Did I manifest my illness?

[Ninja]

I've been reading about the LoA and decided to give it a try. Today, I desperately did not want to go to college, but I'm not one to play hookey. Thus, I tried to manifest an excuse to stay home. I wasn't really specific, anything would do as long as it did not include a fire or something like that.

Today I woke up and I feel sick as a dog. There is no way I can leave the house, let alone attend class. I felt fine yesterday...

Your thoughts on this?

[Acting Like Godot]

Muahahahaaaa. This is what happens when your LOA ability grows faster than your common sense.

I've had this kind of problem before. That is why I've now made it a standard feature of my IM sessions, to always ask for wisdom, in addition to whatever else I'm manifesting for the day.

Next time, try manifesting for a very enjoyable, happy day in college. Then just GO to class.

Oh, I hope you get better soon.

[Holistic Star]

Have you heard the saying,

"be careful what you wish for because you might just get it!!!"

Yes i think you did manifest this, be grateful you just manifested in illness for yourself and not problems for anyone else

[aeroplane]

Haha, that's funny.

I suppose a good thing for you to do before or after manifesting is to state "for the highest good of all"... something like that.

[impaul99]

I know someone who made daily prospecting a part of his sales/business growing habit every single day. He kept telling me "I've prospected every single day for 7 months now. I'm totally comitted. The only way I wouldn't go out prospecting is if I got so sick I had to stay in bed and couldn't get up."

About three weeks ago, all of a sudden he got really sick with flu like symptoms, and ended up being totally bed-ridden in pain and agony for 3 days.

When he felt better, I called him up and told him that he shouldn't say stuff like that to himself, because it creates your reality. He hasn't said those words to me since then. I really hope he's not telling anyone else that either.

The reason I know that stuff happens is because I also manifested similar stuff myself.

So , in short, you definitely manifested your illness in my opinion.

[Ninja]

The LoA almost seems like one of those evil cartoon genies. The ones that always try to twist your wish by following it to the letter, if that makes any sense

Well, I'm beginning to feel better and I learned my lesson . By the way, I think my 'manifesting talent' is out of control: I'm manifesting every TV show episode I think about and would like to see again, even if the show hasn't aired in months. Uh oh...

[Lil Chris]

I too have just recently learned this lesson. You see before I never used to drink any water only soda pop, then it came to my attention that I might be severely dehydrated because of my eating habits. So, thinking I'm smart (yet still unwise) I thought "there must be a way to get re hydrated quickly, like using an IV or something..."

The universe responded quite well and efficiently, by giving me diverticulitis (an intestinal problem), well, today is my 7th day in the hospital, getting IV fluids for 7 days straight (along with antibiotics and stuff). Now my muscles feel re hydrated, but it wasn't exactly what I had in mind.

I will be using more caution and more respect for these forces in the future...

[Ninja]

Originally Posted by Lil Chris

I too have just recently learned this lesson. You see before I never used to drink any water only soda pop, then it came to my attention that I might be severely dehydrated because of my eating habits. So, thinking I'm smart (yet still unwise) I thought "there must be a way to get re hydrated quickly, like using an IV or something..."

The universe responded quite well and efficiently, by giving me diverticulitis (an intestinal problem), well, today is my 7th day in the hospital, getting IV fluids for 7 days straight (along with antibiotics and stuff). Now my muscles feel re hydrated, but it wasn't exactly what I had in mind.

I will be using more caution and more respect for these forces in the future...

Oops...

By the way, you really should keep a bottle of water with you at all times. Personally, if I drink less than 2 liters a day (3 in the summer), I get lethargic/'lazy', have trouble concentrating, suffer from headaches and sore eyeballs (I kid you not) and cramps. If you are dehydrated long enough, the body will start confusing thirst for hunger: if you are hungry, try drinking something first and wait a few minutes for your body to absorb it. You'll be surprised how often the hunger turns out to be thirst!

[Lil Chris]

Thanks Ninja,
I have a lot to learn about good nutrition and water consumption. I find just plain water tough to get my self to drink, perhaps kool-aid or some other additive would help me consume enough water daily.

