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Meditation, Manifesting, Gratitude & The Law of Attraction
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Hi everyone,
Not sure where to start so hope I can express myself clearly and maybe with others' input we can expand on this. I'm interested in people's thoughts/ experience with meditation, manifesting, gratitude & the law of attraction. I've recently started using the Smiling Mind app to meditate when going to sleep and sometimes when feeling a little anxious, like tonight. It is something i thought i could never do as my mind rarely stops, however, with persistence, I find I enjoy it. I guess i tend to have a negative mindset which I am determined to change.I always felt uneasy about thinking positive things as i thought i would jinx myself, and that whenever I made a positive comment or felt happy it would go wrong or something negative would happen. So i refrained from allowing myself to be too happy, I guess to 'protect' myself. Recently i have been feeling happier, stronger, expressing gratitude and taking note of when things have come to me when i needed them. Coincidence, or answers to what i put out to the Universe? I like to think the latter. A work colleague one day told me to manifest something i wanted, put it out to the universe , so I'm trying. Example, recently we needed to measure the floor space at reception so we could calculate how many people we could have in at one time. I needed a tape measure, which i did not have. At that moment our handyman walked into the office. Guess what he had? I am getting into the habit of practising positive thinking instead of thinking/expecting negatives. If something 'negative' does crop up, it can be dealt with, it's not the end of the world. I look for the positive in every negative situation. I am becoming more aware of being grateful for little things, things like getting a good car park at work, a warn cosy bed, a tidy house. I feel when i am expressing gratitude I am putting positive thoughts out into the universe and I notice more positives instead of focusing on negatives. Late last week we had internet issues at work and a colleague i found a little annoying. I've been feeling very drained, agitated, negative for a few days. This morning things were not running smoothly for me. A result of my negative mind perhaps? Little things became a big deal, my morning was crap. If i look back, it wasn't really an issue, i just did things in a different order which gave me more relax time this evening. The Law of Attraction, positive thoughts, positive experiences.
What are your thoughts?
cmf x
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Hi Guest 9972 & welcome. Thanks for your thoughtful & encouraging words. I have learnt alot along the way & still learning 🙏
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I have been thinking about an old school friend. I havetseen her in years. Well today we bumped into each other. Could not believe it! It made me realise I need to keep thinking of what I want, not what I don't want. With my ex I always thought of what I didn't want- his sis always around & them having the relationship I should have had. I want a leadership position at work. I know who my competition may be & it intimidates me. I need to focus on what I want not what I don't want. Funnily enough, when I was with my ex I sometimes used to wonder what it would be like to be single & free. To do as I pleased, have the house to myself. Stay in on a Saturday night & relax by choice. It's funny cos now it's what I can do. I feel I manifested him & his sis being the "couple" but also the freedom I often thought of.
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I realised something. The friend I bumped in o went to primary school with. We went to different high schools but we bumped into each other on our 20's...after I'd broken up with M. How strange 🤔
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Perhaps you were meant to catch up 🙂
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I think so. I've been bumping into a few people haven't seen for a while. Maybe cos I'm free now & want good people in my life. Funny thing, my friend makes cakes & made bday cakes when my kids were little & celebrate their bdays with us. My D turns 21 next month so I'm getting her to make the cake & celebrate with us. It will be a surprise
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Perfect timing, regarding the birthday cake. I wonder what these returning people have to offer you and what you have to offer them. Very interesting indeed.
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Yes I wonder? Reconnecting with my friend may reconnect me with others. I just received a message from a work colleague that had a baby last year. She's in the area tomorrow & wants to drop in to say hi. I wonder who else may pop up that I haven't seen for a while?
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Bumped into more people today I haven't seen for years. We used to frequent the same coffee shop. I see them walking their dog occasionally but we haven't chatted & caught up till today. Also an ex colleague with whom I formed a lovely connection during lockdown, has come back to work in our office. What does it all mean? I'm sure it's me being more open to others now. Maybe the fact I want good people in my life has brought them back?
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Wow CMF. That's really interesting that this is happening. I think you must be manifesting good things because you have opened the door for them. The universe giving you what you need because you asked and were open to it.
In hindsight, that happened to me. I decided to leave my job because I wasn't coping with the whole end of a relationship thing (long story) and a couple of months later my former boss phoned me and said 'I've got a new opportunity for you and I want you to take it'. I did and it saved me. It was the beginning of my recovery (still ongoing I should say). I didn't ask for a new job but it was exactly what I needed. The universe is good like that.
I'm so glad you are having wonderful people return to you.
WF
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Hi WF
I love your story re your job. The Universe def responding to what we need, not just what we ask for. It's been really nice reconnecting with old friends. Perhaps it's to help me get back to who I am or am meant to be. Each of these people bring back memories also of how we connected & time spent together.
I'm glad your job worked out for you 🙏
Cmf