Meditation, Manifesting, Gratitude & The Law of Attraction

[CMF]

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

[therising]

Sounds like a whole new avenue is presenting itself to you. Exciting times ahead. If some of these people are high energy inspiring people, intensely exciting times ahead. 

I'm so happy for you.

[CMF]

Thanks therising, 

A relative just messaged also & mentioned a childhood memory. It's also 16 years today that my Mum passed away 🙏

[CMF]

Todat i read something - what you are receiving and what you are offering are the same". It makes sense as when I started to see the sis/M marriage unfolding I did start to shut down. M& I never grew as a couple & easy to see why. It couldn't go anywhere cos the relationship with sis was the main one, his priority. I told my card reader about all the people coming back into my life. She said she's not surprised & agreed it's a new chapter. I'm again thinking of donating the things he gave me. I have no purpose for them. I'm just hesitant & don't know why. I know I want nothing to do with him. 

[therising]

Hi CMF

While hindsight can offer illumination, it can also feel like a bit of a mongrel at times, that's for sure. Kind of like 'Now I can see where my place was in that relationship and I took my place, on the sidelines without fully realising. Now I can see how I served my partner in that relationship, as opposed to serving myself in the ways that I should have been (for my own mental, physical and spiritual health)' and stuff like that. So, while hindsight offers a learning experience, it can be like 'Damn, why could I not have seen that with such clarity at the time?'.

As Buddhism dictates 'Attachment leads to sufferance'. While this includes the people we're attached to, it can definitely also include objects. I suppose it's because we invest a certain amount of our energy or emotion into objects. For the objects that you have some emotional investment in, if you were challenged to keep just one of those objects, as a keepsake for whatever reason, which one would it be? Maybe coming up with some kind of mantra to manage the process of disappointment could help. For example, 'I dis-appoint this object from being joyful (full of joy). Now that joy has been released from this object, it is free to go elsewhere. I dis-appoint this object from being full of love. Now that love has been released from this object, it is free to go elsewhere' and so on. If you've got a really good imagination, use it. Imagine after every emotional release, there's like a faint cloud of smoke or vapor being released from the object. Imagine it floating or flying off, like how a bird would fly off when being unlocked from the cage or object which once held it. You could even extend your imagination further to find who's shoulder love lands on. It could be your shoulder. More love for you. You deserve it. 💖🙂

[CMF]

Oh therising you are so insightful & inspiring.  I've never thought I'd disappointment as dis -appointment . I have kept an item & not packed it away. It's a coffee percolator. I started using it as I thought I may as well get some enjoyment from the "suffering " of sitting on the sidelines.  Also, it's not as personal an item  ie not jewellery or handbag. I'm not using the coffee percolator currently but I've put aside in easy reach. Yes, when I donate them I will release the feelings. Whether it be love, joy or something else it's will make room for more of that to come in from somewhere/someone else 🙏🤗

[CMF]

I thought I saw him cycling yesterday.  He looked up right as he passed by. It looked like him. Last night I dreamt I was driving his son to a friend's house as it was near mine and HE was in the back seat.  Prior to driving them I had friend's over for a dinner party. What could it mean? I read driving indicates navigating life & being in control. That's me. Sitting in the back seat means feeling powerless. That's him. Perhaps I've gained control in the situation & he feels powerless. Cutting him off has given me back my control.

[CMF]

I read "Healing is taking back your power and using it to move forward."

That's what my dream was about.

[CMF]

I bumped into yet another person. A relative who goes to same church as my ex. She asked if we'd split as she hasn't seen me there a while. I told her everything that's happened. She couldn't believe it all. After we split she saw him at church with his mum. She always asked how I was, he always said I was good. Eventually his mum said I was busy with my kids. My relative worked out we weren't together but he wouldn't tell her. Even though it was all during those 6 months no one knew we were seeing each other yet he kept her thinking we were. I love his mum but it hurts that she too would cover up the truth. Goodness, this whole weekend has been dominated by him. My card reader says we will bump into each other. I agree. I feel it may be next & I feel it will bring the closure.

[CMF]

I'm also hurt they lied to my relative.  Why? My goodness, it's like i didn't know him at all. A man who told me he can't lie but has shown many times he can cover the truth. I am grateful I have been removed from all of it & hope I can now attract better people & relationships into my life. Clearly I am already 🙏

[CMF]

Something funny happened today. I was on a tram & happened to look up & see the driver's reflection in the cabin mirror.  He looked a bit like my male friend who's been on my mind. I kept looking but knew it wasn't him. Pretty funny that I saw some looked like him though ☺️