How to Order (Blog)

[Savage]

Originally Posted by James81

Hmmm, I hope this isn't the reason you didn't answer *my* question. Because I'm not trying to label you or presuppose anything with the question I asked.

I'm trying to figure out why it's important to be specific with what you want but not be specific from who/what/where you want it from.

The poster above who attempted to answer didn't really answer that very well for me. Hopefull I can get some others to chime in.

I doubt I could do your question justice in a forum post. It's a somewhat individual issue with a lot of branches to consider. Answering in a general way is tricky. It tends to work better as a conversation.

Short answer is that it depends on why you're trying to manifest through some specific form. Usually that's a form of attachment, clinginess, and neediness, so people give away their power when they do that by projecting it onto something physical. You can wield more power by stepping back and manifesting through the entire simulation rather than getting attached to one small piece of it.

Another answer is that it simply works better in practice to be more open-minded in how you manifest. You can try both approaches and decide for yourself which works better. It's pretty clear to me that when I get too attached to the specific form of the answer, I get stuck. But when I'm open to any form, magic happens.

Another answer is that your desires are vibrations, not forms. When you focus on the forms, you tend to lose the vibration and get stuck. When you focus on the vibe, the forms take care of themselves.

[James81]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

I doubt I could do your question justice in a forum post. It's a somewhat individual issue with a lot of branches to consider. Answering in a general way is tricky. It tends to work better as a conversation.

Short answer is that it depends on why you're trying to manifest through some specific form. Usually that's a form of attachment, clinginess, and neediness, so people give away their power when they do that by projecting it onto something physical. You can wield more power by stepping back and manifesting through the entire simulation rather than getting attached to one small piece of it.

Another answer is that it simply works better in practice to be more open-minded in how you manifest. You can try both approaches and decide for yourself which works better. It's pretty clear to me that when I get too attached to the specific form of the answer, I get stuck. But when I'm open to any form, magic happens.

Another answer is that your desires are vibrations, not forms. When you focus on the forms, you tend to lose the vibration and get stuck. When you focus on the vibe, the forms take care of themselves.

I think we have the idea for your next book. Get to it man. Get to it! Chop chop.

[James81]

Or, to follow the instructions of this blog post:

"Universe, I will have Steve Pavlina writing about the nature of WHERE to ask for the things we want when we desire them. And I'll have that with a short blurb from Larry Winget on the cover and Stephen King saying that 'this book is ahead of its time'."

[Ragam]

Originally Posted by NDavid

Okay, squirt me with your pistol if you must, but I've placed my exact order consistently with the waiter and I still haven't recieved what I ordered, I'm about ready to storm into the kitchen and just take my food!

All the fun is in there anyway. Why wait passively till some mysterious universal force ambles over to serve you when they feel like it? Why not cook and serve yourself, it's more interesting, lol.

[ClareDragonfly]

Originally Posted by KaleidoskopicVision

Fascinating. The English language never fails to amuse.

Actually, "nudnik" is Yiddish (which I'm sure you learned when you read the definition, but I had to point it out anyway)

[lila23]

Steve,
Could you give us real situations from your experience where you ordered things and they came right to you?
Thanks

[aabbcc]

Originally Posted by lila23

Steve,
Could you give us real situations from your experience where you ordered things and they came right to you?
Thanks

Not Steve, I hope you don't mind.

Right after reading How To Order I got to thinking about a favourite book I thought was lost forever - I recently spent a few years living in another province and had put most of my books in storage. Upon my return, I couldn't find this particular book in any of my boxes. I told the Universe I really wanted that book back. The very next day, I was looking through a bookcase in my cousin's basement, and there was my book! Needless to say, I was ecstatic, and my book is now safely home. Thank you so much, Universe. I appreciate the speedy service.

PS: You know what I find quite interesting? I have browsed through that bookcase a few times since I've returned home and the book definitely was not there before. Hmm ...

[Curtis2011]

Originally Posted by aabbcc

PS: You know what I find quite interesting? I have browsed through that bookcase a few times since I've returned home and the book definitely was not there before. Hmm ...

Magic

[lila23]

Originally Posted by aabbcc

Not Steve, I hope you don't mind.



PS: You know what I find quite interesting? I have browsed through that bookcase a few times since I've returned home and the book definitely was not there before. Hmm ...

Wow!!! Awesome! Well I did the same today: I said: Tonight I will spend a wonderful night! It was good! Nothing out of the ordinary except for nice parking spots

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by bright

Do you sometimes believe in gravity and sometimes you disbelieve in it too?

Lots of people would answer: "Yes I always believe in gravity" and yet lots of people would not even know what gravity really is.

Did you know that I am currently exerting a gravitational force on you? And that you are exerting a equal gravitational force on me? And that in fact you are currently exerting a gravitational force on your computer screen, your mouse pad and the stationery on your desk?

This is a necessary implication of the law of gravity - that every two objects in the universe are attracting each other with a force equal to the product of their two masses and a gravitational constant, divided by the square of the distance between them.

Most people don't know that. They just think of gravity as meaning "Things fall down, not up". Which is a rather misguided notion of what gravity is. Nevertheless they would confidently say: "Yes I always believe in gravity."

