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MarkHam123 · 08-29-2008, 03:09 PM

Thanks for your advise. The issue is not so much on the wanting, as I usually get what I want (without being selfish). I've come to realize that the things you really want (or feel like you need) will come but sometimes they come not under the terms you are asking for.
Case & Point. Just a year ago I was struggling on how to raise the money for my kid's college. He was applying to very good colleges and I was afraid of how we were going to survive it. So I put this out there; in my own way is kind of like a conversation with God-myself. In my opinion, at the time, the only way I could get this solved was by either making some kind of outragous amount of money, or winning something like lottery. So, as I said, I put it out there and the answer came in a few weeks later. My son decided to go to a military academy; tuition fully paid. See, in my mind the money issue was resolved; a year later he is extremely happy with his decision and I realize that what I asked for was answered. But I never using visualization for that; or things like that.

My visualization issues are with mundane things, and because of that; I try to avoid it in more important issues. Let me give you two examples from yesterday.

1. I was meeting a client yesterday. I've seen this lady countless of times and already knew that she would be there. So my visualization (imagining) was arriving at her office and talking to her. I imagined how she looked like, from so many other times I've met with her. When I arrived, she was wearing a pair of ragged jeans and a t-shirt, her hair was rolled in a pony tail and her office was closed. Apparently there was some kind of roof leak and she had come only to clean up the mess in her office. Yes I met her, but not in the way I had seen it in my mind.

2. On my way back to the office I had a craving for a burger. Since it had been awhile, I decided to go a few blocks down to a place I used to go. I imagined a long line since it was just a little after noon. Arrived at the place and the burger joint had closed; they had gone out of business.

I guess in part I have never tried to go any further on visualizing thing due to the fear of what could happen. Although someone that I respect told me that perhaps is my fear to actually be able to make it work; more a fear of success than anything else.

08-29-2008, 03:09 PM	#23 (permalink)
MarkHam123 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 20	Thanks Parthon Thanks for your advise. The issue is not so much on the wanting, as I usually get what I want (without being selfish). I've come to realize that the things you really want (or feel like you need) will come but sometimes they come not under the terms you are asking for. Case & Point. Just a year ago I was struggling on how to raise the money for my kid's college. He was applying to very good colleges and I was afraid of how we were going to survive it. So I put this out there; in my own way is kind of like a conversation with God-myself. In my opinion, at the time, the only way I could get this solved was by either making some kind of outragous amount of money, or winning something like lottery. So, as I said, I put it out there and the answer came in a few weeks later. My son decided to go to a military academy; tuition fully paid. See, in my mind the money issue was resolved; a year later he is extremely happy with his decision and I realize that what I asked for was answered. But I never using visualization for that; or things like that. My visualization issues are with mundane things, and because of that; I try to avoid it in more important issues. Let me give you two examples from yesterday. 1. I was meeting a client yesterday. I've seen this lady countless of times and already knew that she would be there. So my visualization (imagining) was arriving at her office and talking to her. I imagined how she looked like, from so many other times I've met with her. When I arrived, she was wearing a pair of ragged jeans and a t-shirt, her hair was rolled in a pony tail and her office was closed. Apparently there was some kind of roof leak and she had come only to clean up the mess in her office. Yes I met her, but not in the way I had seen it in my mind. 2. On my way back to the office I had a craving for a burger. Since it had been awhile, I decided to go a few blocks down to a place I used to go. I imagined a long line since it was just a little after noon. Arrived at the place and the burger joint had closed; they had gone out of business. I guess in part I have never tried to go any further on visualizing thing due to the fear of what could happen. Although someone that I respect told me that perhaps is my fear to actually be able to make it work; more a fear of success than anything else.