[Ninja]

Originally Posted by Lil Chris

Thanks Ninja,
I have a lot to learn about good nutrition and water consumption. I find just plain water tough to get my self to drink, perhaps kool-aid or some other additive would help me consume enough water daily.

Do you eat a lot of fastfood? It could be that your tastebuds are desensitized. Drinking water should help... I found it dull at first too, but I got used to it and now I can taste the difference between different kinds. I like tapwater, but I hate mineral water: the later tastes metallic to me.

What also helps, is adding a bit of lemonjuice. Not too much, just a squirt or two, especially if you live somewhere where they add chlorine to the water. Someone else once suggested to me, when I still disliked water, that distilling the water could help. I wouldn't do that though: if you get rid of the minerals, the water will draw them from your body through osmosis.

By the way: if you're forgetfull like me, just keep a bottle near your computer and take a swig every now and them.

[Lil Chris]

Originally Posted by Ninja

Do you eat a lot of fastfood? It could be that your tastebuds are desensitized. Drinking water should help... I found it dull at first too, but I got used to it and now I can taste the difference between different kinds. I like tapwater, but I hate mineral water: the later tastes metallic to me.

What also helps, is adding a bit of lemonjuice. Not too much, just a squirt or two, especially if you live somewhere where they add chlorine to the water. Someone else once suggested to me, when I still disliked water, that distilling the water could help. I wouldn't do that though: if you get rid of the minerals, the water will draw them from your body through osmosis.

By the way: if you're forgetfull like me, just keep a bottle near your computer and take a swig every now and them.

I try not to eat any fast food, but do on occasion maybe 1-2 times a month

By the way: if you're forgetfull like me, just keep a bottle near your computer and take a swig every now and them.

It's funny you say that, I always have a bottle of something with me where ever I go, whether it be coke or kool-aid or water, so that's not much of a problem.

About 6 months ago I got on a kool-aid kick (and gave up cola for that time), I know there's sugar but my reasoning was when I make it I know that there's a gallon of water in it (because I put it there). I was thinking it was a step up from the 12 cans of coke I used to drink daily. I would drink about a gallon a day and like you said I just took a swig from my big jug next to me here at the computer.

Since being here in the hospital (they won't let me smoke) they put me on the patch to keep me polite . My taste buds are slowly returning as well as my sense of smell. I will admit that the first 3 days I was here I couldn't have any food or water. so on day 4 water was tasting pretty good to me and it's not so bad now.

Thanks Ninja, I will take your advice and try some of the things you suggested to keep the water flowing...

[Ninja]

Aha, there you have it! You smoke! Quit that, and your tastebuds will recover

[Lil Chris]

Originally Posted by Ninja

Aha, there you have it! You smoke! Quit that, and your tastebuds will recover

I know... I know...

Been on the patch for a week, it works pretty good. Don't feel the need to smoke. I intend on quitting for good...

[danas]

your thought was "i do not feel like going to college"
and thats what you manifested: Not Feeling like you can go to college

[001]

Everyone here talks about "so I manifested ____ the other day," without ever saying exactly what they did to manifest it. Do you just think it over and over? "I want _____. I want _____." I understand how to send off positive vibes, but as far as manifesting specific things, such as an illness or a specific dollar amount, I have no idea how people do this! It's so frustrating that no one ever says anything about it, as if it's common knowledge.

[Ninja]

Originally Posted by 001

Everyone here talks about "so I manifested ____ the other day," without ever saying exactly what they did to manifest it. Do you just think it over and over? "I want _____. I want _____." I understand how to send off positive vibes, but as far as manifesting specific things, such as an illness or a specific dollar amount, I have no idea how people do this! It's so frustrating that no one ever says anything about it, as if it's common knowledge.

I think that's because methods vary. I manifest by a combination of thinking in words ("I'm becoming better at painting") and visualisation. I try to picture what I want in great detail, and try to really make the image come alive for me. Unfortunately, I'm a bit of a dreamer, so my imagination runs rampant at times and I manifest the strangest things. Like yesterday: don't ask me why, but I was daydreaming about seeing rainbows and having it rain on one side of the house and not on the other side. I'm working on a painting of a rainbow and a few days ago, I had a heated discussion with my sister's boyfriend's stubborn father, who kept insisting that such a thing as rain on one side and drought on the other side of a house isn't possible and that I was lying. Those thoughts got mixed up and I began daydreaming about both.

