Starting a new chapter

David Ross3... do you meditate, or perhaps practice some kind of relaxation technique? 🙄 Even just five minutes a day can help clear the mental clutter. You do it daily, without any specific expectations... and then one day you wake up and realize you simply don't do certain things anymore, or you don't react to things the way you used to.... when the mind is cluttered, you lose sight of the forest for the trees...👏

silentskipper14 said:David Ross3... do you meditate, or perhaps practice some kind of relaxation technique? 🙄 Even just five minutes a day can help clear the mental clutter. You do it daily, without any specific expectations... and then one day you wake up and realize you simply don't do certain things anymore, or you don't react to things the way you used to.... when the mind is cluttered, you lose sight of the forest for the trees...👏

I don't really meditate much. I just get totally uncentered. But recently I actually managed to stay calm, so I did about half an hour of meditation. I even posted on that other thread about it.

I brought up meditation because it clears the mental clutter... and once you have a clearer head, it’s much easier to rewrite your narrative and shift those deep-seated beliefs... honestly, just five minutes a day of quieting the noise would be enough to start.

I think silentskipper14 hit the nail on the head there. Meditation is such a game-changer. And honestly, you don't even need to carve out a full thirty minutes; sometimes just a quick one-minute reset is plenty. The real trick is just finding a way to quiet the noise in your head, find that inner stillness, and just let all those racing thoughts drift away.

David Ross3 said:Anyone ever messed around with this "technique"? If you have, how often are we talking—and did it actually work to manifest what you wanted by just acting like you already had it? Esther Hicks has a bunch of videos on this under the "telling a new story" vibe... She says the universe doesn't care if you physically have the thing yet or not; it’s all about getting that vibration to line up... 🤔
She also mentions that writing about your desires in the present tense is just as solid a way to create.

Anyway, I'm curious to hear what you guys think about all this. 🙂

As I understand it, telling a new story means acting and feeling as though you are already the person who has achieved their desires. For instance, I can't stand some of the people at my office, but instead of constantly venting or harboring secret resentment toward them, I try to tell a new story based on the Esther Hicks formula: fake it till you make it. So, I talk about how my colleagues are great, how we respect one another, and how our working relationships are perfectly harmonious. Or perhaps someone is unhappy with themselves and is constantly self-critical. In that case, they should change the narrative and start admiring who they are. At first glance, this might seem somewhat idiotic, but if you patiently maintain this new narrative, eventually it will materialize, and it won't just be a story anymore—it will become reality.
But before that happens, you absolutely have to raise your vibration. If you are stuck in a depression, it’s going to be incredibly difficult to attract anything other than further misfortune.
Raise your vibration by simply doing whatever makes you happy! If feeding the neighborhood stray cat makes you feel good, then do that—it will lift your vibration!

Frank Flores63 said:As I understand it, telling a new story means acting and feeling as though you are already the person who has achieved their desires. For instance, I can't stand some of the people at my office, but instead of constantly venting or harboring secret resentment toward them, I try to tell a new story based on the Esther Hicks formula: fake it till you make it. So, I talk about how my colleagues are great, how we respect one another, and how our working relationships are perfectly harmonious. Or perhaps someone is unhappy with themselves and is constantly self-critical. In that case, they should change the narrative and start admiring who they are. At first glance, this might seem somewhat idiotic, but if you patiently maintain this new narrative, eventually it will materialize, and it won't just be a story anymore—it will become reality.
But before that happens, you absolutely have to raise your vibration. If you are stuck in a depression, it’s going to be incredibly difficult to attract anything other than further misfortune.
Raise your vibration by simply doing whatever makes you happy! If feeding the neighborhood stray cat makes you feel good, then do that—it will lift your vibration!

