What can it hurt?

[themaster]

The law of opening up.. there is as you know a lot of disconnection, judgment and invalidation all around us in any way, shape or form..

There are various representative examples in this forum and all around the world.. and first thing you always hear when someone says.. "I want to fly" is disbelief in that individual.. invalidation of that idea..

I'm going to talk about the idea I adopt called "what can it hurt"?

An idea that has taken me from a open scientific mind aspect to a adopter of ideas like Yeti, Aliens and Abductions (for the record I don't care about those things)

The idea is simple.. "what can it hurt?"

How can you be hurt??

If you stop invalidating ideas?

How can you be hurt??

If you try new things/step out of a shell?

How can you be hurt??

If you give a little money here or there to a pyramid scheme

The idea I'm talking about is going.. from a open scientific mindset to a full on religious/spiritual mindset of "new age" information.. and my validation for trying anything is just that statement "what could it hurt?"

Now that I review my words.. I see one flaw that is common for people to see.. there is a common story/theme amongst us that says.. if you step out of your shell.. you will be shot down/your blind optimism will be hit with a brick wall.. just as talked about in "the secret" the truth to this story/idea is to "never give up, never surrender" keep trying and even if you FAIL keep trying.. that is the 2nd step I guess to "what can it hurt?" cause you keep trying and say " "

[SmartAlx]

What about the question, "HOW CAN YOU HURT OTHER PEOPLE?" or "WHO CAN IT HURT?

[annie]

Maybe I'm one of those people that you were referring to. I have a VERY open mind and I'm not typically one to shoot any one's ideas down. And when I'm coaching people I always remind myself "Who I am to judge another's goals and/or intentions?"

However, the question you are posing is "What can it hurt?" I absolutely do belief that IT CAN HURT when you set intentions and try to manifest things that go beyond Universal Laws (growing a limb back, trying to change your eye color simply by trying to manifest it (minus the colored contact lenses).

How can it hurt? Because if it goes again nature, there is a HUGE chance it won't happen and therefore your belief that you can manifest things bottoms out. You become cynical and give up on a principle that works in conjunction with other laws.

I have had DOZENS of experiences where people believed they could use LOA or manifest something like the above mentioned. And then when it didn't happen, they quickly said or thought "See, that LOA is a bunch of CRAP! it never works!"

So does that "hurt"? I would say YES!

I have a very, very strong belief that i can manifest nearly anything I intend. But I also have a very strong belief that what I'm trying to manifest is something that has been done by someone else previously (therefore I know that it follows natural laws and I'm not off my rocker to think I can change those)

And I'm not talking about the pyramid scheme, i'm not talking about risking something or going for a HUGE goal. I'm talking about some of the things I've seen on the board recently.

I certainly don't expect you to agree with me. But remember that I am only focusing on the question posed....Can it hurt? YUP! It can shatter your belief and make you cynical if you aren't somewhat careful.

But in the context of "What can it hurt to envision myself making $1,000,000 a year, or marrying the man of my dreams, or driving a Ferari, or getting into an Ivy League School, or blah, blah blah......I couldn't agree more!

[themaster]

Originally Posted by SmartAlx

What about the question, "HOW CAN YOU HURT OTHER PEOPLE?" or "WHO CAN IT HURT?

How can you hurt other people if there you?

Comes back to the question of why do we hurt ourselves?? we lose our balance as ALG said he did.. we bump our head on a roof, a cupboard, whatever.. were in full conscious control of our body and us adults have designed 100's of nuanced ego effects to not ram into these things.. and yet we still do (lately my nuances are being deprogrammed.. I'm spilling food more and more on my clothes etc. either that or I'm super old in my early 30's )

You never seem to address my questions or answers to your FEARS smart alx.. I wouldn't expect you to start now.. what are you afraid off? And why are you hell bent on convincing others to FEAR the woods, FEAR the bible, FEAR seat belts?

Originally Posted by annie

However, the question you are posing is "What can it hurt?" I absolutely do belief that IT CAN HURT when you set intentions and try to manifest things that go beyond Universal Laws (growing a limb back, trying to change your eye color simply by trying to manifest it (minus the colored contact lenses).

Then I think you are in a very limiting belief system.. perhaps one that uses death as a fear for living.. anything and I repeat this ANY EXPERIENCE/THING can be viewed from a positive or neutral perspective..

What are these UNIVERSAL LAWS? Something inside the imagination you invalidate.. everything inside the imagination is YOU.. invalidate one thing.. why not invalidate everything.. cause it's all YOU anyway..

Originally Posted by annie

I have had DOZENS of experiences where people believed they could use LOA or manifest something like the above mentioned. And then when it didn't happen, they quickly said or thought "See, that LOA is a bunch of CRAP! it never works!"

And that is your limitation.. you're going on experience.. rather than just keep trying.. what did I say at the end there.. "keep trying even when you fail"

Does that message sound negative?

No

Does it sound neutral?

Kind of..

Does it sound positive?

Yes

Originally Posted by annie

So does that "hurt"? I would say YES!

And that is your perspective fine.. but from my perspective.. I say.. labeling something "hurt" "negative" "unpositive" is a choice.. I say you could also label it.. "okay" "fine" "whatever" or "awesome" "brilliant" "good learning experience"

Originally Posted by annie

I have a very, very strong belief that i can manifest nearly anything I intend. But I also have a very strong belief that what I'm trying to manifest is something that has been done by someone else previously (therefore I know that it follows natural laws and I'm not off my rocker to think I can change those)

Natural laws sounds like limitation to me.. more like your saying.. "I will manifest within the rules of the defined reality.. and that will be easy for me"

Originally Posted by annie

And I'm not talking about the pyramid scheme, i'm not talking about risking something or going for a HUGE goal. I'm talking about some of the things I've seen on the board recently.

No risk, no reward.. no belief in yourself NO REWARD EITHER.. When Bugsy Siegel threw up a weird hotel/gambling place in the middle of hot Nevada, he knew it was a risk..

You're talking about FEAR.. annie you are afraid.. hell we all are.. that doesn't change a thing.. I believe.. "that we are supported no matter what we do"

You believe.. you go into the desert with a toothpick.. "you won't be supported with what you want" again I say I believe I would be

Originally Posted by annie

I certainly don't expect you to agree with me. But remember that I am only focusing on the question posed....Can it hurt? YUP! It can shatter your belief and make you cynical if you aren't somewhat careful.

That is all perspective and CHOICE.. if you don't believe in free choice fine.. but I say that is a chosen perspective of "limitations" and "rules of reality that can't be broken"

Yet we break our rules all the time.. watch the news? See the miracle jesus formed on my toast story? What about the I survived cancer? Or luckily this building fell on me the wrong way? Or luckily I was the one who missed a bullet in my brain by that much from death? Or? Or? Or? it goes on and on.. want to invalidate everything fine.. "have it your way" but I choose not to invalidate period

(to the best of my ability)