Can you manifest a desire by simply wanting it?

Hi Kevin32,

What I've been taught and found to be true is that when it comes to manifesting, nothing is more important than how you FEEL.

This is because focused, positive energy is what really draws things into our reality.

The reason we're told to believe we already have what we want is so that only positive emotions are associated with the thing that we want. If you feel like you already have something, there's no frustration, anger, sadness, disappointment etc. (all negative energy) from not having it when you focus your energy toward it (i.e. think about it).

For example, if you want money but every time you think about money you feel DEPRESSED that you don't have enough money or ANGRY because you don't have the money you want to get the thing you want, the Universe (or whatever you choose to call It) will associate those negative emotions (negative energy) with the topic you're thinking about (money).

Therefore, the Universe will think "MONEY = NEGTAIVE ENERGY; MONEY = BAD; KEVIN32 DOESN'T WANT MORE MONEY."

So, instead of just believing you already have something, FEEL like you already have it. You can do this a number of ways. So, with the money, think about a time when you had an influx of money and how happy you felt! Or even something as simple as the way you feel on a payday Friday when all your bills are going to get paid and you even have some extra left over for fun! Associate that feeling with money every time you think about it. So when you need money for something don't add negative energy to it by thinking about how you don't have enough money for it. Think along the lines of, "It's okay, the money will come (like you already have it and it's just waiting in a bank account for you, which "figuratively" it is).

But what if you've never had an influx of money and you don't really know how that feels? Simple. Pretend! Just as Vallank2 stated, your mind really can't tell the difference between a real emotion and a pretend one. It just cares about positive and negative. So make up how you think it would feel, as long as it's very positive.

For an even better affect though, try to experience the thing that you want, even if for a short while. For example if you want a certain car, take yourself down to the local car dealership and test drive it. Pay close attention to how EXCITED you feel as you see it in person... The RUSH you feel as you open its driver-side door and take a seat... The EXHILARATION you feel as your foot presses the gas and you take it out on the open road... And so on! Now you may not be able to purchase the car that day but from then on, every time you think about it, you'll have that positive feeling to associate with it and not the negative energy of the thought that you don't have it .

And don't worry about all the confusion about whether or not you should be thinking about it a lot or not thinking about it all. They say you should think about it a lot because the more positive energy you put toward it the better it will be drawn to your life.

They say not to think about it because if you think about it all the time but you still have negative energy in those thoughts, you're repelling it away from you.

So what I say is this: when you think about it, FEEL POSITIVELY about it! And when you're not thinking about thinking about it, rest assured with the silent confidence that there is nothing holding you back from having it (even if you have to make up with that assurance feels like).

The amount you focus on and don't focus on it can change depending on where you are emotionally. The more positive energy you feel like you put into it, the more you can THINK about it, FOCUS on it and MEDITATE
about it. The more negative energy you feel like you're feeling about it, the less you should think about it. Simple, right!?! People make things so complicated sometimes! :rolleyes: Just FEEL GOOD about it whenever it is you do focus on it!

Another side key to this though, is the Art of Allowing. So if you don't get the money you WANTED to purchase the thing you WANTED when you WANTED it, then just ALLOW that situation. Be cool and don't be so dissapointed that it takes over your positive mindset. Think along the lines of, "That thing just must not have been for me at this time :p. I may get it later or I may even get something better so it's OK!" That way you don't add negative energy to the thing that you didn't get. Believe me, this takes PRACTICE!

I hope I've helped! May you attract every good thing into your life!

Be Blessed! = Be Empowered to Succeed!

Write it down.

There is a huge difference between thinking about something and writing it down.

Be as specific as you can about what it is you want and when you want it. Realize when you set this timeframe that you must take action to make it happen. Can you take the action necessary to make a million dollars in a week? Some can, maybe you can, be realistic.

Don't feel greedy if your dreams are huge.

If your goal is a monster, once you have specified it on paper, break it down on paper into manageable pieces and set timeframes to accomplish each of them. As deadlines approach or pass, adjust your due dates. Perhaps you broke your big goal own into 25 steps and you took an extra day to accomplish step 1, move the dates on the rest as necessary. Don't get frustrated or disappointed when you miss the dates. Realize, you are picking dates arbitrarily based on the knowledge you have before you are actually doing the work.