It’s a bit of a vicious cycle, isn't it? Once someone finally realizes they're spiraling into a depression, they often fall even deeper. It happens because they start to panic about the realization itself—they realize that if they stay in that headspace, all they'll end up creating is more depression. It becomes this self-fulfilling loop where the awareness of the struggle actually fuels the next downward slide. 😁

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about people who struggle with depression, pessimism, or that constant negative outlook—those folks who seem to be perpetually leaning toward self-destruction. There is a certain kind of masochism at play there, isn't there? It’s almost as if, in those dark and heavy emotional states, they actually find a strange sense of certainty. They feel something, even if what they're feeling is painful. Honestly, some people become so deeply habituated to living in those shadows that the negativity starts to feel like home. It becomes their baseline, and without it, they might feel completely adrift.

I’m speaking from direct experience here. By my very nature—and most likely due to the circumstances I dealt with while growing up, though genetics probably played a role too—I’ve never been much of an optimist. In fact, I’ve always leaned toward the exact opposite. For me, that tendency has consistently manifested as various kinds of heavy, nagging anxiety.

It wasn’t until that specific moment—that sudden, sharp realization that things weren't supposed to work that way—that everything shifted. Once I truly grasped the fact that I actually held the power to change my own circumstances, that's when the momentum finally started building.

The biggest hurdle for those fatalistic, depressive types is that they’re trying to use the exact same tools and thought patterns that landed them in that hole in the first place. They're essentially trying to dig themselves out of a pit using the same shovel that dug it. It’s a bit of a paradox, really, and honestly, it doesn't offer much hope for progress because they can't see that their own mental framework is what's boxing them in. Everything is filtered through a completely skewed perception of reality.

If we spend all our time trapped in this loop of intense mental philosophizing, we can easily spiral straight into a state of depression. When you overanalyze every single detail of your life and dissect every problem until you reach the crushing conclusion that you’re just a complete failure—losing your self-confidence in the process—it creates a devastating cycle. It starts with feeling like you lack the basic skills everyone else seems to have, or believing you’re fundamentally less valuable than the people around you. You tell yourself you'll never actually accomplish anything meaningful. Then, because of that mindset, you develop even deeper layers of anxiety and depression on top of the original issue. If that's the case, what does it all actually mean? What is the ultimate point of that downward spiral?
It’s a bit of a reality check, isn't it? It turns out we can't take all that heavy-duty mental gymnastics—the kind of intense, overthinking philosophy we used to fuel our own self-destruction—and expect to use those exact same tools to climb our way out of the hole. We're essentially trying to fix a problem using the very mechanism that created it, and that just doesn't work. It’s like trying to put out a fire with gasoline; you're simply using the wrong instrument for the job.
If we’ve spent all this time shooting ourselves in the right temple, there’s really no reason to expect anything different just because we decide to switch to the left side. At the end of the day, the result is exactly the same—we're still going to end up with a perforated skull.

That’s the thing negative people just can't seem to wrap their heads around. Their entire existence feels like this constant, exhausting struggle—a sort of mental and emotional knot that they keep trying to untie by tightening the knot even further. It’s a cycle of tension that just never ends.

The bottom line is, Lost-soulIt really all comes down to that one thing: you just have to stop overanalyzing everything, quit the endless mental loops, and simply stop trying so hard.
One day, you’re going to have this sudden realization: life is just far too short and frankly too much of a cosmic joke to spend it grinding through unnecessary misery. You’ll realize that wasting your energy on mental gymnastics—constantly struggling to "try harder" or forcing yourself to feel better—is just a drain on your soul. Once you hit that point where you decide to stop the constant striving and just let things be, that's when you're truly finding your way. And honestly? You don't even have to wait for that epiphany to happen. You can choose to start living that way right now.
Generally speaking, our bodies and minds find it much easier to simply exist rather than to constantly act. It’s far more natural to just *be* instead of cluttering everything up with unnecessary exertion—which, let's face it, usually means those frantic attempts to force an outcome.