Guess what happened...

It started raining in our backyard, but our front yard was completely dry! And on the rainy side, there were TWO rainbows! It seriously freaked me out
So, that's how I do it: daydreaming in detail about what I want or where I want to be in life, not how I'll get it. And when I think in words, I try to keep things positive and in present tense. So: "I'm keeping my job" is better than "I don't want to get fired", as the universe literally does not take no for an answer. You might think you don't want to get fired, but you're thinking about getting fired (and probably accidentally visualising a few doomscenarios in the process), so that's what you'll get.

Also, try to keep present tense. So don't say: "I want to earn a better salary". Because when you say you want a better salary, you're implying that your current salary is bad. And since the present is all that matters, you're sending out conflicting intentions ("I have a bad salary" and "I have a good salary"). Instead, say something like "my salary is improving", repeat that while visualising your life after you get the raise and do that until it feels real for you.
I'm no expert, not by a long shot, but this has been doing it for me.

If you want to try it out, I think you should start small. In theory, manifesting one dollar is as easy as manifesting a milion. But if you start out sceptic, there is probably a little voice in the back of your mind that keeps saying it's impossible to manifest such a ridiculous ammount. And thus, you'll send out conflicting intentions. Start with something that is not common (like meeting someone who wears brown shoes), but not strange enough for you to be unrealistic (like a pink elephant).

Edit: a tip I read somewhere: make sure you try to manifest what you want. By that, I mean you should not manifest money to buy a car: you should manifest the car and let the universe figure out how to provide you with one. That's why I'm not trying to manifest winning the lottery, or even just a milion euros no-questions-asked. I don't want the money: I want financial freedom, so I can spend each day however I like. Getting a milion euros and living of the interest is one way, but why limit myself? Instead I'm trying to manifest that freedom and let the universe think of a way to cover my financial needs.

[Lil Chris]

Originally Posted by 001

Everyone here talks about "so I manifested ____ the other day," without ever saying exactly what they did to manifest it. Do you just think it over and over? "I want _____. I want _____." I understand how to send off positive vibes, but as far as manifesting specific things, such as an illness or a specific dollar amount, I have no idea how people do this! It's so frustrating that no one ever says anything about it, as if it's common knowledge.

I agree with ninja... (although some of may us have similar techniques)
I'm leaning towards it being an individual thing, based on how aware that you're connected with "source energy" (as wayne dyer puts it). I've had some truly weird stuff happen to me, with the most recent being, I was sitting out in my garage about a month ago (when I used to smoke, it's been 1 month smoke free BTW) and I got to thinking about climbers of like mount everest and whatnot (after watching a tv show) and seeing how they get frost bite and got to thinking about putting solar panels on a jacket to power some sort of heating element in their clothing to keep them warm. The next morning on the tv I see on the morning show they were talking about how someone had put solar panels on a jacket to charge your cell phone and I thought hey that's pretty close to what I was thinking... Some might suggest that's just a coincidence and I would argue that's a pretty odd coincidence (I'm beyond believing in coincidences)

It may not seem like much but it happens quite frequently. I know that there are some excellent manifestors that hang out here and explain what's going on over and over (which is a great thing) but, there is a difference between reading something, learning something, and actually applying that something to produce results.

So 001, what I would suggest is keep practicing and learn to make a connection between your mind and the reality that it is creating and observe what's going on... Happy manifesting!!!

[Ninja]

I do believe that action is also required. Even if you manifest a joboffer without putting any effort in finding one, and someone indeed contacts you, you still need to accept the offer. And if you find money on the street, you still need to pick it up. The LoA presents you with the gift you asked for, but it is your job to claim it.

