The irony of manifesting

By Chris Trout | May 31, 2008

Damn! I want one of those Genies in The Secret. I want everything to turn to gold. I want. I want. I want.

Ah, maybe there is the problem. For the secret to manifesting our thoughts is "I am, I am, I am," not "I want. I want. I want." In this week's (6/2/08) Strengths Ezine, I  contended, "We can only manifest what we already are." I know! I don't like it either!

Here's the bad news. I can't manifest abundance until I am abundant inside. I can't manifest love until I love myself. I can't manifest change in others until I am changed inside.

Here's the good news!  When I experience life as abundant, I can manifest abundance in my world. When I love myself, I can manifest the most remarkable love in my world. When I become the change I want to see,  I can manifest the change I want to see.

Here's the irony. Once I experience my life as abundant, I'm already there. Once I love myself, I'm already there. Once I become the change I want to see, I'm already there. There rest is just details.

So what is the "secret" to experiencing life as abundant or any of the other "stuff" we say we want?  I invite you to join me in this journey.  For the foreseeable future, I am committing this blog to sharing my journey and hope you will share yours through your blog "comments." I've got some other ways to share out ideas, too. Stick around. You're invited.