If you’re already practicing Law of Attraction, try doing it by actually surrendering to the flow of life and trusting that things will work out fine. Your first real step should be to stop trying to achieve your goals using the exact same methods that landed you in this current rut in the first place.
Remember, manifestation is about working on yourself, not grinding away at your wish list. You can't bully yourself into feeling better or being happier. That doesn't require effort; it happens naturally when you finally drop the mistaken belief that happiness requires struggle and heavy lifting. If you keep pushing that hard, you'll just keep manifesting more struggle and more exhaustion.
And honestly, what's the point? Is all that sweat really worth it?
Just lean into the current. Relax and stop overthinking... at least for a little while.

Raymond Walker5 said:It’s a bit of a vicious cycle, isn't it? Once someone finally realizes they're spiraling into a depression, they often fall even deeper. It happens because they start to panic about the realization itself—they realize that if they stay in that headspace, all they'll end up creating is more depression. It becomes this self-fulfilling loop where the awareness of the struggle actually fuels the next downward slide. 😁

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about people who struggle with depression, pessimism, or that constant negative outlook—those folks who seem to be perpetually leaning toward self-destruction. There is a certain kind of masochism at play there, isn't there? It’s almost as if, in those dark and heavy emotional states, they actually find a strange sense of certainty. They feel something, even if what they're feeling is painful. Honestly, some people become so deeply habituated to living in those shadows that the negativity starts to feel like home. It becomes their baseline, and without it, they might feel completely adrift.

I’m speaking from direct experience here. By my very nature—and most likely due to the circumstances I dealt with while growing up, though genetics probably played a role too—I’ve never been much of an optimist. In fact, I’ve always leaned toward the exact opposite. For me, that tendency has consistently manifested as various kinds of heavy, nagging anxiety.

It wasn’t until that specific moment—that sudden, sharp realization that things weren't supposed to work that way—that everything shifted. Once I truly grasped the fact that I actually held the power to change my own circumstances, that's when the momentum finally started building.

The biggest hurdle for those fatalistic, depressive types is that they’re trying to use the exact same tools and thought patterns that landed them in that hole in the first place. They're essentially trying to dig themselves out of a pit using the same shovel that dug it. It’s a bit of a paradox, really, and honestly, it doesn't offer much hope for progress because they can't see that their own mental framework is what's boxing them in. Everything is filtered through a completely skewed perception of reality.

If we spend all our time trapped in this loop of intense mental philosophizing, we can easily spiral straight into a state of depression. When you overanalyze every single detail of your life and dissect every problem until you reach the crushing conclusion that you’re just a complete failure—losing your self-confidence in the process—it creates a devastating cycle. It starts with feeling like you lack the basic skills everyone else seems to have, or believing you’re fundamentally less valuable than the people around you. You tell yourself you'll never actually accomplish anything meaningful. Then, because of that mindset, you develop even deeper layers of anxiety and depression on top of the original issue. If that's the case, what does it all actually mean? What is the ultimate point of that downward spiral?
It’s a bit of a reality check, isn't it? It turns out we can't take all that heavy-duty mental gymnastics—the kind of intense, overthinking philosophy we used to fuel our own self-destruction—and expect to use those exact same tools to climb our way out of the hole. We're essentially trying to fix a problem using the very mechanism that created it, and that just doesn't work. It’s like trying to put out a fire with gasoline; you're simply using the wrong instrument for the job.
If we’ve spent all this time shooting ourselves in the right temple, there’s really no reason to expect anything different just because we decide to switch to the left side. At the end of the day, the result is exactly the same—we're still going to end up with a perforated skull.

That’s the thing negative people just can't seem to wrap their heads around. Their entire existence feels like this constant, exhausting struggle—a sort of mental and emotional knot that they keep trying to untie by tightening the knot even further. It’s a cycle of tension that just never ends.

The bottom line is, Lost-soulIt really all comes down to that one thing: you just have to stop overanalyzing everything, quit the endless mental loops, and simply stop trying so hard.
One day, you’re going to have this sudden realization: life is just far too short and frankly too much of a cosmic joke to spend it grinding through unnecessary misery. You’ll realize that wasting your energy on mental gymnastics—constantly struggling to "try harder" or forcing yourself to feel better—is just a drain on your soul. Once you hit that point where you decide to stop the constant striving and just let things be, that's when you're truly finding your way. And honestly? You don't even have to wait for that epiphany to happen. You can choose to start living that way right now.
Generally speaking, our bodies and minds find it much easier to simply exist rather than to constantly act. It’s far more natural to just *be* instead of cluttering everything up with unnecessary exertion—which, let's face it, usually means those frantic attempts to force an outcome.

