Pathwalking 173
Can I manifest more than one of the things I want in my life at a time?
Can I focus on multiple goals at the same time, and make them all manifest?
Simple answer – yes. Less simple answer – yes, but not without proper focus. Complex answer – yes, but do I really know what I want and can I give it the necessary focus?
For me, focus is difficult. I think I might suffer from ADOS – Attention Deficit Oooooooooooooooooo Shiny! I let myself get distracted, I leap from task to task, my focus is not terribly clear.
On the one hand this makes me an excellent multitasker. I can handle having to shift between matters at my job with ease, I can work between and prioritize multiple goings-on without becoming frustrated. In fact, one of the things I like in any given job is when I am not relegated to one single task, but variable duties.
The trouble is, when I need to give all of my attention to a thing, when I need to be hyper-focused I am less adept. I have to be careful of not letting myself get distracted, I need to really consciously give my attention to the one thing on which I am supposed to be focused.
There are currently three goals I am striving towards in my life. One of them is as good as complete, that one has gotten and continues to get the necessary attention and focus, and that is taken care of. The other two, though, I am less clear on. I have a vague sense of what I want from and for those goals, but I am not seeing those goals in the manner they need to be focused on for their conclusion.
The first goal I see as already done. It has happened. I can see not only the goal, but I can see what will come of it afterwards. I have already shifted the goal in my mind to its conclusion, and I see what that will entail and much else on that same path at this goal’s conclusion.
Yes, this goal has a set end date. I am keeping what it is vague because the point is not the what of this goal, it is the generalization of what I mean by talking about being focused on a goal. It’s not just giving that goal the attention it might need, it is about HOW you give your energy to that goal.
I have said before that to manifest anything in my life requires thought, feeling and intentional actions. One important thing in manifesting is seeing the thing manifest long before it happens. You need in the here-and-now to see your goal as already achieved. You need to see whatever it is you are striving for as done, complete. You need to feel how that will make you feel, and you need to get out of future tense and work in the present tense.
The other two goals I wish to achieve do not have set end dates. But there are benefits that will come of the achievement of them. My biggest problem with any attempt at manifestation is the how. I get caught up in just how the goal can be made manifest.
There is of course valid reasons to be concerned with the how of a thing. While I will state that you can manifest anything you want for your life, there are certain considerations that can’t be ignored. I do not want to use the word limitations because that’s not the stake in this. For example, let’s say I want to be an astronaut. It’s possible. But given I have not studied any science that would lead to my being chosen to go to space, nor joined any military branch that might send me to space, nor purchased a ticket for one of the future commercial space flights…becoming an astronaut is a notion fraught with challenges.
I am not in any way stating we should not dream big. I am not saying we should not aspire to great and grand visions. I am cautioning that manifestation is expectation and energy, and while we have infinite energy we can expend to create anything we can imagine – we also have to be aware if our current actions might be opposite what is needed, or even could sabotage a goal.
Manifestation can in some ways happen in a vacuum, or a sort. This boils down to expectation. If I am checking out at a store I want to find the shortest line. Now if I expect the lines to be long, if I expect to get behind the slow-poke paying in pennies…guess what I will likely manifest? If I am certain I will pick a line that will move smoothly and get me out without difficulty, this is more likely. Also, and I know this first hand – when you change your expectation from negative to positive, you really do find you mind these matters less. I used to joke that my family is cursed when it comes to picking lines – we will ALWAYS pick the worst. I stopped expecting that to be true, I stopped giving it any energy…and it has been a long time since I have experienced this.
I can make an unlimited number of things in my life manifest all at once, but I have to adjust my focus the right way to do so. This means I should be able to see that the conclusion of the goal is logical to who I am and what I need and want for my life. Then, rather than being distracted by the specific and minute details of the how, I need to see these goals as already achieved. I need to feel how their successful arrival will feel, and I need to take intentional actions that will allow them to happen. I know this can be done, I just need to stop distracting myself and remember what I already know.
How many things do you want to make manifest for your life, and how are you focusing on them?
This is the one-hundred seventy-third entry in my series. These weekly posts are specifically about walking along the path of life, and my personal desire to make a difference in this world along the way. Feel free to re-blog and share. Thank you for joining me.
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