Friday, October 02, 2009

Manifestation and The Secret

Last week my buddy Chrissy @ I Shoulda Been a Stripper shared a post, highlighting a very inspirational review she discovered on Amazon about the book, The Secret.

I would like to take this time to share my own personal views on the power of manifestation, because I do believe in it. However, somewhat differently than the simplistic way the book explains it.

Let me start by saying that I am open to all beliefs and philosophies; willing to understand them. However, I don't believe that any book in it’s totality is the be all and end all. As a reader, I will intuitively sift through the information and take what feels right for me.

No two lives are the same because everyone‘s life-experience is different. Therefore, any book that claims to contain a "special key” I immediately question.

When it comes to the power of manifestation, I’ve learned one very important thing…

Know thyself before attempting to manifest.

TRUE manifestation is only successful if I understand that there is a higher design going on in my life and am willing to manifest in conjunction with it.

As long as I am attempting to manifest with only my THOUGHTS, then all I’m really manifesting is what I THINK I want. So then manifestation becomes an endless cycle of chasing the fleeting desires of my EGO.

I also realize that it is impossible to manifest everything I want, just because I want it. Manifestation is not that simple, because there are other things involved than just conjuring up a desire and having it delivered - and I don’t care how much I believe and visualize it’s going to happen.

Let me give you an example.

There are two people applying for the same job. Each one of these people believes they hold The Secret to manifest whatever they want. But it just so happens they both want the same job. So tell me? Is it possible for these two people to get the same job? No. One of them will get it and the other won’t. So how does the person feel who doesn’t get the job?

Probably like they failed at manifesting, instead of understanding that maybe there is a higher design going on which is leading them to a job more suited for their talents, than what they THOUGHT.

The general message of this book sets people up for confusion and frustration because it doesn‘t go deep enough; leaving out many things. One being...

Fate. And the fate of others.

I know there are many people who don’t believe there is such a thing as fate, but I do.

Fate has a purpose.

There are certain things that will happen to me regardless of how much I think I can instantly change them through manifestation.

It may be my fate to experience an illness. It may be my fate to have financial struggles. It may be my fate to go through several marital divorces. Because in experiencing my fate, I am to learn something from it. And to believe that I hold The Secret to manifest something different, before I’ve actually learned from it….only makes me feel defeated by my circumstances when it doesn’t happen.

I would like to conclude this post by saying that the main reason why I’m not a fan of this book is because it presumes that I believe I lack in some sort of abundance.

The only way I know how to manifest abundance, is to never believe I LACK in it to begin with.

As far as my own life is concerned….I already know myself as abundant.

I went through financial bankruptcy six years ago, so it doesn’t get any less abundant than that. But do you know what? I never felt MORE abundant during that time, because I had nothing else to focus on except my abundance. And that’s what my fate with bankruptcy has taught me.

Yes, sometimes I may have the ability to direct the course of my life through manifestation.

And other times I may simply need to follow my fate and learn from it.

And it is during these times, I will use the power of manifestation to accept.

Know thyself first…by knowing the difference.

The Secret.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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