[Erin Pavlina]

I use the qualifier statement because of the Genie in the Bottle problem where making a wish that grants something wonderful to you causes pain and misery for someone else.

For example, there was a story about a guy who came to this woman's house and told her that if she pushed this certain button it would kill someone she didn't know but she would get a million dollars. She agonizes over it but finally pushes the button. A man comes to her door and tells her her husband is dead and she is to inherit a 1 million dollar life insurance policy. She protests that she knew her husband, but the "genie" tells her she didn't really know him.

Just a fictitious example, but similar to when you ask a Genie for a million dollars and he takes it out of the account of a bunch of people.

For me, I don't want to gain something if it means taking something away from anyone else.

Also I believe that sometimes we don't get what we ask for or what we think we want simply because there is another plan in store for us. For example, I know that if I was gifted with a million dollars one year ago that I would never have become a medium today becuase I never would have pushed myself. I believe that things we want come to us in their own perfect time and in their own perfect way for the highest good of all.

So, in a nutshell, that's why I include the qualifier.