[PaulV]

Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot

Most people don't know that. They just think of gravity as meaning "Things fall down, not up". Which is a rather misguided notion of what gravity is. Nevertheless they would confidently say: "Yes I always believe in gravity."

But would this confidence really be misguided? They have always observed the effects of gravity, so they believe/know that it's there. Knowing that everything exerts gravity on everything else may increase understanding, but I wouldn't say that you would get more confident in its existence because of it.

[Lupe]

Originally Posted by Steve

Since I was raised Catholic, I am still discovering disempowering beliefs that were installed in my youth, beliefs which are inaccurate and/or disempowering. When I discover such beliefs, I do my best to break them down and shed them.

What are those disempowering beliefs that you are still discovering?

[jayh]

Originally Posted by PaulV

But would this confidence really be misguided? They have always observed the effects of gravity, so they believe/know that it's there. Knowing that everything exerts gravity on everything else may increase understanding, but I wouldn't say that you would get more confident in its existence because of it.

I think this is just another example of how belief are just lenses. It still applies to gravity if you think about it. I don't know details, but I think I've read somewhere that gravity behaves differently or has no meaning at all at a quantum level. And of course gravity behaves very differently at a larger scale too - like black holes. So just because you "believe" in gravity, doesn't mean you completely understand the entire truth of gravity. But it's certainly useful to look at life through the lens of not falling off a building...

[shasah]

I actually resisted reading this blog, the title didn't look like anything I needed to read about. Oops, my bad

Interesting to say the least. I guess next time I'll check out the blog and then decide if it's something I need to know or not. If a friend wouldn't have recommended it, I probably still wouldn't have read it LOL. So thanks friend and thanks Steve

[Painter]

Newbie takes water pistol squirt to the eye and vows to become more aware of what I ask.

Thanks for that blog.

[Speedbump]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

Apparently it's clockwise.

Or you could be the human kit-cat alarm clock!





Rachel

[hearfromnowhere]

Nice piece of writing Steve. Great analogy! It makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

[zen]

I liked this post but I had a feeling something wasn’t as simple as it seemed. However, I decided to try it and started to ‘order’ a $200k wage. But then I thought why not go big and ‘order’ a $1,000k income per year. However, immediately I doubted myself and went back to $200K, that seemed more realistic (even if it wasn’t), then I had second thoughts and changed to $1,000k and I do not know where I ended – classic example from Steve’s post .

But the ‘revelation’ I had was that whatever you order in the ‘Universal Restaurant’ you must pay for. You order something big you have to pay big. That’s the rule and it is no surprise not more people can do this. The Universe can and will deliver but it will expect its pay as it’s only fair.

[aabbcc]

Originally Posted by zen

But the ‘revelation’ I had was that whatever you order in the ‘Universal Restaurant’ you must pay for. You order something big you have to pay big. That’s the rule and it is no surprise not more people can do this. The Universe can and will deliver but it will expect its pay as it’s only fair.

Maybe you'll have to pay big because that's what you expect, and that is the vibration you are putting out there?

It is often said on the Abraham forum that the Universe sees absolutely no difference between a button and a castle. So why would you have to 'pay' more for one than the other? It seems to be more about our perceptions, don't you think?

Last year, I manifested a part-job with full-time pay. If I am to understand your thought process correctly, I should be working twice as hard in those fewer hours to earn my pay. The fact is, my job is quite easy and I don't work hard at all. Why? Well, as I see it, because I didn't intend the situation as something that warranted a payback.

All the Universe requires, in my experience, is that you appreciate and show a bit of gratitude for what you get. I do that every day!

[shasah]

Originally Posted by aabbcc

All the Universe requires, in my experience, is that you appreciate and show a bit of gratitude for what you get. I do that every day!

This is the part I almost forgot about. Good things started happening but I forgot to be grateful for what I received and those things started "unhappening". Once I remembered, they started coming back. Won't forget again!!

[granted]

I just revisited Steves post.

Funny stuff. I love the candid-ness.

I counted the word 'idiot' at least 5 times lol

[nowgirl]

Originally Posted by jayh

I think this is just another example of how belief are just lenses. It still applies to gravity if you think about it. I don't know details, but I think I've read somewhere that gravity behaves differently or has no meaning at all at a quantum level. And of course gravity behaves very differently at a larger scale too - like black holes. So just because you "believe" in gravity, doesn't mean you completely understand the entire truth of gravity. But it's certainly useful to look at life through the lens of not falling off a building...

I think the point made about beliefs being useful when they are predictive factors in here. Gravity is useful as a "law" because it allows us to predict. I know the apple will fall down from the tree, I know the Earth will circle the Sun, I know that if I walk off the edge of the top of my tall, tall apartment building I will fall down and go Splat!, so I don't do that, I shake the tree for my apple, and I count the days in a year. The only way gravity is meaningful to me is in what it can tell me about the Universe. Perhaps science seeks to explain phenomena in a way that is true through as many lenses as possible. Even then, it doesn't claim to be absolute. The Law of Gravity is not absolute, but we treat it as such for certain predictions because it makes sense to do so. So perhaps it's all about what works.