I used to do this as a kid when I ran track. I would draw the track at 400 meters and I'd specify a time I would want to run it in. Then I would divide the track in 4. I could run a 100 meters in around 10 or 11 seconds usually. But my best time in the 400 meters was up in the low 50's. What if I could run back to back 100's at 11 seconds. That would put me at 44. What a jump in time. My body has the ability to run the speed necessary, right now I just don't have the stamina. So If I gain in the stamina department, I can definitely improve the time. What if I run the first 100 meters in 11 seconds then run back to back 12's. that puts me at 48, still that's a 4 second jump, that's huge.

Sorry for the long boring detail. But I'm painting a picture of the types of thinking you need to do to accomplish the goal.

There is more than one way to skin a cat. As you break your big goals down, don't be afraid to brainstorm and think outside the box about all possible ways you know of that you can achieve the steps necessary to accomplish the goal.

Many will say, shoot for the stars, if you get 3/4 of the way there you still accomplished alot.

I say, if you get 3/4 of the way there, keep going. Once you achieve the goal, you will have another on the horizon. It's human nature.

Write it down. If you get the chance listen to "the strangest secret". It's on youtube. It speaks to some of what I talked about here.

You really have to zone in on a blank state. I find when I am highly tense that intense exercise is the only thing that can break me out of distracting thoughts. It sort of pushes my physical and mental thresh holds so that I have to be able to handle more. This enables my body and mind to enjoy and find comfort in relaxing and not thinking about anything.

I had to practice at it for a long time but over time i got better at using the blank state to my advantage. Building visions within that blank state of mind helped me see what i really wanted.

So yes, in a manner of speaking, you can manifest desire by wanting it as every idealized reality started with the vision or thought of the reality. BUT you cannot have it simply by sitting and meditating 24 hours a day. There has to be some sort of action directed toward your visualized goal to make it a reality in the physical world. The vision just creates the end template for what you would eventually achieve.

Yes, exercise helps me A Lot...to settle down and focus or not have 'mind be like monkey' all over the place...
Kevin32..this is a HUGE subject, and one that unfortunately no one can give you a prescription for. As we are all highly complex as humans and there are so many things that can get between what we "think" we want and actually having it.
By and large the concept of "The Secret" is wishful thinking BS that sounds nice but I guarantee you will not work...I don't care how pure and blissful your thoughts are stacks of crisp hundred dollar bills are not going to fall in your lap while you sit in front of the tv in your Lazyboy.

We get what we want and are presented with all opportunity through other people.
So, thinking positively and focusing on what your objective is will bring the right people and opportunities to you...that will only happen if you are getting out there on the field where these people are...they are not going to come drag you from in front of your tv. Not at all trying to be condescending or suggest your lazy - just a problem I see with "The Secret". Only the lesser half of the equation...the action will do far more for you!
An excellent book that has some great exercises for changing the 'frequency' of your thoughts...and explaining 'frequency' to begin with is "Ask and It Is Given" by Esther Hicks, she is in "The Secret" and probably does some of the best work on the subject.

I put this simple exercise in another post but relevant here as well;
Just ignoring negative events so that you don't FOCUS on them is delusional and will do more harm than good, if you need to - use the negative events to focus on what you do want to accomplish.
Negative events and times in our lives are natural and can not be avoided or ignored.
However, we live in a society that promotes complaining, guilt, worry, drama, etc...
So here's a way to use that negativity that we are so used to productively.
Here's a quick trick to turn your focus to the positive without even trying!
This works for everything I can think of...take a problem or question...
Take a sheet of paper and put a big T at the top.
On the left side at the top of the T write; DON'T WANT
On the right side of the T write; WANT
Here's an example - Let's take something like FINANCES
For the DON'T WANT side I put;
Too much debt
Constantly struggling
Stuck in a miserable job to pay bills
etc...
On the WANT side;
No debt
Easy to pay bills
Do something I love and enjoy

This has worked so well it's almost uncanny! Give it a shot - you might be surprised.
An excellent movie on this is "What the Bleep Do We Know", I think it's much better than "The Secret" personally...explains the science, biology, and so forth behind it...very cool stuff and entertaining, I've given the movie away at least a dozen times.

Realize also that much of what we want isn't really material at all - those are just the trophies for BECOMING the person that can achieve the result...which takes self growth...which takes work.
Don't ignore rule # 1
There is NO FREE LUNCH in the Universe - Period.
Even though I am an ardent believer in self development and positive thinking, I have gotten everything I have out of being Discontent - not always misery and unhappiness, but at least wanting something else!
Never ignore the power of being pissed off and demanding change from your life.
There are libraries full of stories of rags to riches following a 'hitting bottom'.
I wrote an article about it - The Power of Being Discontent
I do love the Genie in 'The Secret', if I could just order one of them! :p
~Natalie