Minding the Gap

As everyone who has studied the Law of Attraction knows, there are certain steps required in the manifestation process:

• figuring out what you want
• figuring out what you don't want
• clearing limiting beliefs
• paying attention to the language we use when setting the intentions because the Universe does not interpret meaning and cannot process negatives (as in "I don't want to do this anymore"
• acting on the nudges the Universe provides us once we've set our intentions
• learning to let go of the "how"
  

There is one step I've yet to see explored in any LOA materials, that I have determined is a critical part of successful manifestations.

I'm calling it Minding the Gap—the time between setting the intention/taking action steps and seeing the resulting manifestation.

This is a dangerous time in anyone's journey. Intentions are like missiles—we fire them off without knowing it, and they are already in progress. Then we set a conscious intention without being aware of the previously-set unconscious intentions we'd made before we knew better.

What happens is this. Let's say I am in the midst of awaiting the arrival of my consciously manifested result, and a completely different event occurs. My initial reaction?

Whoops! I tend to feel thrown off-course, and this is when I run the biggest risk of messing up. I think "Oh no, I made a mistake" or "Uh-oh, it doesn't look like it's going to work out after all!". This causes me to focus on the wrong outcome! I focus on the Oh No part.

What we focus on, expands, so the manifestation result shifts. Instead of focusing on the outcome I prefer, I allow my focus to shift to the outcome I didn't want and wasn't aware I'd called for. Then I get that outcome, and think the LOA doesn't work.

Ah, but it DID. :-) I just wasn't expecting that outcome because I wasn't aware I was setting the intention to manifest it.

The trick is, when an unexpected event occurs or something happens that seems to be the opposite of the preferred outcome, take it as a sign that your preferred outcome is on its way.

Why? Because manifestations, like intention-setting, happen in sequence. I'd unconsciously set an intention, and it manifested; since I'd set a conscious intention in between, this means my conscious manifestation is next in line!

No matter what happens, stay focused ONLY on your preferred outcome, knowing that anything random or unexpected that occurs between intention-setting and manifestation is just fallout from previous subconscious intentions, and the LOA WILL WORK for you. Every time.

Do You Know Why Your Outcome Derailed?

I'd like to take an informal poll. Please post your answers in the comments.

1. How long have you been studying the Law of Attraction?
2. Do you understand the concepts of clearing limiting beliefs?
3. Have you done the work of clearing your limiting beliefs through EFT, Ho'oponopono or other methods?
4. Do you feel completely clear before you set your intention?
   
5. Have you had any success manifesting small, unimportant things?
6. How about bigger, more important things?
7. Have you noticed a difference between the ease of manifesting smaller, less important things versus manifesting bigger, more important things?
8. Do you seem to have more difficulty manifesting the bigger, more important things, despite having a strong intention, all the right affirmations and language, and being completely clear?
9. Do you have any idea why the bigger, more important outcomes are more challenging?
10. Do you have issues with doubts and fears that arise between the time after you set the intention and before the outcome manifests?
    

If you answered YES to numbers 8 and 10, and NO to number 9, stay tuned.

I have the answer for you, and this is the only place you will find it presented in this much detail.

This information will be available in two formats:

• I'll be posting my first hour-long Podcast for download very soon
• I'm finishing up my first eBook, Navigating the Gap. This will contain the transcript of the Podcast, but will be an expanded version of the topic being discussed

If you would like to be alerted via email when the podcast and eBook become available, send an email with the subject line "Podcast" to jb@mentalmanifestation.com. Thank you for listening, and Manifest Great Things™!