Manifesting a Shopping Cart

Have you ever gone shopping and forgot to bring a quarter or dollar for the shopping cart? Isn’t that a pain in the butt? Well say good-bye to your shopping cart sorrows and remember that you are always armed with your powers of instant manifestation no matter where you go. Recently I came across the perfect example…

The other day my girlfriend and I were grocery shopping and we just arrived at parking lot of the supermarket. I think it is noteworthy to mention that we pulled up into my usual “rock-star parking” spot, in fact I’ve put a standing order into the Universe for only good and close parking spots and it’s been working for over 7 years!

As we got out of the car my girlfriend suddenly realized that she didn’t have the one dollar that the shopping cart takes to unlock it from the rest of the carts it is tethered too. I told her to relax, just ”put in an order to the Universe” and ask it to provide you a cart. 

Well normally a good sport today my girlfriend didn’t really engage the idea and decided to carry on looking for a cart. Instead of believing it would come she was thinking about all the lost time that would pass by and was now on a mission to get change and go back outside to get a cart.

When we get inside the doors my girlfriend heads to the Customer Service desk while I scan around waiting for my shopping cart to appear. Sure enough within seconds I spot an empty shopping cart calling my name. I will admit that this particular cart didn’t come with the dollar but do you think I was complaining?

My girlfriend returned a few minutes later frustrated because of the response she received after waiting in line for customer service. She asked the gentlemen for change and he then referred her to the self-serve til that also had a big-line up.

Lucky for us my belief was stronger than her doubt and the stronger faith prevailed. But keep in mind this story isn’t to prove who was right or who was wrong. In fact, it isn’t either to show that my girlfriend doubts my manifestation abilities, because in reality she is one of my greatest believers and supporters.

However, I do believe that the perspective that she came from in this particular example is good to consider because it mimics to natural tendency of the mind to want to take over situations instead of trusting our self. We might even know something deep inside our hearts, but still need to see something it in order to believe it with our minds.

Face it, we want convenience and don’t even want to put in the work for that. The good news is that we can have exactly just that if only we allow it. It is only when we doubt the power of our own beautiful gift of creation that we end up creating extra work and circumstances that keep us swimming upstream.

Only when you truly believe in your abilities with both your mind and body will the process of manifestation become effortless. If you feel like you are not flowing downstream then it is you, and only you, that is blocking yourself.

Take a moment right now and think of ways that you can let go and remove any barriers that may be blocking your manifestations? How can you feel more worthy and deserving of all the abundance that is your birth-right?

Remember, Intention is a force in nature and if you tap into it the Universe and every entity and energy form that is needed and necessary must comply by natural law. So go ahead, step more fully into your world and ask for what your really want. Claim it now, you deserve it!

Reframing The Situation

Today I was asked to join my friends for lunch in downtown Calgary. As I perused for a parking spot I ended up parking at the lot the building of the restaurant was on. To my surprisethe parking was not owned by the restaurant but was a private lot that wanted almost $16 to park for 2 hours!

Well even though I would be a bit late I decided to re-park my car in hopes for free parking or hourly meters. Right around the corner there was a spot with a meter, I turned the car around slipped into the space and proceeded to pay. Even though this method was fractionally cheaper, fractionally if you factor in gas and environmental taxes, yet still I felt like I decided where my money was going, the mental difference appeased me for now.

After enjoying a meal filled with big laughs amongst great friends I walked to my car alone pondering my earlier parking experience. I was resisting something back in the original parking lot, was it the fact that I didn’t have $16 in change and I didn’t have a credit card on me? Did I feel that the price was unjust? Whatever it was I wanted to reframe the day so that I wasn’t “complaining” about parking prices and telling my story.

When I got to my car the meter I parked at still had time remaining and I must admit my first thought was, “Oh great, what a waste of money”, and perhaps something along the lines of “maybe I should sit in my car for a while to get my moneys worth” may have entered my mind. The point was that I caught myself trying to find the negative in the situation. This is the awareness stage.

The awareness stage is the gateway to all change. I had noticed the situation and brought it to consciousness. With this awareness I knew I had a choice, do nothing and allow my habitual ways of acting continue to be reinforced, or interrupt that pattern of behaviour just this one time and do something different. The opportunity to build something new in my brain sent the excitement endorphins down my body and I decided to act.

I walked over to the meter and put the rest of my change in the machine. After a couple hours worth maximum time allowed I got back into my car, dropped the top to sip some sun and zoomed away before any potential receipient could pass by. I envisioned someone who didn’t have any change parking in the spot, or someone who could know afford to stay and chat a little while longer with a friend.

Whoever it is I wonder if they can feel the intention of bliss and joy that I consciously bundled it with. Does it make them feel lucky and if so, is that a warm and happy feeling? It doesn’t matter, I am not attached to the outcome. I consciously created with the intention of someone else’s good outcome. And that ladies and gentlemen made me feel good and added a little more perspective to lighten up the day.

See if you can notice yourself behaving in a typical way that is familiar to you. When you notice yourself in this mode, ask yourself gently: “I know where this road goes, would I like to change the destination now?”

If the answer is yes then use the example of my parking lot story to help you get an idea of how to reframe your thinking to build brand new experiences that stimulate your spirit.

How can you reframe an outlook that doesn’t serve you, by first accepting it and then figuring out a way to move past the seemingly scary parts?