Wish Lists
On my desk, to the left of my computer, I have my 2010 Wish List of what I intend to manifest in my personal and professional lives so that my life will be easier, happier and more satisfying. It includes such specific things as: getting a sofa for my home office as well as a new laptop before my existing one no longer functions; hiring a virtual assistant to do sales and marketing for me in addition to editing and creating e-books and other products for me to sell; attending workshops by Jim Self, Jo Dunning and others and personally giving seminars on spirituality in the work place, hiring and keeping good employees in addition to focusing my private coaching practice on spiritual awakening, empowerment, stress management, and leadership development. My 2010 Wish List also includes acquiring new personal qualities and skills such as: having the courage to be my authentic self and to speak my truth with loving kindness; treating myself with that same loving kindness; questioning and releasing old beliefs that no longer serve me. And the list goes on...
This year my Wish List is in the form of a handwritten document. In previous years it's been in the form of Law of Attraction based vision boards (consisting of pictures and words cut from magazines representing my goals) which I mounted on the walls in my office, affirmation cards posted in strategic locations to remind me of what I intend to accomplish within a 12 month period. In 2008 I went high tech and purchased software to create 8.5" x 11" portable versions of wishes for various areas of my life. No matter what the form, the purpose for my Wish List was the same — to identify and focus my attention and actions on what I believed would bring me joy, prosperity and success.
I just glanced at my current Wish List and noticed that items that were listed in previous years are still in evidence this year. That got me thinking: What would my life be like if I got everything I wished for? Would manifesting my heart's desires truly make me happy or was happiness an ever moving target and did the joy come from the quest more that the actual acquisition of the prize?
After mulling over the questions, I came to the conclusion that, for me, happiness is a state of mind and I can be happy whether things on my list manifest or not. In fact, I discovered that I've gained as much from NOT manifesting things as I did from getting them.
If I got everything I that appeared on my list by or before the end of the year, then what? I wouldn't be in a permanent state of bliss, frozen in time. The world would not stop spinning on its axis; political and economic events would still occur over which I would have no control; and I might be in conflict with friends, family members or business associates who have things on their own Wish Lists that would be in opposition to the ones on mine. Getting everything on my list wouldn't make me less angry with drivers who tailgate or neighbors who play music at a volume that rattles my windows. It wouldn't make me happier when a family member is sick or injured. It wouldn't enable me to bring harmony to waring factions around the globe nor would I be able to control Mother Nature and keep earthquakes or violent weather patterns from happening.
I've found that to be happy I have to decide the direction I want my life to go, without any sense of attachment to the outcome nor the timing of events, and then take positive action in that direction. My 2010 Wish List keeps me focused and helps me to make choices. Does doing X bring me closer or farther than from my goal? If the answer is closer, I move forward. If the answer is farther, I reevaluate the situation. My happiness is the result of my choices and actions.
My list empowers me to take action so that, when something does manifest, I know it is the direct result of my efforts and not just luck. I can take full credit for the courage it took for me to do something new whether that's asking for help finding a new job, being willing to trust that life is a journey not a destination or trying something that in the past would have scared me such as risking criticism for expressing my ideas in writing. I will continue to manifest items on my list because prior successes give me the courage and determination to try to do something else in a new way — even if my knees are knocking. Success is a learned and a repeatable process and it's something I teach my coaching clients.
If something on my Wish List doesn't manifest, I don't take it personally. I may have limiting beliefs that need to be identified and cleared before the time is right for my goal to come to fruition. Once I've done that, a whole new set of options will be revealed. In addition, having something not manifest, might be a blessing in disguise. There may be a better job around the corner, a soul mate whose more nurturing, a place to live that's even better than the one I included on my Wish List. I may have been setting the bar to low. So I gain insights and experience whether or not I get everything that I hope to manifest in the way I want, at the time I want it or in the form I want. I can't fail.
In December, I'm looking forward to reviewing my 2010 Wish List to celebrate all I've learned, gained and become and then it'll be time to creating a new Wish List.
