Conditional intentions

[dancer]

I have an intersting problem. I have a long list of intentions and have recently experiented with Paul's 50 count back exercise. Some of my intentions are dependent on others. Suddenly, one of my intentions has manifested, and I've gone into a panic because for everything to run smoothly I'm dependent on another intention.

It's kind of like winning a years supply of petrol on the condition that you currently own a car. You have intended the car and the petrol, but the petrol came first.

So, my questions are:

How do you make conditional intentions?

Has anyone else had this problem?

Advice?

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by dancer

It's kind of like winning a years supply of petrol on the condition that you currently own a car. You have intended the car and the petrol, but the petrol came first.

I guess I'd intend for the car to come quick.

[Angela]

Which category do your intentions fall into: being, having, or doing? If you have a long list, my guess is that many of your intentions are about having -- getting -- rather than ways of being. In my view, that's a backward approach. What I mean is: desire to *get* things usually springs out of a deeper desire to feel a particular way -- to generate a particular way of being. Why not start with the way of being first, and then let your having and doing intentions spring forth out of the way you're being?

If you cut out the middle man of *getting* and go directly to *being*, you may find that your intention list suddenly gets much shorter and more manageable!

Can you look over your list and see if many of them have in common an underlying desired way of being (or feeling)? Look at each of your manifestions and ask yourself, "what would I be being if I manifested this?"

[RT Wolf]

^ That is an excellent point. Bravo.

[dancer]

Originally Posted by Angela

Which category do your intentions fall into: being, having, or doing? If you have a long list, my guess is that many of your intentions are about having -- getting -- rather than ways of being. In my view, that's a backward approach. What I mean is: desire to *get* things usually springs out of a deeper desire to feel a particular way -- to generate a particular way of being. Why not start with the way of being first, and then let your having and doing intentions spring forth out of the way you're being?

If you cut out the middle man of *getting* and go directly to *being*, you may find that your intention list suddenly gets much shorter and more manageable!

Can you look over your list and see if many of them have in common an underlying desired way of being (or feeling)? Look at each of your manifestions and ask yourself, "what would I be being if I manifested this?"

Thank you for your excellent advice, Angela. The issue I have is related to "having" intentions. I got my apartment back, but do not have the income to meet the expenses. My intention was for the job to come first and the apartment to follow. The crazy thing is, that it is very possible I'll land the job any day. Trust? It's hard when I know my landlord does not tolerate late rent and it's a pay up on time or out deal.

I've looked at limiting beliefs I might have that are delaying the job and am working on those I identified. Now, thanks to you, I can look at underlying feelings of being.

Ironically, employment is the middleman, or?

Thanks, again.

Oh, Sam, in case you are wondering, I am not just sitting on my butt working on LOA & PD stuff, I am also actively seeking employment and going to interviews, etc.

[JMononoetoe]

That is so interesting, Angela! A really good point you're making there, and also one I seem to forget all the time. Funny how my whole list of intentions seems to be derived from just one intention Now I know what I really need to focus on