If you’re already practicing Law of Attraction, try doing it by actually surrendering to the flow of life and trusting that things will work out fine. Your first real step should be to stop trying to achieve your goals using the exact same methods that landed you in this current rut in the first place.
Remember, manifestation is about working on yourself, not grinding away at your wish list. You can't bully yourself into feeling better or being happier. That doesn't require effort; it happens naturally when you finally drop the mistaken belief that happiness requires struggle and heavy lifting. If you keep pushing that hard, you'll just keep manifesting more struggle and more exhaustion.
And honestly, what's the point? Is all that sweat really worth it?
Just lean into the current. Relax and stop overthinking... at least for a little while.

😁 We didn't exactly manage to comfort her! 🙂

Quincy:

I guess there’s a certain kind of masochism at play with the depressives, the pessimists, and those people who just seem to gravitate toward self-destruction. It’s like they actually find a strange sense of comfort in those negative states—it’s the only way they feel anything at all. They’ve spent so much of their lives defaulting to that mindset that it’s become their baseline. Maybe it's because being stuck in that darkness is the only thing that feels familiar enough to call home.

First off, we really need to get a handle on this constant, relentless cycle of negative thinking. I know, I know—suggesting meditation sounds like such a tired, overused cliché, and I realize how unoriginal that might seem. But honestly? I don't think there's any other way to deal with those intrusive, negative thoughts that just seem to run wild through your brain without any sense of control. 😉
It isn’t going to be easy right out of the gate, because, honestly, like pretty much everything else worth doing, it requires real persistence and constant practice. I’m certainly not going to sit here and claim that a single meditation session is going to suddenly wipe away all those bad mental habits—that whole state of internal chaos we all deal with. But, if she sticks with it, things will start looking a lot better after a while. I know, because I've been there myself.

Quincy:

Honestly, everything started shifting the moment I finally realized that things weren't supposed to work that way—and more importantly, that I actually had the power to change them.

I feel much the same way, even though I wouldn't say I’m a pessimist by nature; I just tend to struggle with anxiety quite a bit. But honestly, after spending time studying Zillow and really grasping the fact that we are the creators of our own reality—rather than just passive observers watching things happen—something finally clicked for me. It was the shift I desperately needed.

Quincy:

The biggest issue with those fatalistic, depressive types is that they attempt to crawl out of their hole using the exact same tools and mental frameworks that put them there in the first place. It’s a bit of a Catch-22, really. They can't find a way out because they simply don't realize how much they are being held back by their own limited perspective. Everything is just... fundamentally skewed. Their perception of reality is entirely broken, and until they address that, I guess they're just spinning their wheels.

No, that’s just not how it works. It won't produce any results like that. The first step has to be calming the mind down, and then you focus on what you actually want. The second step—and this is the crucial part—is that once the mental chatter dies down, the emotions have to settle too. We aren't just creating our reality through our thoughts; we’re doing it through our emotions as well. If you’re trying to think positively while simultaneously feeling miserable, you aren't actually believing in the outcome. In that case, the end result is always going to be pathetic.
You have to maintain a positive mindset—for instance, if I want a white leather jacket, I should actually visualize myself already wearing it—while simultaneously feeling that sense of genuine satisfaction. That is the true alignment of soul and intellect that Holland talks about. Most people don't get this right; they just fall into this cycle of saying, "I want this, and I want that," followed immediately by, "But how on earth am I going to afford it?" or, "What if people think I'm being ridiculous?" It’s that constant hesitation... I guess I'm just not entirely sure if this approach is really meant for me. 🙄

One day, when you finally realize that life is just too short and far too much of a cosmic joke to waste on unnecessary struggles—on all those mental gymnastics to try to feel better, or on any kind of "trying"—that is when you will actually be on your way to finding yourself. Honestly, you could make that realization happen as early as today.
Generally speaking, it is much easier for both the body and the mind to simply do nothing than to attempt anything at all. It is far simpler to just BE, rather than polluting your system with efforts that aren't even required, which, let's face it, usually means the effort of trying to achieve something specific.