This year my Wish List is in the form of a handwritten document. In previous years it's been in the form of Law of Attraction based vision boards (consisting of pictures and words cut from magazines representing my goals) which I mounted on the walls in my office, affirmation cards posted in strategic locations to remind me of what I intend to accomplish within a 12 month period. In 2008 I went high tech and purchased software to create 8.5" x 11" portable versions of wishes for various areas of my life. No matter what the form, the purpose for my Wish List was the same — to identify and focus my attention and actions on what I believed would bring me joy, prosperity and success.
I just glanced at my current Wish List and noticed that items that were listed in previous years are still in evidence this year. That got me thinking: What would my life be like if I got everything I wished for? Would manifesting my heart's desires truly make me happy or was happiness an ever moving target and did the joy come from the quest more that the actual acquisition of the prize?
After mulling over the questions, I came to the conclusion that, for me, happiness is a state of mind and I can be happy whether things on my list manifest or not. In fact, I discovered that I've gained as much from NOT manifesting things as I did from getting them.
If I got everything I that appeared on my list by or before the end of the year, then what? I wouldn't be in a permanent state of bliss, frozen in time. The world would not stop spinning on its axis; political and economic events would still occur over which I would have no control; and I might be in conflict with friends, family members or business associates who have things on their own Wish Lists that would be in opposition to the ones on mine. Getting everything on my list wouldn't make me less angry with drivers who tailgate or neighbors who play music at a volume that rattles my windows. It wouldn't make me happier when a family member is sick or injured. It wouldn't enable me to bring harmony to waring factions around the globe nor would I be able to control Mother Nature and keep earthquakes or violent weather patterns from happening.
I've found that to be happy I have to decide the direction I want my life to go, without any sense of attachment to the outcome nor the timing of events, and then take positive action in that direction. My 2010 Wish List keeps me focused and helps me to make choices. Does doing X bring me closer or farther than from my goal? If the answer is closer, I move forward. If the answer is farther, I reevaluate the situation. My happiness is the result of my choices and actions.
My list empowers me to take action so that, when something does manifest, I know it is the direct result of my efforts and not just luck. I can take full credit for the courage it took for me to do something new whether that's asking for help finding a new job, being willing to trust that life is a journey not a destination or trying something that in the past would have scared me such as risking criticism for expressing my ideas in writing. I will continue to manifest items on my list because prior successes give me the courage and determination to try to do something else in a new way — even if my knees are knocking. Success is a learned and a repeatable process and it's something I teach my coaching clients.
If something on my Wish List doesn't manifest, I don't take it personally. I may have limiting beliefs that need to be identified and cleared before the time is right for my goal to come to fruition. Once I've done that, a whole new set of options will be revealed. In addition, having something not manifest, might be a blessing in disguise. There may be a better job around the corner, a soul mate whose more nurturing, a place to live that's even better than the one I included on my Wish List. I may have been setting the bar to low. So I gain insights and experience whether or not I get everything that I hope to manifest in the way I want, at the time I want it or in the form I want. I can't fail.
In December, I'm looking forward to reviewing my 2010 Wish List to celebrate all I've learned, gained and become and then it'll be time to creating a new Wish List.
Posted by Joanne P. Stein at 3/6/2010 1:37 PM 
Categories: Spirituality,LAW OF ATTRACTION,vision board,prosperity,goals,overcoming fear,Coaching,Courage,happiness
Tags: intentions divine right order empowerment happiness affirmations choices success beliefs self-confidence personal growth personal development prosperity spirituality
Categories: Spirituality,LAW OF ATTRACTION,vision board,prosperity,goals,overcoming fear,Coaching,Courage,happiness
Tags: intentions divine right order empowerment happiness affirmations choices success beliefs self-confidence personal growth personal development prosperity spirituality
Great post and reminder that sometimes the Universe has bigger plans than what we can imagine.
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