So you've read all the books and listened to all the recordings, and are trying to manifest your dreams — but it just isn't working! Or worse, it's stopped working. You're still broke, alone, living in a slum, working a crummy job, or whatever is not part of your desires. What's wrong?
"It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning." — P.D. Ouspensky
First, get over feeling special — stop expecting to receive what you want simply because you asked for it. Your ego mind is influencing your feelings. Instead, start listening to that wise, little voice deep inside when you think about not being "special". Don't fall into the trap of thinking you're "special" just because you're NOT manifesting your desires.
"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." —Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Next, consider the reason for wanting what you want. Is it really your want, or possibly someone else's want for you, — or even a should desire based on some left-over, non-relevant belief you silently acquired decades ago? Are you really living YOUR life, or just going through the motions while marching to someone else's drumbeat? We all are continually bombarded with marketing messages for products and activities that are supposed to bring us happiness that it's difficult to really know what we want and don't want.
"The human physiology is part of the cosmic physiology. Every rhythm of the universe therefore naturally has an effect on the individual and vice versa." — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: Founder and teacher of the Transcendental Meditation program
Initially, you will attract your dreams and desires, but once you try to manifest very specific events or items for YOU, the magic stops working because it doesn't mesh with the larger picture. The solution is to shift the way you live [not just the way your think] to accept and expect miracles. Every miniscule action that each and every person takes irrevocably changes the entire world for everyone else because we're all connected. So it's logical that you can't alter events and other people's realities until you are responsible for your actions. Therefore, the Law of Attraction can't work until you can actually envision your future and know what will actually bring you happiness. But being able to manifest your desires is only the beginning to true enlightenment and wisdom.
"The biggest lesson I have ever learned is the stupendous importance of what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are, for your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our thoughts, we can change our lives." —Dale Carnegie
Recognize that your ego is only a small part of you [the part that thinks and wants]. YOU are much more than that. Daily, spend quiet, private time with yourself [commonly called meditation] communing with your Higher Power, recognizing the ways everything in the universe are related, and feeling the healing reassurance that you are loved, cared for, and guided by the Universe.
"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." —Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Eventually, you'll stop controlling, struggling and fighting, and actually TRUST that everything and anything is possible, that you are part of a greater design, and that you will be OK with whatever happens. You'll finally feel the peace and contentment you've always desired.
"So often we wait for the climate and conditions in life to be perfect before we feel safe enough to step forward, trust, and be our authentic selves. What we don't realize is that in order to create the ideal climate we are waiting for, we must be authentic first." - Sonia Choquette: Spiritual teacher and author
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