I manifested after I forgot about it

[Nigel]

Last week I casually mentioned to my wife that I really fancied a box of Cadburys Milk Tray chocolates, (this is a brand of English chocolates) and then never gave it another thought.
My daughter has just passed the majority of her exams and been able to move up another year and infact been accepted into the school of her choice. My wife mentioned this to one of our neighbours who promptly went out the next day and bought her a little gift.
Imagine my suprise when I got home from work and found a big box of Cadburys Milk Tray in the kitchen bought for my daughter.
At first it didn´t even register that that was something I had asked for because I had forgotten all about it. But there it was on the kitchen worktop. Even more amazing is the fact that we live in Spain so of all the continental chocolates that could have been chosen it was in fact the very box that I had asked for.
But why is it I can manifest this item with no problems at all but other items I ask for never come about?
Was it the forgetting part? But how do you forget that you need a quick cash influx into your bank account when everything around you reminds you that you are almost broke?

[Geiger]

I would believe this is the issue of attachment. The more attached you are to an outcome, the more likely you would have conflicting thoughts (doubts) about it.

There are a lot of information about it here. One popular suggestion is to try meditation.

[Anagogy]

A wonderful thing happens when you focus your intent on something you want and then completely forget about it. In your forgetting, you offer no resistance. That intent goes out like a clear straight arrow and effortlessly accomplishes your goal. I've noticed this many times.

[artrenegade]

I had the same problem, not being able to forget about money woes and such. I was focused on manifesting a million dollars for a while, and had completely forgotten about it at one point. That's when it happened! Now, I didn't stumble into a pile of cash or anything, but I was introduced to something that has become the vehicle towards achieving that goal. I'm not quite to the million mark yet, but it is happening. My money woes are over.

I think letting go of a manifestation and just letting it work is part of it. But can you consciously just "let it go"?.

[Anagogy]

Originally Posted by artrenegade

I had the same problem, not being able to forget about money woes and such. I was focused on manifesting a million dollars for a while, and had completely forgotten about it at one point. That's when it happened! Now, I didn't stumble into a pile of cash or anything, but I was introduced to something that has become the vehicle towards achieving that goal. I'm not quite to the million mark yet, but it is happening. My money woes are over.

I think letting go of a manifestation and just letting it work is part of it. But can you consciously just "let it go"?.

I think you can to some degree. It's difficult, but doable. When you truly accept that your intent is being carried out, down to the deepest levels, there is no need to think about it further. You then forget it -- it's done, no need to consider the matter further. This appears to have an extremely strong effect on reality.

[peroquantosnombres]

The question is though, how much do you need to go through the goal and intent and ponder on it BEFORE you release it and forget about it?
I mean, it needs to be very clear obviously with emotion etc. My problem is that I love going over my intent over and over, I get a kick out of thinking about it.It gets me into a better mood.

[Apollia]

Neat story, Nigel.

Originally Posted by Nigel

But why is it I can manifest this item with no problems at all but other items I ask for never come about?
Was it the forgetting part? But how do you forget that you need a quick cash influx into your bank account when everything around you reminds you that you are almost broke?

I wish I knew the answers. I haven't really experimented much with intention/manifestation yet.

Originally Posted by Anagogy

A wonderful thing happens when you focus your intent on something you want and then completely forget about it. In your forgetting, you offer no resistance. That intent goes out like a clear straight arrow and effortlessly accomplishes your goal. I've noticed this many times.

The most notable times something like this has happened to me were when I wasn't even trying, when I was just listening to music.

On my computer, I have a large music collection with thousands of songs, and sometimes I get the desire to hear a particular song, but I just don't feel like going to the trouble of searching my music collection for it.

So, I just forget about it - but then, sometimes, exactly the song I wanted to hear randomly comes up in my music software as the very next song. All without me even trying to will it to come up. I simply felt for a moment like listening to it, without even mustering up a strong-enough desire for me to actually take the action of searching for it - then completely forgot about my desire, and poof, there it was.

Maybe it's just a coincidence, but it always seems weird when it happens, since it's sometimes like a 1 in 4000 chance or something like that (depending on how large the music playlist I'm listening to is).

I'm not sure exactly how often it has happened - nor do I know how often I have had a faint desire to hear a song and this _hasn't_ happened - but, it has happened many times over the years. I listen to so much music, though, it's probably very likely to happen every once in a while, so maybe there's really nothing significant about this story, nothing that really defies the laws of probability.

Someday, though, I want to do some experiments where I'll decide on a certain song I want to hear, note it down, try to get distracted with something else and forget about it, and then see how often the song I chose randomly comes up as the very next song using a music playlist with thousands of songs on it.

Originally Posted by peroquantosnombres

The question is though, how much do you need to go through the goal and intent and ponder on it BEFORE you release it and forget about it?

With the above example, I think I've generally only felt the desire to hear a particular song probably only for a few seconds, rather faintly, before forgetting about it.

