Manifestation techniques? My experiences here. Share yours, please? :-)

[Jennifer]

Hi, I'd love to hear some manifestation techniques some have used to [great] success here?

My first encounter with LOA was taken from a phrase in Ask and It Is Given, the "Wouldn't it be nice if..." phrase. That was the first thing I could understand and wrap my head around. The notion that there is nothing you can argue with inside your head about that phrase, worked for me, so I used it.

And everything I asked for, granted all pretty small things, but way beyond being even possibly just coincidence, happened within 48 hours (okay one was longer).

To share, I'd asked for:
1) The first day, I asked for two things. First, I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice if some people I've lost contact with got in touch with me?"
Result Next morning, I awoke to three emails from people I'd not talked to in over a year!

2) At lunch the next day, I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice if everyone I passed on the street would look at me and smile?"
Result I walked to the sandwich shop, made sure I was not smiling to influence folks (no one smiled yet), stood in line (no one smiling, no one looking), got my sandwich and walked back (still no looks, no smiles), but then... about 30 feet from the entrance to my office building, every single person I passed was turning and smiling at me, and through my office building's lobby too! I was SHOCKED! But delighted!!

3) Next, I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice if I found a new really, really great job?"
Result 5-6 really stellar employers here in town contacted me from a resume I'd not touched for years (that's been online forever just sitting there). That one happened over the next 4-5 days. Again, I was shocked, but obviously delighted again!

Because of this I've been encouraging everyone I know just to try this, at least try! It's amazing how many people put up walls to it. I try to ask: what could it possibly hurt? It would make you more positive, at least a smidge, and happy, thinking of some of the things you want?

While too few folks I know have even tried, one did, and when I asked him about it, he was so funny. He was afraid to tell me, afraid he would "jinx it." He'd apparently tried this, and had been having phenominal success with his day-trading occupation! I was totally laughing, because by hiding it, isn't he working against his wishes, a smidge? I'd noted he should tell me about it, and about how much success he is having, etc, but he still didn't, so I unfortunately can't recount it here.

Though lately, he's noted that he should try "that" again!

Another friend of mine, while being rather closed off to the ideas when I discuss them with her, also noted that she'd heard of this a long time ago, I think through one of the financial books a friend of hers had told her about. Then, she had manifested a TV stand and a couch for an apartment she and her friend had moved to. She's closed currently to using it to get more business though, even really, really needing some more business. I keep trying to encourage her!

Recently, I manifested a leather dog leash. ... But I still haven't manifested the 1963 Mercedes 220, white exterior, black new leather interior. I need some help collapsing my subconscious doubts, I know, even in spite of my firm belief this all can work. ;-)

If anyone has any manifestation techniques they've used, it'd be so great to read them here! Sorry for the length of this, hopefully it's useful for someone here!

[Anniina]

Have you tried a vision board. I think it's a very good tecnique. I have a fun doing a vision board and it's nice to have something positive and up liftin on your wall. I've manifested all but one thing of the bigger things on my vision board. Including three christmas presents, happyness, better self esteem, better friendships, excercise and a trip to Paris in just 86 days. I also like affirmations. Sometimes I try visualizations they work too but I'm not very good at that yet.

I hope that helped even a little. I'm gonna try the one you use.
Anniina

[Rickey]

Hello , manifesting. believing it is before it is!!! well alright. I am still investigating techniques I do believe we are energy transmitters and recievers so I really try to keep my thoughts "tuned:" to postive input and those who transmit that energy. I meet the most interesting personalities, I have to attribute some of that happening to my positive energy thoughts.

[Tamara Rasheed]

Okay Jennifer, here are some manifestation techniques I use and two short manifestation stories (I'll add the second story in another post).

I am grateful for all of the wonderful things God has provided me with, and doubly so when things seem rough.

I read an inspiring book or watch an inspiring movie when I'm feeling down, and I also close my eyes and remember the way I felt when something special happened to me and I absorb those feelings all over agan to change my mood.

I have a friend who says "Cancel cancel cancel!" when she thinks she's putting something out in the universe that is negative lol. That helps too.

I make sure I ask out loud for what I want, then I release it so that the Universe can work on it for me. LET IT GO! ALLOW IT TO WORK!

Okay, 2 stories:

I was in an abusive marriage for a little over 2 years, and I knew I needed some changes in my life. I wasn't strong enough emotionally, mentally, physically to end it on my own (I was 9 mos pregnant, due any day), so I asked the Universe to help me get peace and harmony in my home. I expected the Universe to already know what I meant by that, so I didn't bother to say "I want out of my marriage" because I didn't think I wanted that at the time - although that was what was good for me.

Anyway... the Universe arranged things so that I didn't have to even speak for my ex-husband to leave my apartment when things got really bad this one morning. He left - and didn't come back! I then said I needed some permanence. My ex-husband kept hinting that he wanted to come back, to just "forget everything that happened and start over," and I wanted him to know that things were definitely over and that I wanted him to work on himself as I was working on me. He filed for divorce because I told him I needed to be able to work on me - totally took things out of my hands.

