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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot  You can actually analyse Steve's post without having to use the "fear" concept at all.
Just look at it this way - what you think you want may not really be what you want.
For example, you may think that you wish to be promoted at work. You therefore seek to manifest this through your thoughts.
However, at a deeper level, you can already sense what the cost of this success may be. Eg after being promoted, you will have to work harder; spend less time with your family; take on new responsibilities which you suspect you may not enjoy.
So these reservations interfere with your intention-manifestation attempt. You could regard these reservations as "fears". Or you could just view them as part of a "goal clarification" exercise, where you are trying to work out what you really want.
That is, do you really want that promotion?
After walking around in your own head, you may well decide that you DON'T want that promotion. For example, you may decide that the better thing to do is to switch into a different career altogether. In that case, you should stop wasting your time manifesting your promotion into reality. |
I'm reading a really good book at the moment by Marianne Williamson calle A Return To Love (I can tell its going to be one I read over and over). I woke up this morning thinking about a quote in it. She says there are two important points to remember when setting goals...
1 - Gods plan works.
2 - Yours doesnt.
She also say that due to the power of the subconscious mind you will probably get what you focus on but will that be the best thing? There is no way our minds can ever think about every possible outcome. Living in the moment is a way to trust the universe in surrender. So is following your bliss.
I personally know the power of visualisation and it frustrated me in the past that I dont just manifest myself the life I would like. The truth is that I probably would destroy myself or something lol. My ego would go wild and binge on short term pleasures. The universe knows this. It is probably why I only ever get really clear minded after doing some work to notice my ego (noticing the thoughts I have that are ego based makes me much more lucid like a hardware upgrade in my mind).
My plan at the moment is surrender. Life seems to be teaching me what I need to know. You have to trust that the universe has your best wishes at heart and is trying to make it happen in
the best way possible and will if you let it. There are certain things I have to overcome first. God wants me to have a nice life and is guiding me there.