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