My problem is that I love going over my intent over and over, I get a kick out of thinking about it.It gets me into a better mood.

I don't know if that's a problem or not, a good mood is often a very good thing to have.

Anyhow, though - maybe one good trick to encourage forgetting would be to come up with so many different intentions that you can't possibly remember them all.

[Longie]

Is anyone going to het Abraham-Hicks new book?

[peroquantosnombres]

What's the new one called?

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by Anagogy

I think you can to some degree. It's difficult, but doable. When you truly accept that your intent is being carried out, down to the deepest levels, there is no need to think about it further. You then forget it -- it's done, no need to consider the matter further. This appears to have an extremely strong effect on reality.

Then what about those who advocate daily affirmations? Or daily visualizing? Vision boards? And so on?

[peroquantosnombres]

yeah..I wonder about that too...

[moonrambler]

On the one side people say send the intention into the universe and forget about it, and the detachment helps make it happen. Way over on the other extreme you get people who say they made their dreams come true by writing up a little story and copying that story in writing 100 TIMES every single day.

These are dramatically different ways to go about manifesting.

[peroquantosnombres]

In my experience you need to forget about it every now and then.
To sort of let it happen, so to speak. But I also like the idea of writing things down 100 times a day. It shows commitment to the goal. It's nice. No idea which one of the ways is the most productive and effective though..

[Anagogy]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

Then what about those who advocate daily affirmations? Or daily visualizing? Vision boards? And so on?

There is nothing wrong with those things. They achieve results, in their own fashion. But I think there is a level of mastery beyond that, where your intent and faith becomes so pure and powerful that it simply isn't necessary to visualize or affirm a reality for a long period of time. When I say purity, I mean non-resistant. Imagine you went to push a huge boulder with your hands and the boulder did not push back. In such a case, it would take very little energy to move it. If the boulder does push back (as it normally does), it takes quite a bit more effort (energy) to move it.

It seems that such purity is only achieved when intent and belief are in perfect agreement.

[cylon]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

Then what about those who advocate daily affirmations? Or daily visualizing? Vision boards? And so on?

Those are there to counter resistance. To move the brain away from "I can't!" to "I will!" or "I AM!"

If there was no resistance, there would be just allowing. The tools help, but they help because they go around the big "No! It's not possible!" in your head.

Lately I've really been getting into the work of Joe Dispenza (from What the Bleep). Just opening his book from Amazon right now. He talks about how our brains are dependent on habit, and how knowledge of how the brain works can pinpoint where that "bad programming" literally is, and how to replace those habitual thoughts and attitudes. Really interesting stuff.

Edit- I see I reflected Anagogy's point.

[moonrambler]

Anagogy & cylon -- that makes sense.

[artrenegade]

Originally Posted by peroquantosnombres

The question is though, how much do you need to go through the goal and intent and ponder on it BEFORE you release it and forget about it?
I mean, it needs to be very clear obviously with emotion etc. My problem is that I love going over my intent over and over, I get a kick out of thinking about it.It gets me into a better mood.

Thats probably subjective for everyone. I think if you love dwelling on your intention, by all means do it. I think at some point you'll relax a bit feeling comfortable that your intention is out there, have given it enough energy, and it should happen in it's own perfect time.

[Wax Frog]

Originally Posted by Anagogy

It seems that such purity is only achieved when intent and belief are in perfect agreement.

Which is why cleaning out the trash within is of vastly greater value than futzing around with external 'tools'?

[Zwynd]

Originally Posted by Nigel

Last week I casually mentioned to my wife that I really fancied a box of Cadburys Milk Tray chocolates, (this is a brand of English chocolates) and then never gave it another thought.
My daughter has just passed the majority of her exams and been able to move up another year and infact been accepted into the school of her choice. My wife mentioned this to one of our neighbours who promptly went out the next day and bought her a little gift.
Imagine my suprise when I got home from work and found a big box of Cadburys Milk Tray in the kitchen bought for my daughter.
At first it didn´t even register that that was something I had asked for because I had forgotten all about it. But there it was on the kitchen worktop.

I've a slightly off question for you...

Have you thought that maybe YOU didn't fully manifest the chocolates but your daughter did? After all, they were for her, right? But then you go, "Hey, that's mine! Nifty!" and lost the point.

That said though, your daughter was closer to that energy/vibration of manifesting them and you basically used (not a bad word, bear with me) her vibration to assist you. Seeing as she's family and people in families usually share, it was the easiest way for the energy to flow to you.

So in that sense, with how you appear to run, you'll be able to manifest things faster for you if you can also connect it with people who will benefit from it just as much.

But why is it I can manifest this item with no problems at all but other items I ask for never come about?
Was it the forgetting part? But how do you forget that you need a quick cash influx into your bank account when everything around you reminds you that you are almost broke?

Because you see yourself as almost broke, you're making it harder for a faster manifestation. Let go of the need for poverty. Embrace that you're living in a world of abundance. If you weren't, then you'd never see a box of chocolates appear on your table for free.