Here’s an interesting concept I came across, from Abraham-Hicks. I think it’s worth probing or pondering. I think it might help someone manifest something they want, with greater effectiveness and ease. So here goes.

“Pure desire is: “I want it. I got it. It's coming. I know it.” Pure desire has no doubt woven in it. Pure desire is just, "I'm a worthy being. Life has helped me to know that I want that, and I'm looking forward to watching the natural unfolding of it, because I've asked for it and it's done." That's pure wanting” Abraham-Hicks

We want something. But what do we often do, with whatever we desire? We weave ‘doubt’ into what we want. We think of reasons why it might not happen, or why it isn’t a good thing, or why we don’t deserve it, or why it can’t happen, or why it will have to be hard or unpleasant, or why it shouldn’t or won’t happen.

But what if we could have a desire and keep it pure? Would it be more likely to manifest quickly, at least as quick as is possible, in the Universal scheme of things?

I have what seems to be an easy way for anyone to ‘test’ some desire, to see if they are ‘pure’ with it. It is: Notice how you feel whenever you think about it.

If, when you think of something you desire, you always get a good feeling with it, you are desiring purely, and probably attracting its realization quickly, easily and effortlessly.

But, when you think of something you desire, and you experience some resistance – doubt, worry, fear, guilt, anger, frustration, etc. – it means you are believing something that is keeping the realization of your desire from occurring.

It seems to me that, if you have some desire and it doesn’t seem to be manifesting, the thing to do is examine yourself to see if you have some resistance to it, and resolve that resistance.

I’ll use the example of wealth. Now, even if you have some resistance to it, it may still do you good to keep affirming, “I am wealthy, I am wealthy, I am wealthy.”

But, what if, when affirming, “I am wealthy,” you experience uneasy or unwanted feelings? This is resistance, and, when you have resistance, your desire for wealth becomes like driving in your car towards some destination, with one foot on the brake.

It seems, if we are to manifest what we want more effectively, we need to examine ourselves for resistant thoughts and beliefs, and resolve these.

Phil

I was watching a few Abraham Hicks videos they blew me away.
The one Esther did about Money and the law of attraction spoke to me as if it was meant for me to hear.
I've been thinking of myself as a magnet attracting everything i want into my life. That has helped me understand the law even more. Also the wanting of my dreams and desires in my life.
regards
Josten
Success through positive thinking

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Originally posted by MzLimitless:
I noticed when choosing pictures and words for my life map that somethings I began feeling tension about having or felt guilty for wanting.

In my own experience, and in talking to others who are close to me, I find there are always poor (insubstantial upon examination) reasons for feeling unwanted feelings about things we want. And, it’s these feelings that need to be ‘brought to the light of day’ so-to-speak, and cleared up. Or, you’ll just keep yourself going in circles and not getting what you want.
Phil

Phil you are so right and that is what I have been working on for the past few days.

I fell ill beginning Christmas eve and became considerably worse on Monday and have been in bed ever since. Needless to say it has given me much time to reflect, think, and read. Before new years I reflect over the last year and begin placing those things into focus for the new year. My thought and action patterns were the focus. How and what I think about the feelings I get and why. My fear comes from the improper thinking of "wanting to have just enough." Thinking that my new life would include $5000 pairs of shoes or $250,000 bracelets was excessive and ostentatious in my "previous" thinking. In reading my bible for the past few days, I came across a scripture that actually stated that to think in terms of having just enough would basically doom you to never having enough, but to think of having more than enough would ensure you always have wealth and riches beyond your need. I was so amazed because that had been one of things that my husband and I did to block what God was sending to us. We began thinking in terms of having only enough to be "comfortable". We just wanted to be able to pay our bills on time and have enough left over to be comfortable. God wants us to be rich and to be rich we must think in attitudes of more than and not enough of.

Back to my bed I go!

Blessed new year full of more than enough for you all!!!

“I want it. I got it. It's coming. I know it.”

But we also learn from Abraham Hicks that when we are wanting, we stay wanting because that is the message we are sending to the universe.

If I say I want a new car. The universe says...yes you do. You have want of a new car.

If I say the car is coming. The universe will keep it coming, but will it ever arrive?

Just a reminder to keep your stuff in the present.

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If, when you think of something you desire, you always get a good feeling with it, you are desiring purely, and probably attracting its realization quickly, easily and effortlessly.

And the desire is causing the creative energy to move what you desire towards you,and you create more positive energy from getting what you desire, and more things attach themselves to you success begets success!

