| Are you Trapped in Manifestationland? There is so | | | | your goal? 3) Do you believe yourself to be always |
| much interest and romance around the art of | | | | "on the verge of a breakthrough" but can't describe |
| "manifestation" that it's easy to believe so many | | | | what kind of breakthrough that might be? How to get |
| people are falling for it like a fly into a Venus Fly Trap. | | | | out of Manifestationland. 1) Have a plan. What is your |
| People tend to fall in love so quickly with the word | | | | very next step that your physical body will do to get |
| "manifestation" that they become trapped and fail to | | | | closer to what you want (to manifest)? 2) Polish the |
| examine what it really means. On a linguistic level the | | | | plan. What is the step after that? 3) .... and after |
| word "manifestation" is referred to as a nominalization. | | | | that??? 4) Write out a detailed step-by-step plan to |
| All that means is that an action word (a verb) is | | | | get to your goal. 5) Make each step measurable and |
| treated as if it is frozen in time to become a thing (a | | | | specific. Having "a beautiful car" is not specific and |
| noun). While some people talk about manifestation as if | | | | could leave you with a clean 1969 WV Bug when |
| it were a real "thing" I've never seen someone pushing | | | | what you really wanted was a red convertible. 6) |
| a wheelbarrow filled with manifest ion. Those who fall | | | | Make certain each step is stated in the positive. |
| hardest for the romance of word "manifestation" get | | | | Affirming "I release all negativity to money." is neither |
| trapped in "Manifestationland" and proceed to affirm, | | | | positive nor specific. "I will learn how to make $100 a |
| visualize, ritualize and meditate upon what they want | | | | month on Ebay." however is both positive and specific. |
| while leaving out one key ingredient: a realistic plan to | | | | 7) Make each step is something that is within your |
| get it, in other words, WORK. Yes, a few people have | | | | complete control. In other words affirming "I will get |
| completely lacked plans and seemingly "manifested" | | | | $1000 by Friday." may be positive and specific but if |
| things they wanted. Some will use this as evidence | | | | you don't have a way that is WITHIN YOUR |
| that "Manifestation" works but they overlook that, as a | | | | CONTROL to get $1000 then you are hoping, wishing |
| rule, a good plan and some applied effort will work | | | | and relying on happenstance. Are ALL of these step |
| better. For every successful "Manifestation" an idiot | | | | within your control? Conclusion. Don't get stranded in |
| can find 1,000 successes of work and planning. Do you | | | | Manifestationland. To do that see to it that every |
| think there is something one can learn from this? How | | | | visualization, affirmation, ritual and meditation to |
| do you know if you're stuck in Manifestationland? 1) Do | | | | manifest something has 10 specific, measurable and |
| you believe that belief alone is enough to attract what | | | | positive actions toward your goal. As a result you'll get |
| you want? 2) Do you study, pray, meditate and affirm | | | | what you want a lot quicker. |
| for your manifestation more than you work toward | | | | |