I asked the Universe to let it be over with quickly, that I didn't want the process to be dragged out, but in Michigan it takes a minimum of 6 months to finalize a divorce when you have children. Don't you know that I was served the divorce papers December 7th, and my divorce was finalized WITHOUT A WAITING PERIOD on February 20th?

Amazing huh?

[Tamara Rasheed]

Story 2:

I was very unhappy in my apartment. It was my "marital home", my landlord lived downstairs from me and complained about noise even when I wasn't home, it was an hour away from my family, I couldn't send my children outside to play because I couldn't see them from the way my apartment was situated, it was $710/mo for 850 sq ft, sooo small with 3 children. It wasn't a comfortable place to be.

I sat down with my 4 year old and asked her what she would like in a new home. She said she wanted a place where she could play outside. Where she could have a pet, and play without bothering anyone (she had to sleep in the bed with me because she bumped the wall sometimes at night, and I was constantly hushing her playing because the landlord was so horrible downstairs!).

I wrote down all of the things that we both wanted. A basement, roomy, inexpensive, convenient to shopping etc, play area for my children.

I looked on the internet the next day, and found the perfect place to accomodate us - a townhouse. 1200 square feet for only $599, play yard RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR DOOR, basement, central to malls, a petting zoo, ice creamery, everything is right around the corner. We can walk to her school etc.

I applied, and was $400 short on the security deposit. I asked the Unverse for help - don't you know that they prorated my first month's rent and I only had to come up with $150?

I moved in 1 week after finding the place!

So those are two of my biggest manifestation stories. I hope my techniques are helpful to you!

[Kate]

Tamara,

Those are amazing manifesting stories. Thanks so much for sharing them.

kate

[Tamara Rasheed]

Thank you Kate!

[Amanda Annola]

Tamara, Kate & Elle - WOW! Isn't it so exciting to learn of other people's manifesting stories. Are you in the same Townhouse, Tamara? Sounds just perfect. I'm sure everything works out perfectly for you and I appreciate the "reminder" to speak things out loud. Great and powerful suggestions. For some reason I've been drawn lately to a Carmelite Nun - St. Teresa of Avila - who lived in the 1500s. Today I'm "trailing" with one of her quotes and I thought it'd be fun to leave the quote in her native Spanish ... so here it is... oh but first, St. Teresa was quite the mystic and quite a manifester in her own right. Love, Amanda in Az:
Nada te turbe,
nada te espante;
todo se pasa,
Dios no se muda.
La pacientia todo lo alcanza.
Quien a Dios tiene nada la falta:
solo Dios basta.

[Tamara Rasheed]

Yes, I'm in the same townhouse, and we are so loving it. What a blessing!

Can you translate the quote for us? I would love ot know what it means.

Love,
Tamara

[Tamara Rasheed]

Wow, those are definitely words to live by - dusty French hat or not!

Thank you!

[SavorYourSweetness]

Wow that sounds so much like our current situation. We live in a small but adorable timber-frame duplex. There are five of us and two are rambunctious boys. When we moved it, it was a perfect situation, the perfect rent, and my dream of living in a timber-frame. I even remember telling the universe if we had a neighbor that'd be fine too. Then one day, three months after we'd been here, a switch went off. Our landlord started complaining about the kids running up the stairs (don't all kids) and playing loud upstairs. She told me that she tolerated them and that they were very loud. It got to the point where I couldn't let them play in their own rooms, and have to talk to them every time they go up to the bathroom or go to their rooms (so they won't run or thump or be loud), and when they'd be outside she tell them to be quiet too.

For a year and half, the stress level of our home when she is home has been out of this earth. We eventually learned that there is no soundproofing at all between the walls. In fact, right now, here tv is on very low yet I can hear word for word what they it is saying (which means we must be extremely loud to her). When my boys thump, she retaliates by turning her music and tv on super loud, you'd think we lived in the same room it's so loud.

Needless to say, we've had enough and on Christmas day, I asked the kids if they could change one thing for next year, what would it be. Unanimously they choose "live in a new home for Christmas 2008" so we sat there and set our family intention of what that home would be like. A week later, the landlady told us if we couldn't be quieter we'd have to be out on April 1st. I was scared about where'd we go or how we'd afford it but everyday, I told myself "our affordable new house is coming" and affirmed what we wanted. I also had to stop the negative neighbor rant that I had going on in my head. Every time I blamed her for not soundproofing, I'd imagine a hand coming out and stay stop to that thought and then reaffirmed what I really want. it's been hard not to dwell on the negative when she is blasting her music at us but our intentions have paid off. Last month, we found a house with all the things we intended for our new home. The rent is affordable, the kids can run and play, and we can move in on April 1. I love the way the universe responds to us. I often wonder why we tend to feel free first instead of trust. I know for me it always works out yet I still get fearful.

~Candi

[Jennifer]

Wow Candi, your story has given me inspiration for my day, today! That's such a wonderful tale, and I'm so happy that you and your family have found peace. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Love,
jennifer

[SavorYourSweetness]

Your welcome Jennifer. It has been amazing how changing my negative thinking to positive has changed my world. I was just beginning to worry about getting our deposit back and I realized that unconsciously I was creating the experience to "not get the deposit" so I decided to start affirming exactly how I want the move and our deposit situation to go instead of dwelling on what might be...powerful stuff.