That is great food for thought, Phil. It rings totally true. Thanks for these articles you post.

Hope you're having a phenomenal holiday season! But something tells me you are, come what may. You're that kinda guy.


Kate

Whatever thought is held with certainty, that very thing comes into existence. (Vishishta)

If you have problems with doubt, then just doubt the doubt. (Maharishi)

Still practising
Pauline

Great post Phil, I've been getting into Abraham-Hicks also and love it.

A-H also says that if the gap between what you want and what you believe for yourself is too big, then simply reach for the thought that is slightly better, so that you can begin to feel better.

For example if you desire a million dollars but it feels to big from where you are, then think about $100,000 or $10,000 or whatever has you feel is a little more real within you, and grow from there as you begin to attract it.

Affirmations you can say to yourself if you have a resistance to being wealthy could be, "I allow money to flow into me easily", "I feel good about paying my bills as they come", "there's always more than enough money coming to cover my living",etc. As the good feelings start to build, the boundaries of what can be allowed can be expanded.

A-H uses this scenario if you're feeling angry or in despair, then rather than trying to go straight to joy, go for the emotion that is slightly better like frustration or revenge and move from there. It's an interesting technique.

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Originally posted by MzLimitless:
I noticed when choosing pictures and words for my life map that somethings I began feeling tension about having or felt guilty for wanting.

In my own experience, and in talking to others who are close to me, I find there are always poor (insubstantial upon examination) reasons for feeling unwanted feelings about things we want. And, it’s these feelings that need to be ‘brought to the light of day’ so-to-speak, and cleared up. Or, you’ll just keep yourself going in circles and not getting what you want. For example, guilt. Can you get clear as to why you feel any guilt about something you want? For example, here’s a belief that often causes guilt for wanting things.

“I feel guilty for wanting, because I feel like I am taking from others.”

This feeling might come from the belief that there is only a limited supply of every good thing. Therefore, should you want something, you are taking from some other person.

The only way I know to resolve this belief is to replace it with the belief that the Universe is infinite, and the supply of any and every good thing – for everyone – is a spiritual fact. And that the idea that there is a ‘finite pie’ of good things is false, though seemingly apparent.

To me, it seems it MUST be true that there is an infinite supply of every good thing, and the only reason we don’t all experience this is because, almost ALL of us believe there is a ‘finite pie’ of good things.

Science is already consistently telling us that the Universe we live in is infinite. It tells us that the seemingly finite sense of it is an illusion. So, at least you have science to support the idea that ‘infinite supply’ is at least a reasonable possibility.

To me, it’s this kind of analysis and thinking that needs to be done, to alleviate unwanted feelings that come up when we desire anything. Or else, we will just not be able to allow ourselves to have, or accept the greater good things we want. We cannot have what we want if we don’t alleviate our internal resistance to the things we want.

Now, there are other reasons a person might feel guilt about things they desire. You might feel guilt if you were taught it is wrong to be selfish. You might feel guilt because you were taught it is wrong to desire what you desire. My point is, if we are to have what we want, we need to uncover and resolve the ideas or beliefs that go against what we want.

And, this applies to anything we want. If we want a great relationship, but believe we aren’t worthy, loveable or deserving, we will sabotage our relationships. If we want to get along with others but have been taught we need to mistrust or constantly compete or otherwise be at odds with others, we will need to resolve this belief. If we want to be healthy and fit but fear sickness and disease, we will create sickness and disease. If we want to have fun but have been brought up to believe fun is unspiritual, we will deny ourselves or diminish our capacity to experience fun, happiness and joy. If we want to excel in some endeavor but believe we are supposed to be meek or not stand out of the crowd we might just sabotage our efforts at excelling.

Like I said in another post, I know of at least one woman who strongly believes it is wrong to be happy, even though she wants to be happy. If she is ever going to experience the happiness she wants, she is going to have to resolve the idea that it is wrong for her to be happy.

Phil

Awesome read.

I created my first Life Map many years ago. In 2007 my husband, myself, and our 3 children spent a weekend creating our own life maps. Of course the idea was to create a map of the things we wanted in our life.

I noticed when choosing pictures and words for my life map that somethings I began feeling tension about having or felt guilty for wanting. I guess this goes in line with paying attention to the energy we put towards those things we desire.

I just recently created a MindMovie instead of a Life Map and I am proud to say that I get excited and want to jump up and down when I watch it. If you do not feel happy, joyful, or enthusiastic about what it is you desire, maybe you desire the essence of whatever it is you feel that thing can give you, but need to look for it in another form.