The best things in life are also the simplest. We are the ones who insist on making everything complicated. Where has all this over-analyzing and philosophizing actually gotten us? I spent a huge portion of my life philosophizing, thinking I was being incredibly brilliant and intellectual. But what did it actually yield? In the end, it was nothing but a pure waste of time. Designing your own life is remarkably easy and straightforward once you clear away all that nonsense.

Zillow is about working on yourself, not on your desires. You can't force yourself to be in a better mood or to be happy. That doesn't require effort; it just happens when you discard the false belief that misery and intense struggle are necessary prerequisites. If you cling to that, you'll just keep manifesting more hardship and more endless striving.
And for what? Is it even worth it?
Just go with the flow. Relax and stop thinking... at least, let's start with that.

👍

I would also add this: when a negative thought pops up, there is no need to expend energy trying to force it out of your head. It isn't even possible. You simply have to shift your focus elsewhere. For instance: you find yourself ruminating on someone who gets under your skin or who hurt you. You realize these thoughts are just dragging you deeper into depression and misery, yet you continue to analyze that terrible person and their words. What you really need to do is pivot your attention to something else—anything that lacks weight, something pleasant, something charming, or something that delights you. And that's the pattern: a negative thought arrives, you shift your focus to something positive. Practice it. Just keep practicing.🙂

Frank Flores63 said:😁 We didn't exactly manage to comfort her! 🙂

Quincy:

I guess there’s a certain kind of masochism at play with the depressives, the pessimists, and those people who just seem to gravitate toward self-destruction. It’s like they actually find a strange sense of comfort in those negative states—it’s the only way they feel anything at all. They’ve spent so much of their lives defaulting to that mindset that it’s become their baseline. Maybe it's because being stuck in that darkness is the only thing that feels familiar enough to call home.

First off, we really need to get a handle on this constant, relentless cycle of negative thinking. I know, I know—suggesting meditation sounds like such a tired, overused cliché, and I realize how unoriginal that might seem. But honestly? I don't think there's any other way to deal with those intrusive, negative thoughts that just seem to run wild through your brain without any sense of control. 😉
It isn’t going to be easy right out of the gate, because, honestly, like pretty much everything else worth doing, it requires real persistence and constant practice. I’m certainly not going to sit here and claim that a single meditation session is going to suddenly wipe away all those bad mental habits—that whole state of internal chaos we all deal with. But, if she sticks with it, things will start looking a lot better after a while. I know, because I've been there myself.

Quincy:

Honestly, everything started shifting the moment I finally realized that things weren't supposed to work that way—and more importantly, that I actually had the power to change them.

I feel much the same way, even though I wouldn't say I’m a pessimist by nature; I just tend to struggle with anxiety quite a bit. But honestly, after spending time studying Zillow and really grasping the fact that we are the creators of our own reality—rather than just passive observers watching things happen—something finally clicked for me. It was the shift I desperately needed.

Quincy:

The biggest issue with those fatalistic, depressive types is that they attempt to crawl out of their hole using the exact same tools and mental frameworks that put them there in the first place. It’s a bit of a Catch-22, really. They can't find a way out because they simply don't realize how much they are being held back by their own limited perspective. Everything is just... fundamentally skewed. Their perception of reality is entirely broken, and until they address that, I guess they're just spinning their wheels.

