SOGR regularly refers to the need to rise from the competitive plane to the creative, and not desiring or coveting what another has. Ch 5 says "You do not have to take anything away from anyone". I have a question about Ch 6, where the man renting a house goes through the house and plans all the improvements he wishes to make, until it is complete as his ideal home, and further, he now owns it. How might he have done this, take another's house for his own, without entering the competitive plane?? This is an area I am currently learning about, as I have realised that til now I have regularly operated competitively, and now desire to be a creator!

Looking forward to hearing thoughts on this one, and many thanks for the postings I've read on others' issues(some of which I can really relate to). It's great to hear things from other points of view.

Hi Qwan
Mr Wattles says that the formless will not take away from one to give to another, I think the chap with thew house maybe gave the owner something he wanted in return, very probably money. Thats my view of it anyway.
Many blessings to you all.
Andyp

If I am planing to sell my old house to build another new house, I shall appreciate you take my old house in exchanging for some cash flow. As long as you bring more cash value to others, I don't see the problem to get other's house.
Thanks.

-IMHO

Perhaps the term "competition" needs some clarification. I think Wattles was speaking about competition in the negative sense of the word - disregarding the welfare of others as we take the action steps necesary to reach our own goals. When we purchase a house we do what our culture dictates - this may include a bidding process in some areas, which is in a sense, competing. Yet, it isn't competition in the negative sense - there is no intention of hurting another, just the focus of reaching our goals.

You don't need to compete for anything. If, for example, you want a certain house and you are bidding against another. If the universe wants you to have it, it will be so, no matter what the circumstances.

A little story from my own experience this week:

I received a query from a prospective client through my company's website. We had a telephone conversation, after which I put in a proposal. They said they were 'seeing other people' - so, competition, right? I decided to put the proposal in anyway, figuring that if they are right for us and vice versa, then there's no competition. On Tuesday this week I went to see them. We had an excellent meeting - at the end of which I expanded my comfort zone by a few million miles and asked if they intended to give us the business. Well, I don't know where the competition are - but they said that they do. If the price is right. We are a few miles apart on price - at the moment - but I'm affirming that we won't be by next week. I will put in another proposal that explains why what we are proposing gives them jolly good value for money. And if they go ahead - great. If they don't, it will be because they are not perfect for us and something better is coming along.

So where's the competition in this competitive tender then? (chuckling to herself at how far she's come in six weeks)

Dear Cal,
You hit the nail right on the head!

That's exactly what I was saying in my earlier post.

Thanks!