What is the Universe Trying to Tell Me?

[Michelle]

I am pretty good at understanding and acting on synchronicities offered to me by the Universe. Now, I received one and have no idea what to do with it. Here goes:

Last night my boyfriend and I watched an episode of Friends. The Friends pooled money to buy lottery tickets. In order to help increase their luck, Monica brought a wishbone home from her chef job, which Joey and Phoebe then broke. My boyfriend being Swiss hadn't heard of the wishbone thing, so I explained it to him.

Today, I received a wishbone sent to me by my mother from the States. I have little to no contact with her, and just find it very weird.

What in the world could the Universe be telling me? Or do I need to wait for more?

[Angela]

The Universe is telling you that your mother loves you.

[JPX]

...or that you should buy lottery tickets!

[Michelle]

The mother thing doesn't really make sense to me here, since I already know that. What does that have to do with a wishbone?

The lottery thing could be ... although it isn't something I have ever done in Switzerland. Maybe I should try...

[Lil Chris]

I've been trying to understand "it" (the way it works) as well...

From my current understanding, the wishbone is what you we're focused on and I'm assuming that because you were just explaining the tradition to your boyfriend, there was no resistance as far as to have or not have it. Thus you attracted it into your reality. I've had much success with doing it this way.

For example, the other day I had kentucky fried chicked for dinner, for those who aren't familiar with KFC it's fast food chicken (pretty tasty, not really healthy) anyway while eating, I got to wondering about the seasoning they use. Well later that night while flipping through the channels on the tv, I had stopped on the food network channel because the guy on there was dressed up like kernel sanders (the founder of KFC, white suit, beard and all) making a chicken dish... Does it mean anything..? I'm not too sure... But it certainly was wierd. The thing is, stuff like this happens all the time (when i'm paying attention).

Back to your question, what is the universe trying to tell me...?
In my opinion, it has nothing to do with the lottery. But, you more or less experienced conscious attraction, you "remembered your conversation" and made a connection.

Personally, I think that what you think about, and speak about, you bring about... But NO RESISTANCE is a factor as far as your feeling about it

For example:
If you really need something, there are feelings associated with that...
but, it almost never seems to come along.
On the other hand, if you don't need something, and you have no feeling towards it... That's when it seems to come along (in weird and wacky ways)

Like I said at the begining, i'm still trying to understand as well. but I have experienced similar things as to what you describe (many, many, many times) and from my experiences it was YOU that attracted the wishbone. Not that, that's what you wanted neccessarily, but you got it anyway... That's where your attention was to bring it about.

[Michelle]

I really like your thoughts on this topic Lil' Chris. I have also noticed when I "wish" for something and can remain very unattached, I will get it within in a period of minutes to a day! I have attracted a pen, a particular seat in the train and in Starbucks, and now the wishbone. Things that I really really really want and have difficulty remaining detached to, tend not to manifest or need much longer.

The only difference with the wishbone is that I didn't think or feel "oh it would be nice to have a wishbone". This is why it is so strange to me.

[Lil Chris]

Originally Posted by Michelle

I really like your thoughts on this topic Lil' Chris. I have also noticed when I "wish" for something and can remain very unattached, I will get it within in a period of minutes to a day! I have attracted a pen, a particular seat in the train and in Starbucks, and now the wishbone. Things that I really really really want and have difficulty remaining detached to, tend not to manifest or need much longer.

Thank you for the kind words... I agree with what you're saying here.

Originally Posted by Michelle

The only difference with the wishbone is that I didn't think or feel "oh it would be nice to have a wishbone". This is why it is so strange to me.

I understand why this may be strange, try not to think in terms of having or getting... But more along the lines of "subject matter" (the wishbone). You sound like you're aware of receiving that which you ask for, which is really good. Now that you accept this (on faith), you should know that you actually ask for something by thinking/wondering/talking about it... So only think/wonder/talk about things you want in your reality...

You see attraction is something your already doing (everybody's doing) Naturally. So if we look at what we're naturally doing (what comes natural to you or anyone for that matter), I think, I wonder, I speak... Thus creating my reality... Attracting the things I think about, wonder about and speak about.

So, it's not that you asked for the wishbone but, your attention was on the wishbone. Another very important factor is being grateful when these events happen. All I do is say thank you (to myself, god, the universe, the formless intelligence all around us) and feel appreciation for what has just happened. This will keep you in a positive state of mind to receive more of what you think about, this is why it is so important to not think about (poverty, illness, or anything that you do not want in your reality).

This is why I (personally) have turned off the tv, except for a few select shows and I never watch the news anymore. It makes it easier to let go of the things that are not desirable, only focus on the desirable, what's desirable for you (even if it is not visible in your reality yet). Then you will slowly start to see your reality change to match your desires (or what you are thinking, wondering and speaking about)...

Have you read the science of getting rich yet...?
If you have or haven't, read it AGAIN slowly, sentence for sentence and try to truly understand it thoroughly and what it is trying to get across. If you do that, you'll have a better understanding of what I'm trying to express to you... You'll see...

You can read it for FREE here:
The Science of Getting Rich - Wikisource


Another thing I just noticed (as I was viewing your site)...
I was also was born in upstate NY (N. Syracuse to be exact)

I just thought that was interesting...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Michelle

I really like your thoughts on this topic Lil' Chris. I have also noticed when I "wish" for something and can remain very unattached, I will get it within in a period of minutes to a day! I have attracted a pen, a particular seat in the train and in Starbucks, and now the wishbone. Things that I really really really want and have difficulty remaining detached to, tend not to manifest or need much longer.

The only difference with the wishbone is that I didn't think or feel "oh it would be nice to have a wishbone". This is why it is so strange to me.

It seems to be that when you're saying to yourself that you really really really want to have something, you're just thinking about wanting it... When you're unattached to something, you're not thinking about wanting it, you're simply wanting it.

It's like the difference between thinking about moving your arm and simply moving your arm... Both use the same parts of your brain, but if you're thinking about moving your arm, you arm isn't moving... where it is just an easy task to move that arm.

It just takes practice to learn how to control the "manifesting muscle" consciously...

[Dietrie]

I agree with what Adam had to say.

Whenever I have desire for something, I change it from the thought of wanting it or of working towards being/doing something; to the thought of HAVING it already in my posession or being already in that state, and do the whole feelings of gratitude and joy. When my thoughts and feelings are consistant, so my results are too.

For example, we looked at a house to buy and ended up really liking it. I consciously thought of the house as our home already and visualized myself there and how happy I was in that moment. I said upon walking out of the house, "This is our home." (Not, "going to be", or "I want to buy this house" but it IS our home.) We are moving into our home at the end of the month.

I think the difference is learning to take it to the next step; instead of thinking something along the lines of "I want to be happy" think along the lines of "I AM happy"... for me, the thought has brought everything else into alignment (Feeling, gratitude,manifestation). Being forward thinking helps me to feel the happiest right in this moment. Because I've found in the past that having the thought of 'wanting' to be happy leaves me in a state of 'wanting'.
Whereas thinking myself as happy leaves me in the state of being happy.
The words and ideas are simple enough... in real life though it takes a lot of practise, and for me a lot of conscious thinking and reflecting (hardwork) before I really came to understand it for myself.
I think this is your opportunity to take it to the next level.

[Velvet]

Or a simpler way to look at it is that the universe is "winking" at you. Just a happy little confluence that says, "Howdy, all is well."