No, that’s just not how it works. It won't produce any results like that. The first step has to be calming the mind down, and then you focus on what you actually want. The second step—and this is the crucial part—is that once the mental chatter dies down, the emotions have to settle too. We aren't just creating our reality through our thoughts; we’re doing it through our emotions as well. If you’re trying to think positively while simultaneously feeling miserable, you aren't actually believing in the outcome. In that case, the end result is always going to be pathetic.
You have to maintain a positive mindset—for instance, if I want a white leather jacket, I should actually visualize myself already wearing it—while simultaneously feeling that sense of genuine satisfaction. That is the true alignment of soul and intellect that Holland talks about. Most people don't get this right; they just fall into this cycle of saying, "I want this, and I want that," followed immediately by, "But how on earth am I going to afford it?" or, "What if people think I'm being ridiculous?" It’s that constant hesitation... I guess I'm just not entirely sure if this approach is really meant for me. 🙄

One day, when you finally realize that life is just too short and far too much of a cosmic joke to waste on unnecessary struggles—on all those mental gymnastics to try to feel better, or on any kind of "trying"—that is when you will actually be on your way to finding yourself. Honestly, you could make that realization happen as early as today.
Generally speaking, it is much easier for both the body and the mind to simply do nothing than to attempt anything at all. It is far simpler to just BE, rather than polluting your system with efforts that aren't even required, which, let's face it, usually means the effort of trying to achieve something specific.

The best things in life are also the simplest. We are the ones who insist on making everything complicated. Where has all this over-analyzing and philosophizing actually gotten us? I spent a huge portion of my life philosophizing, thinking I was being incredibly brilliant and intellectual. But what did it actually yield? In the end, it was nothing but a pure waste of time. Designing your own life is remarkably easy and straightforward once you clear away all that nonsense.

Zillow is about working on yourself, not on your desires. You can't force yourself to be in a better mood or to be happy. That doesn't require effort; it just happens when you discard the false belief that misery and intense struggle are necessary prerequisites. If you cling to that, you'll just keep manifesting more hardship and more endless striving.
And for what? Is it even worth it?
Just go with the flow. Relax and stop thinking... at least, let's start with that.

👍

I would also add this: when a negative thought pops up, there is no need to expend energy trying to force it out of your head. It isn't even possible. You simply have to shift your focus elsewhere. For instance: you find yourself ruminating on someone who gets under your skin or who hurt you. You realize these thoughts are just dragging you deeper into depression and misery, yet you continue to analyze that terrible person and their words. What you really need to do is pivot your attention to something else—anything that lacks weight, something pleasant, something charming, or something that delights you. And that's the pattern: a negative thought arrives, you shift your focus to something positive. Practice it. Just keep practicing.🙂

I actually know someone personally who can take one tiny negative thought and turn it into an absolute living hell—and by the way, they frequent this forum too.
Let’s say something goes slightly wrong for them today. They start dissecting why it went wrong, which leads them to conclude that everything in their life is a disaster, that they’ve let everyone down, that they're a total failure, and that they'd honestly be better off dead. Finally, they reach the conclusion that, well, now they’re going to feel miserable forever, ruminating on it for the rest of their lives, which they believe is a hellscape anyway. 😁 🤦
Of course, these things are usually our own choice. Picking at the things we hate is just like scratching at a mosquito bite until it gets infected and turns into sepsis—then you're really in trouble.
It is genuinely fascinating how much effort some people put into feeling terrible. And all of it is completely unnecessary if we actually want to feel good.

Raymond Walker5 said:I think silentskipper14 hit the nail on the head there. Meditation is such a game-changer. And honestly, you don't even need to carve out a full thirty minutes; sometimes just a quick one-minute reset is plenty. The real trick is just finding a way to quiet the noise in your head, find that inner stillness, and just let all those racing thoughts drift away.

Exactly, but you also have to actually put in the work until you hit that zone. If you go into it treating it like some massive mountain you have to climb, you’re gonna feel totally defeated the second you try it. What I mean is, you need to at least sit down, back straight, throw on some earplugs from CVS, $0.67, close your eyes, and if it isn't working—and trust me, it might not work right away—just stay in that position for maybe 20 or 30 minutes. Slowly, your thoughts will start to slow down, then space out, and eventually, you'll find that focus...👍

What the heck is Zillow?

