Baphomet said:I’m telling you, blind faith or just wishing for something won't get you anywhere. Real results come from transforming who you are, moving past that desperate hunger for the outcome itself.
Look at it this way: you think obsessing over the finish line is enough to cross it, but I believe you have to focus entirely on the grind of the journey. The goal is just a byproduct of the path—thinking about it beforehand is actually pretty pointless.
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If we’re sprinting solely for the trophy with our eyes glued to the prize, it’s easy to trip and faceplant. Besides, how can we even hope to keep up that pace if we haven't done the training? 😉 We won't make it to the end intact, let alone without hitting a wall. The process is the whole point—it *is* the destination. Every single moment spent searching is a moment of discovery.
That said, you still need that initial spark—that drive, that will, and that belief—just to step onto the path in the first place. And you have to stay independent in everything you do. 😉
It’s damn near impossible to escape that constant sense of addiction lurking in the background.. Honestly, isn't it better just to own up to it, to walk right alongside it so we can actually get to know it and figure out why it’s even there in the first place? There is simply no way we’re supposed to be at some sort of starting line, feeling this effortless, breezy awareness of what we need to do, which step to take, or even which direction to head in... And if, on top of all that, we go and pile on more self-imposed nonsense like—"I can't let myself become obsessed with the goal," or "I shouldn't be thinking about this or that"—then aren't we just burying ourselves even deeper under a mountain of rigid, goal-oriented rules, all in a desperate attempt to avoid doing exactly what we're trying to prevent?
In a way, the whole thing actually works. Visualization and affirmations are incredibly powerful tools. They can help you navigate through problems and manifest exactly what you want while filtering out the noise. I use these techniques quite a bit, and honestly, the results sometimes catch me off guard—even though I fully understand the mechanics behind it. It isn’t magic. It’s just that we attract experiences that align with our core beliefs. Whatever we hold as truth in our minds tends to bleed into our reality. Like attracts like. How much success we actually see from using this "ability" (if we even want to call it that) really comes down to our own internal limitations. If we secretly believe we aren't capable or don't deserve something, we could practice positive thinking, visualize, pray to God, or grind for years, and still see zero results. The conviction that something is both real and achievable is the ultimate key. This method doesn't require you to stress over the "how" or figure out the logistics of how your goals will manifest. It’s simply the conscious use of your imagination to shape your life. 🙂 After all, we are constantly creating our experiences on autopilot based on what we accept as truth. Our personal reality always finds a way to materialize. But here’s the catch... none of this is easy if the experience you’re chasing clashes with your deep-seated views of the world, life, or yourself. The bigger the mental block, the harder—or even impossible—it becomes to manifest your intentions. That’s why one of the absolute requirements for making this "ability" work effectively is doing the inner work. The better we know ourselves, the more we live authentically, and the more honest we are with ourselves, the easier it becomes to attract things that truly resonate with who we are. 🙂 Until we recognize and overcome those negative subconscious blueprints about the world and ourselves, we won't be able to create positive experiences for ourselves or anyone else. It sounds simple enough, but let's be real—it’s definitely not. 😉
Norris said:Basically, the idea is that Space (God, a higher intelligence) supports everything we hold true, almost as if "whatever we believe in becomes true for us."
In other words, through our thoughts, attitudes, emotions, words, and actions, every single one of us is essentially architecting our own reality.
Man, if I just sit here believing in God, that’s not how life works in my experience. It only happens if I actually set goals for myself and pour real passion into what I'm trying to achieve. At that point, things manifest. To me, God finished His part a long time ago; He did what He intended to do. Now, we’re left to our own devices to chase down our own visions—call it a mission or whatever you want. I honestly don't get why God would step in to help us reach a specific goal. Why would He? You can't see Him or hear Him. Instead of looking for outside help, why shouldn't we just trust our own potential and go out there and make things happen ourselves?
Norris said:Essentially, the idea is that Space (God, a higher intelligence) supports us in everything we believe, such that "whatever we believe in becomes true for us".
In other words, through our thoughts, attitudes, feelings, words, and actions, each of us creates our own reality.
I suppose that's how it works.......🙂
The thought is that God supports us in everything we believe, but I also suspect that because He loves us, He teaches us and nudges us to think in ways we perhaps haven't considered before. It’s as if He corrects our perspectives so we might draw closer to Him, provided that is truly what we want. If we desire to know God more deeply, He will open our hearts and minds to just the degree that we are prepared to receive Him.....to the extent we are ready to understand.
It seems true that we create our own reality through our thinking, attitudes, emotions, words, and deeds. Everything operates according to spiritual principles established by God, which aren't really things we can bypass.
There are circumstances beyond our control and others we can influence, but those external factors shouldn't really hinder us from reaching our goals. In truth, it depends quite a bit on what we prioritize in life and what we actually intend to achieve.
Whatever we strive for, we can achieve with the help of the One toward whom we strive. Through the guidance we receive—provided we can recognize it—combined with our own effort and ability to follow that direction, we can reach our goals... the ones we hope for... We can influence our circumstances through our intentions, and those very intentions can prompt us to receive the guidance we need and desire...
What we strive for matters. During the time I was striving to find true love, I found God. And since God is love, He is the source of all true love. If we don't strive toward love, light, and goodness, we can't expect to encounter the One who is the source of all those things, nor can we grasp Him through intellect alone. You don't find God through pure intellect, but rather through the spirit He grants us so that we may know Him—and even then, only if we seek Him in the right way, from the heart....🙂
It stands to reason that one must be intimately acquainted with spiritual law, which dictates, among various other principles, that whatever an individual conceives within their mind will inevitably manifest in their reality sooner or later. It follows, then, that we are essentially obligated to practice the art of imagination; furthermore, anyone who has truly mastered this faculty to visualize only positive outcomes will naturally invite "every righteous desire of their heart" into their existence—think health, prosperity, affection, loyal companions, or the seamless expression of one's true self. To effectively "train" this imaginative capacity, however, one must first undertake the necessary work upon the subconscious, the conscious, and the superconscious mind.