[001]

Ninja: Thank you so much for your post... that was really helpful. When you say that I should avoid saying what I don't want, does that same rule apply for things I do? So, if I said, "My house doesn't stay perfectly safe," that would translate to "My house stays perfectly safe?" (I am just curious about that; of course I will always just think positive to stay on the safe side.) Your boyfriend's dad, especially if he doesn't know of the LoA, must have been creeped out. I like your idea of starting small. I'm definitely going to try that. Also, would you recommend day dreaming your statements along with affirming them to yourself?

Lil Chris: Congratulations on being smoke free. That was a really interesting story, but you didn't say how you manifested it, which is what I was wondering about.

[Ninja]

Originally Posted by 001

Ninja: Thank you so much for your post... that was really helpful. When you say that I should avoid saying what I don't want, does that same rule apply for things I do? So, if I said, "My house doesn't stay perfectly safe," that would translate to "My house stays perfectly safe?" (I am just curious about that; of course I will always just think positive to stay on the safe side.) Your boyfriend's dad, especially if he doesn't know of the LoA, must have been creeped out. I like your idea of starting small. I'm definitely going to try that. Also, would you recommend day dreaming your statements along with affirming them to yourself?

Lil Chris: Congratulations on being smoke free. That was a really interesting story, but you didn't say how you manifested it, which is what I was wondering about.

I never thought about that one . I think it should work, as your thoughts are focused on a perfectly safe house, and that is what you should get. I'd play it safe though and not try to be a smartass to the universe or whatever's out there

My sister's boyfriend's dad (I haven't gotten around to manifesting the love of my life yet ) is... well... an idiot. He was there when it happened and now claims he never disagreed with me in the first place. ARGH!!!

I should have manifested a voice-recorder instead...

I think daydreaming helps a lot . It helps you get a clearer picture of what you want and make it feel more 'real'. People say you should try to feel as if you already have it and let the universe take care of the 'how'. and you should probably avoid saying "I want_" (implying that the only time the universe knows, the present, is bad), but rather "I am/have/get".

What do you plan to manifest? I'm curious

[Lil Chris]

Originally Posted by 001

Lil Chris: Congratulations on being smoke free. That was a really interesting story, but you didn't say how you manifested it, which is what I was wondering about.

Thank you (the patch keeps me humble with others)
As far as How I manifested it, it was by thinking about a jacket that had solar panels on it (or stitched into it). So the how would have been, in my mind this is how it went, I was sitting at my smoking table and kind of had this conversation going in my head (not really a conversation) more like this is what I thought:
"Hey, you know what would be cool, a jacket that has solar panels stitched into the back of it attached to some sort of heating element for extreme weather conditions, like people trying to climb mount everest"

Then I just thought about what that might look like... I didn't really do anything special. Then pretty much let go of the idea (not dismissing it as kooky or even thinking that "oh, that is stupid or anything negating the idea" but, more like just letting the idea go and thinking of something else (but remembering I thought it)...

The next day, I'm flipping through the tv channels (I typically just flip and don't really watch anything but a few select shows) and I just happen to stop on good morning america and that blonde lady was talking about a guy who invented a jacket that has solar panels (his was designed to charge a cell phone or mp3 player, but close enough). It was just pretty cool...

It happens like that with all kinds of thoughts I have. It seems like I have to be paying attention to the thoughts that I have, and kind of remember them (but not hold on to them to tightly in my mind), then pay attention to what happens through out the day. sometimes it takes a few days to show signs of my thought "out there in reality".

As others have said in this forum, it's a skill or ability, that takes time to master... I'm currently trying to manifest a free B.U.D. (big ugly dish - one of those c-band satellite dishes). As hobby I'd like to get into, scanning the skies for satellite signals (geeky I know). All i'm doing for this is thinking about how cool it would be to get a dish for free (people get rid of these things all the time as they used to be popular, but not so much anymore). So, I have thoughts every now and again about finding one and imagining where i'm going to mount it and the connectors & hardware/software i'll need for the computer etc... For me, it's about building excitement in having this happen, yes i could just go out and purchase one but that's not the point... The point is the interaction with reality itself and seeing the opportunities present them self to help me achieve my goal of having a dish.