Maria Parker77 said:Exactly, but you also have to actually put in the work until you hit that zone. If you go into it treating it like some massive mountain you have to climb, you’re gonna feel totally defeated the second you try it. What I mean is, you need to at least sit down, back straight, throw on some earplugs from CVS, $0.67, close your eyes, and if it isn't working—and trust me, it might not work right away—just stay in that position for maybe 20 or 30 minutes. Slowly, your thoughts will start to slow down, then space out, and eventually, you'll find that focus...👍

What the heck is Zillow?

The Law of Attraction😁

Zillow doesn't care, really. But if you're looking to avoid unnecessary headaches, just act with total integrity. Don't do to someone else what you wouldn't want done to you. Zillow remembers everything... and it all comes back to us, aligned with our own beliefs and emotions.

silentskipper14 said:Zillow doesn't care, really. But if you're looking to avoid unnecessary headaches, just act with total integrity. Don't do to someone else what you wouldn't want done to you. Zillow remembers everything... and it all comes back to us, aligned with our own beliefs and emotions.

You're mixing up Zillow with the law of cause and effect—that's just plain old karma.

Most of the time we fail at attracting what we actually want because we’re too busy clinging to our old baggage. We haven't cleared any space for the good stuff! Truth is, that "new" thing we're chasing? We probably already have it; we're just too blind to realize it.

David Ross3 said:Anyone ever messed around with this "technique"? If you have, how often are we talking—and did it actually work to manifest what you wanted by just acting like you already had it? Esther Hicks has a bunch of videos on this under the "telling a new story" vibe... She says the universe doesn't care if you physically have the thing yet or not; it’s all about getting that vibration to line up... 🤔
She also mentions that writing about your desires in the present tense is just as solid a way to create.

Anyway, I'm curious to hear what you guys think about all this. 🙂

I know plenty of people who used this method and ended up completely broke.
Basically, they lived like they were loaded when they actually weren't.

Michael Castillo said:I know plenty of people who used this method and ended up completely broke.
Basically, they lived like they were loaded when they actually weren't.

Look, Sanja... maybe try using a little common sense before you start typing, huh? 🙂

Michael Castillo said:I know plenty of people who used this method and ended up completely broke.
Basically, they lived like they were loaded when they actually weren't.

Well, then they weren't actually living like they were rich 😁 🤣

I've been working my way through this book for quite a while now. It’s absolutely packed with information and practical techniques, which means I'm taking my sweet time getting through it. It doesn't have anything to do with Zillow, but it honestly seems like a fantastic read.

David Ross3 said:Anyone ever messed around with this "technique"? If you have, how often are we talking—and did it actually work to manifest what you wanted by just acting like you already had it? Esther Hicks has a bunch of videos on this under the "telling a new story" vibe... She says the universe doesn't care if you physically have the thing yet or not; it’s all about getting that vibration to line up... 🤔
She also mentions that writing about your desires in the present tense is just as solid a way to create.

Anyway, I'm curious to hear what you guys think about all this. 🙂

This is essentially one variation of "positive thinking" or the Law of Attraction. There is a vast library of literature on the subject, ranging from classics like The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy to modern interpretations. One of the more prominent contemporary advocates is Dr. Joe Dispenza, whose book Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One has gained significant popularity.

All these theories share a common premise: we are the architects of our own reality. They suggest we possess the power to attract anything we desire—including health and prosperity—simply through focused thought, concentration, and willpower. This power is generally attributed to the subconscious mind, under the belief that by consciously influencing the subconscious, we can achieve any outcome we desire.

The concept itself is fascinating. It feels empowering to think that a person can act as a sort of magician, shaping their world through mental effort, whether in a waking state or during meditation. Some theories emphasize visualization, others focus on "vibration" (embodying the feeling of already possessing the goal), while others advocate for a blend of both.

In my experience, however, things don't quite work that way. We simply don't possess that kind of power. Even if there is something greater than us at play, "creating a new story" is essentially just a form of prayer, with the same level of unpredictability in its fulfillment.

