Thanks for the further commentary. I suppose I was misunderstanding what manifesting is. I was thinking it was like wishing, the tooth fairy, or blowing out birthday candles. It makes more sense to know that it goes beyond dreaming of winning the lottery. I was missing a step. Now I know that manifesting requires involvement and action. That makes a lot more sense.
Indeed. I wonder, though, if for some people, manifesting is like wishing, because some folks don't understand that involvement and action ARE necessary. So you, in fact, brought up a good point. thanks.
I'm afraid that some of the "prosperity" preachers give the impression that if you pray hard enough and love Jesus enough, good thigs will magically come your way.
I think that's right. I see that, too. I see similar things happen in the worlds of health and dieting, finances and investing, and even the music industry. There are lots of oversimplified models for "success" that rope people into spending time and money on false hopes. It distracts us from what really does work.
I've been thinking more about manifesting. If it essentially wanting something, then visualizing it, having positive thoughts about it, and working to get it (within the laws of physics), how is it different from achievement? Why is it necessary to have a mystic-sounding name for it?
People can get fascinated with any part of a process, and then give it a fancy name. For instance, I "Woodshed" often. What is "Woddshedding?" It's a fancy name for hunkering down and working really hard at your craft. Some people are all about woodshedding and don't give any credence the mental attitude that can supplement their efforts. Other people are all about "manifesting" and don't give enough credence to putting in good hard work. But maybe a proper mix of the two is a better formula than just focusing on one or the other.
Thanks for the further commentary. I suppose I was misunderstanding what manifesting is. I was thinking it was like wishing, the tooth fairy, or blowing out birthday candles. It makes more sense to know that it goes beyond dreaming of winning the lottery. I was missing a step. Now I know that manifesting requires involvement and action. That makes a lot more sense.
Indeed. I wonder, though, if for some people, manifesting is like wishing, because some folks don't understand that involvement and action ARE necessary. So you, in fact, brought up a good point. thanks.
I'm afraid that some of the "prosperity" preachers give the impression that if you pray hard enough and love Jesus enough, good thigs will magically come your way.
I think that's right. I see that, too. I see similar things happen in the worlds of health and dieting, finances and investing, and even the music industry. There are lots of oversimplified models for "success" that rope people into spending time and money on false hopes. It distracts us from what really does work.
I've been thinking more about manifesting. If it essentially wanting something, then visualizing it, having positive thoughts about it, and working to get it (within the laws of physics), how is it different from achievement? Why is it necessary to have a mystic-sounding name for it?
People can get fascinated with any part of a process, and then give it a fancy name. For instance, I "Woodshed" often. What is "Woddshedding?" It's a fancy name for hunkering down and working really hard at your craft. Some people are all about woodshedding and don't give any credence the mental attitude that can supplement their efforts. Other people are all about "manifesting" and don't give enough credence to putting in good hard work. But maybe a proper mix of the two is a better formula than just focusing on one or the other.