feel much better about myself right now. As for the manifestations, I guess I'll have to wait and see. Everything is still in process.

[Sweet Freedom]

3. A visualization

I have been dealing for years with the negativity of another person and it's been very disabling. Yes, I was a garbage receptacle. I have made great strides in the past 2 years to overcome this difficulty, and feel much more powerful and much better about myself. However, this person still gets to me once in a while and I've been struggling with how to deal with it.

This weekend, I had a reading and she gave me a great visualization: I am Superman; the other person is a gnat. :)

I have already used it 2 times this week and it really has helped.

[bliss_eternal]

4. Kicking this...

...for purely selfish reasons. LOL! I was bothered by a personal situation, and remembered posting this and realized I needed to read it again, and really think about it. So, in hopes that it is helpful for somone else, too. :hi: KICK!

[lildreamer316]

5. Thanks bliss..

..was just re-reading again for refreshment.:hi:

[bliss_eternal]

6. Hey you...!

:hi::hug: Hoping all is well!

[lildreamer316]

7. All is better;

thanks for asking.
I believe we are being guided also to the Sedona Method. Now I am just working on manifesting it! (the audio course). Hubby expressed great interest and was able to immed. identify and do the three basic questions. Universe was hitting us over the head on this one...

[bliss_eternal]

8. Glad to hear it...!

Btw, what's the Sedona Method? :)

[lildreamer316]

9. LOL

Are you having a joke with me dear? ;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=245x38173

I've had the free intro cd for a few months now; but was guided to bring it back out by this thread and husband's interest. Then I watched the interview listed on the thread. :hi:

[bliss_eternal]

10. LOL...

...no, I wish I were. Forgive my ignorance, but I'm a bit behind on reading here and I did seem to miss that. Glad that it's resonating with you and your husband. :)

[Morgana LaFey]

11. I have an example I'll share

that happened to me a number of years ago.

I was working in a small company that had about 12 employees all in all. The environment had gotten very political and VERY toxic. I hated it, but saw nothing I could "do" to change any of that. I certainly wasn't in a position of any power. (Or so I thought.)

I'd read that if you're having problems with someone, find SOMEthing about them you can genuinely appreciate, and whenever you think of them or the problem, just focus instead on whatever it is that you could genuinely like or appreciate about them, no matter how small and superficial.

Well, I did that for all the various people, just a few times over one weekend. Really, no more than a couple of minutes total, maybe 4 or 5 times.

When I went in on Monday it was literally a different place. I felt then -- and still do -- that I'd slipped into a different reality, some parallel universe perhaps. The political infighting was GONE. People were pleasant and agreeable, and there was no evidence that there had ever BEEN political infighting, cattiness and ugliness. It was absolutely one of my biggest miracles.

I've used the method with others with whom I've not gotten along with very well, to good effect, but that particular instance was pretty dramatic.

Another good example (IMO): Working at the same company, it was time to buy a new car, something I dreaded fiercely. But I needed to do it. Instead of worry about it, I "decided" that it could just as easily be a pleasant and positive experience as one that robbed my power and left me feeling betrayed and cheated. Come to find out one of my co-workers hated car salesman and had made a little study of "how" to buy a new car, which he shared with me. Following his system AND my own strong intention to have a GREAT experience, I did. I found a wonderful car and negotiated a great deal. I later shared the method with my son who, still a teen, also negotiated an incredibly great deal for his first vehicle ($100 UNDER what the dealer paid -- verified by a completely different dealer who couldn't match it).

Another: A few years prior, my husband and I manifested our first house (wnd marriages for both of us) when it was clearly impossible that we could (a) afford it, esp. the downpayment (which we simply didn't have) and (b) qualify for a mortgage. So, with just a little effort we found a fabulous house which we fell in love with in a gorgeous upscale neighborhood. We couldn't have this one, could we? Nahhh. But -- we then found out it was owned outright by the seller and then we found out he was willing to carry the mortgage himself. And then we found out that a friend would loan us a downpayment and we paid it off on time with appropriate interest. The big lesson on this was: keep going. Just do the next step and follow through. Even if it seems impossible or just unlikely, don't give up your dream. If one avenue seems closed, make sure it IS closed before you give up, and if it is closed then try another route or avenue to get where you want to go.

