Verbalising Goals

[Happyness]

Just finished reading a little book called "The Message of a Master " by John Macdonald , its a 1929 classic of powerfull success secrets , available as free download

My question is this , I read ...................... on the subject of secretiveness ( keep to self ) .

"The value of secretiveness lies in the fact that being impersonal and universal , the "I" ( higher power ) throws its power in with whatever words it is coupled , and when your plans are expressed in words verbally , they become released and their force is spent . The Outer ( Conscious ) mind has found a way of escape and your purpose has lost its necessary momentum . "

I was given to understand through various other sources that speaking things into existance , ie , repeating affimrations etc out loud was a good thing , now , i wonder , does the text mean , that speaking the goal etc , actually disempowers it ?

Recently insert girly laughter here , i stood in a checkout queue , the lady in front of me had many things in her basket , my thought was "wouldnt it be nice if you said to me .......would you like to go first as you only have 2 things "
within 5 secs of me thinking this , she said those exact words , as you can imagine i accepted and was most surprised. I won't say can manifestation be this easy , because from there , i went on and just asked in my head for other simple things on the way home and it literally became an avalanche , lol

So does this prove or disprove that contained thought/words have more power ? your input am looking forward to ............

Cheers H

[Beachside]

I have had good success both with saying affirmations in my head and also outloud to myself. The most powerful thing for me right now is to repeat the affirmation out loud while imagining it has happened and feeling how excited I feel and how wonderful it is - making it feel real.

So I dont feel you have to worry about that. I do wonder sometimes though if it is best not to tell too many others what you're working on. What I mean by this is, fine to say I am working on increasing abundance but I kind of like to keep it personal as to the specifics of what I am aiming for right now. Maybe that also keeps any other people doubt out or comments. Its like keeping it sacred, I guess.

I dont have any problem sharing what I have done in the past though or techniques that help.

[Happyness]

Totally get where you are coming from on sharing the specifics , well meaning people like to point out all the " in their opinions " obstacles , lol :-)

Thank you for taking time out to reply to me , greatly appreciated Beachside

( funny , I live beachside )

[ikeism727]

I agree with Beachside.

Both verbalizing my intentions and thinking them only in my head have had positive results.

I will say that the big problem with people when they read work from LOA gurus is that they often discount their own personal experiences, thinking that just because a LOA guru said something doesn't work when your past successes have proved otherwise, that you now must rubbish it. A key factor in mastering LOA is to find out what works for YOU. Though the laws are Universal, each person may have his/her own way of implementing them successfully.

For the past year, I've created a story about my life that replaces the old "story" of my life that I was dissatisfied with. I say this story out loud in front of the mirror twice a day, when I wake up and before I go to bed, and after a year, my life is beginning to look remarkably similar to my new story. I got this method from a guy who created an amazing life for himself.

Also, I think it is wise to be selective about who you tell your intentions to. Some people are plain out negative and you wouldn't want to share with them because they're so miserable they may get jealous and/or discourage you. You wouldn't want to share with those people. On the other hand, sharing with people of like mind can be very helpful as you can help inspire one another and learn from each others successes as to what works.

Just my .02

[Beachside]

Hi guys,
yes beachside is a great way to live! And i have spent many times walking, thinking and doing my affirmations on the beach....

Ikeism, I love your method, that sounds great. I do some things in front of the mirror sometimes - got the idea from Louise Hay - but what I like about what you said is that you have got a clear idea of what you want and you repeat it, to it each day. That has also been most important for me - to build the feeling of it and do it each day. I dont think it is enough to just pick something ask for it and let it go, I have found I have to put time into creating it in a sense.

I would be interested to hear more about what you have achieved if you would feel like sharing it on the forum or private message. For me, I have had good results attracting money, and am now working on a couple of other things as well. Im wanting to find more examples of times where people have had specific and significant results from using LOA.
Cheers
beachside