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Originally Posted by impaul99  SO, having said that, if I wanted to WRITE A BOOK and WIN A CONTEST which Steve labeled in his article as "OUTFLOW" and "INFLOW" energies, I can still do it by CHOOSING to align the INFLOW/OUTFLOW energy of both things in one direction. Meaning, I believe that writing a book is equally INFLOW and OUTFLOW energy. *I* choose which energy to focus and make real. The same thing with WINNING A CONTEST. So all I have to do is to CHOOSE to believe that WRITING A BOOK and WINNING A CONTEST are both OUTFLOW or both INFLOW and I'll be able to achieve both at the same time.
If Steve is right, then it would be impossible (or at least very difficult) to WIN A CONTEST for WRITING A BOOK. It would also be hard to WRITE A BOOK and GET A CAR at the same time. Give me a break, can you imagine how complicated life would be if we had to consult a universal book of judgements to see if the intentions we're trying to acquire are OUTFLOWING or INFLOWING so that we don't accidentally cancel our energy expenditure? |
I just wanted to make a quick comment, (well, two actually, but the first pertains to the quote above
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The analogy above I think can actually be used to describe (my interpretation of) what Steve is saying. The way I see it, if you are trying to WIN A CONTEST by WRITING A BOOK, you kind of need to pick one to focus on, and the other will happen. Such as, if you focus on writing the book, then things should work out well to win the contest, and vice versa, if you're trying to win a writing contest, really focusing on winning the contest could lead to writing the winning entry. However, if you focus on both at the same time, you could be wasting potential energy and focus and thus end up without the hoped for/intended success.
Now, the other comment I wanted to make actually relates back to something in the article. Steve mentioned that one analogy for this is to picture this process as a vacuum cleaner with suck and blow settings. The key to this image, I find, is that regardless of which setting it is in, its creating a vacuum which is causing the opposite to also occur. To use the analogy, in the suck setting, the vacuum is sucking air through the hose, but to do this, it is having to blow air out of the exhaust. So, while you're focusing on the sucking factor, there is blowing going on as well. (Bear with me on the diction
) Vice versa, if using the vacuum as a leaf blower, its sucking in air through the old exhaust . . . Thus, while you're focusing on one, the other is happening to fill the void. So it kind of ties the image of only being able to do one thing at a time, and the circular notion together.
Cheers,
Adam