Right now I'm in the worst situation I've ever been in, and I wish I could share the details but I don't feel it's appropriate. It's financial, it's health for one of us, it's lifestyle, etc. It's everything -- a complete transformation, and potentially NOT for the better. For a year I've prayed for guidance and apparently not received it -- or perhaps, as my brother put it: if you haven't reached the turn-off for your path yet, you're not going to get the guidance to make that turn yet. And yet, in my saner moments, I KNOW you always get help when you ask for it, and I KNOW that -- usually, at least -- I'd get an inner urge to DO soemthing if there was something I should be doing. But this whole year there'd been precious few urges to do ANYthing. And meanwhile this horrible set of circumstances that could not be denied or avoided kept coming closer and closer. YIKES!!

Well, things are starting to move (finally) and I see things that I can do about them, and am doing them. And I finally begin to see, I think, why nothing (or very little) occurred to me earlier (and my brother's comment is right on target). Oh, me of little faith.

What also helped tremendously at this point, and I'm glad to see it mentioned, was the Sedona Method. I can't say it's something all that new or earth-shattering, but it came into my life at EXACTLY the right moment, and that together with The Secret (also not "new" in any way) have been powerful reminders and stimulants for getting my head in order. The change in me -- in my mental outlook, my daily practice and most of all (most IMPORTANT of all too), my thinking, have been simply profound.

I can't know if the Sedona Method is right for others, but it sure has been really, really powerful for me: the teacher appearing at the right time for the ready and willing student.

Anyway, my husband and I had a business meeting with a professional advisor re our sitution this afternoon and I am ecstatic. If all goes well (and I don't know why it won't), there is a way out of our situation in the short term and I KNOW that I can create (manifest) a longer term "solution" for our prosperity as well. I am just ecstatic that this underlying piece of what I felt could happen was on target, that there is a way to achieve what we both want for now. And I'm so very, very grateful. SO grateful. Obviously, I also feel my own intuition and inner guidance has been (once again) validated, including the non-guidance guidance, what felt like a lack of guidance. And truthfully, that's as important to understand as how to receive and follow the active guidance we get, isn't it?

So now I know this: it seems like prayers aren't being answered, guidance not being given? Maybe it's just because the timing isn't right. Stay cool. In the MEANTIME, I now know that in those periods it's important to put the Law of Attraction into high gear, and the releasing principles of The Sedona Method. Dynamite combination.

There have been so many days over this last year when I've been beside myself with grief and especially panic, punctuated by strong positives and the certain knowledge everything would be okay (won't it??) -- but again and again would come the panic. Fortunately, The Secret reminded me that one positive thought is much stronger than a bunch of negative, fearful thoughts.

What was really so cool, I thought, was that The Secret and The Sedona Method both hit me within a several day period, and the combo was not unlike a lightning bolt. Clear, vivid, DYNAMITE guidance and reassurance and ways to get through the mess we've got. It was as if the guidance I'd been praying for hit with such intensity and immediacy and power that part of the message was: SEE? YOU ARE GETTING APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THIS IS HOW POWERFUL IT CAN BE.

And so it is.

I am now daring to create pictures of prosperity for myself and DH at a level that I have never dared dream before. I am daring to let go (thanks to Sedona Method) of limiting thoughts and beliefs and fears that I thought -- feared -- I'd go to my grave with, so deeply entrenched did they SEEM.

I'm going to try really, really hard -- nope, let's do that again: I'm going to MANIFEST an end to doubt and fear for myself and the beginning of prosperity that I've never seen or thought possible prior to this.