Occasionally, it might feel like we have manifested something through sheer willpower. In my view, this likely happens because time isn't just a linear progression from past to future; everything is happening simultaneously. We might experience a profound longing for something, and when it eventually materializes, we mistakenly credit our own concentration for making it happen. Personally, I believe the process works in reverse: the event that is meant to occur manifests within us first as a desire, creating the illusion that we influenced the future.

Of course, this is merely my personal perspective. 🙂

It is certainly worth trying, though. 🙂

One should simply be careful not to become obsessed. Many people fall into the trap of cycling through endless techniques and buying dozens of books, constantly worrying that they aren't doing it correctly or haven't sufficiently "cleared their subconscious" of negative patterns. They spend years fruitlessly struggling to force a result. That is something to avoid. 🙂

mistybison said:This is essentially one variation of "positive thinking" or the Law of Attraction. There is a vast library of literature on the subject, ranging from classics like The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy to modern interpretations. One of the more prominent contemporary advocates is Dr. Joe Dispenza, whose book Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One has gained significant popularity.

All these theories share a common premise: we are the architects of our own reality. They suggest we possess the power to attract anything we desire—including health and prosperity—simply through focused thought, concentration, and willpower. This power is generally attributed to the subconscious mind, under the belief that by consciously influencing the subconscious, we can achieve any outcome we desire.

The concept itself is fascinating. It feels empowering to think that a person can act as a sort of magician, shaping their world through mental effort, whether in a waking state or during meditation. Some theories emphasize visualization, others focus on "vibration" (embodying the feeling of already possessing the goal), while others advocate for a blend of both.

In my experience, however, things don't quite work that way. We simply don't possess that kind of power. Even if there is something greater than us at play, "creating a new story" is essentially just a form of prayer, with the same level of unpredictability in its fulfillment.

Occasionally, it might feel like we have manifested something through sheer willpower. In my view, this likely happens because time isn't just a linear progression from past to future; everything is happening simultaneously. We might experience a profound longing for something, and when it eventually materializes, we mistakenly credit our own concentration for making it happen. Personally, I believe the process works in reverse: the event that is meant to occur manifests within us first as a desire, creating the illusion that we influenced the future.

Of course, this is merely my personal perspective. 🙂

It is certainly worth trying, though. 🙂

One should simply be careful not to become obsessed. Many people fall into the trap of cycling through endless techniques and buying dozens of books, constantly worrying that they aren't doing it correctly or haven't sufficiently "cleared their subconscious" of negative patterns. They spend years fruitlessly struggling to force a result. That is something to avoid. 🙂

It can actually get worse. You read all these books, start experimenting, and then something goes sideways in your life. Suddenly, you're beating yourself up, wondering if you manifested it wrong or if there's some lingering negativity in your subconscious that caused the mess. It makes everything feel even heavier. Personally, I think we need to take a more relaxed approach. We shouldn't fall into the trap of thinking we have absolute control over every single thing that happens—because we don't. Positive thinking and visualization are great tools for feeling better about yourself and spotting opportunities you might otherwise miss, but believing that you are solely responsible for every good and bad thing through your own "subconscious magic" can be pretty damaging to your mental health.

If you aren't giving it 100%, you're just wasting your damn time.

Honestly, I can see why half of you would want to tear me apart for saying that—and hey, you’d probably be right.

David Ross3 said:Anyone ever messed around with this "technique"? If you have, how often are we talking—and did it actually work to manifest what you wanted by just acting like you already had it? Esther Hicks has a bunch of videos on this under the "telling a new story" vibe... She says the universe doesn't care if you physically have the thing yet or not; it’s all about getting that vibration to line up... 🤔
She also mentions that writing about your desires in the present tense is just as solid a way to create.

Anyway, I'm curious to hear what you guys think about all this. 🙂

Light collapses when it's observed, and it's the exact opposite when it isn't.

So, you need that desire to pull what you want out of the light.
Focus on what you want and build a plan.