Manifesting with Imagination

By Life Coach Russ Small · July 13, 2009 · Filed in Manifesting · No Comments »

It’s time to get MAD!!! Madly in love with manifesting using your imagination and the Law of Attraction that is. I want you to get excited about your life again, because you are about to read first-hand exactly how you can manifest the life of your dreams. Before we get into it, please allow me to provide some background as to what exactly I mean by manifesting.

For starters let’s look at a definition of manifest according to dictionary.com

man⋅i⋅fest [man-uh-fest]

–verb: to prove; put beyond doubt or question: The evidence manifests the guilt of the defendant.

Imagination is the keyIn this case when we are talking about manifesting your imagination we are talking about proving beyond doubt or question that your imagination is creating your experience. In fact if you haven’t realized it already, your imagination is helping to manifest every moment of your life.

At first it might seem a bit scary to think that you are actually in control of your experiences, but once you understand the basic principals behind manifesting, you will wonder why you didn’t master it earlier. Manifestation takes a bit a practice but manifest a big success once and you will become hooked on creation!

I love manifesting!Among my many manifestations are recovering lost items like car keys, house keys, licence and cell phone. I’ve also manifested a free car, stolen car, an amazing dog, and one of my most treasured manifestation of all… my relationship with my partner Eden. Of course manifesting money out of thin air, meeting celebrities on-demand and helping change the lives of hundreds of people isn’t too shabby either.

The reason that I wield the power of the Law of Attraction so easily is only because I’ve been playing around with manifestation for so long. In fact, I’ve been a deliberately manifesting for over 12 years! You can say I was consciously creating my reality long before “The Secret” DVD or “Law of Attraction” books were even thought of.

Back then however I thought I was going crazy, because in all my life’s education I had never come across any teachings or even mention of this powerful and ever-present force. However, now you can learn from my mistakes and master the art of manifestation on your own. Here’s how to manifest like magician in 3 easy steps:

1. Identifying your desire

2. Feeding your desire

3. Allowing your desire

The first step is identifying your desire.

The starting point for all success and achievement is desire, or simply asking for it. Even the Bible says “ask and thou shall receive”. The biggest reason why people don’t get what they want in life is because they don’t know what they want. Knowing what to ask for is the first step in bringing it into your life. You first must identify what it is you want before you can set out to get it.

When it comes to manifesting imagine that God, the Universe, or the deity of your choice was a Postman. Everybody knows what a postman is known to do… deliver! Except the “Manifestation Postman” delivers your desires 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year like Santa on steroids! And what is really cool is that we are not restricted to the quality and quantity of the presents we receive.

Small parcel. Big parcel. Many parcels. The factory. It really doesn’t matter, we get what we ask for. The postman will deliver the most appropriate thing that matches our inner-intentions. BUT, if you have no intention in mind what do you think the Postman will deliver? You guessed right if you said a whole lot of nothing!

When I wanted to deliberately attract someone into my life, I needed to first identify my desire. I started with asking for a great relationship. But after realizing that we all want a great relationship I realized that I needed to get deeper and be more specific. I asked myself clarification questions such as “Why did I want a great relationship?”, “What does a great relationship mean to me?” and “What does a great relationship consist of?”.

Now I was ready for the second step in the manifesting process, feeding your desire.

Once you identify your desire the next step is to give your desire food. Food in the form of energy, and the most powerful form of energy you are capable of giving is your attention, energy, and focus. Make sure you are providing your energy and attention towards your best intentions and highest aspirations. Focus only on the positives and avoid dwelling on the negative “what if’s” of the situation.

In the world of manifesting, the quickest and surest way to manifest something undesirable is by using the words Don’t, Can’t, Not, & No. It is important to recognize that the reason for this is because the “postman” only knows how to deliver, that is it’s job. When you offer up “I don’t want a girlfriend that is boring, irresponsible, close-minded, etc…” you might as well have just said yes to all the above.

When you say “don’t” you might as well be saying you do! For example, tell your mind right now not to think of a purple penguin. How about telling your mind “not” to think of a pink polar bear. Did it work? Not likely. It’s pretty much impossible to program your mind to avoid manifesting something you tell it, unless of course, you tell it to manifest something that you do want.

Now you can see why it is so important to choose your words carefully! For my desired relationship I focused on defining the emotional attributes of a partner that I wanted. Personality, or the ability to carry on a conversation with ease. Responsibility, or the ability to take care of self and respond to lifes challenges. Open-minded to explore the possibility of new ideas. Compassionate, outgoing and cares for people.

I focused on these attributes and qualities regularly and especially whenever I felt lonely. I felt the emotion behind those characteristics and what it would feel like to experience them in a relationship. Each time I grew my belief that I was attracting my desires, the further I strengthened my ability to manifest them. Faith connects the unseen forces of your imagination and brings about your most emotionally charged intentions.

Now it is time for the third and final step, allowing your desire.

So far I have identified my desire and also given it food in the form of my attention. Allowing is all about moving past your fears and tapping into the power of belief. Napoleon Hill said “If you can conceive it and believe it you can achieve it”. Contrarily, if you can’t see it, don’t believe it, or both, then you probably won’t achieve it right? It doesn’t matter how vivid you can imagine something if you doubt that you can manifest it.

When you desire with doubt, it manifests so slow that you might as well think about manifesting something else. When you desire with hope, your intentions will also slowly manifest. However, when you desire with belief, it’s on it’s way to happening. Having a desire with the belief you can achieve it is the real secret to manifesting. Whatever you believe, with emotion, becomes your reality. This is your imagination at work.

Allowing is the faith that if you close one door another door of opportunity will open. The more you believe this the more you allow, and the quicker the things you want to see in your life will manifest. I was casually dating before I met my dream mate, and strongly desired to be in a great relationship instead of the cliched “friends with benefits”.

I realized I must let go and close the door in my current relationship, before I could hope to attract any new and potentially greater relationships into my life. A couple months after using the exact manifestation process I described I met my partner through non-traditional means, the Internet. I met most of my previous girlfriends through school, work, or mutual friends, so if you told me 3 years ago that I would meet someone special online I would have thought you were crazy.

I allowed her into my life by allowing the Postman to deliver my intentions regardless of how. I didn’t tell the post man that the package had to come at a certain time, in a certain wrapping, using a certain way, I only focused on all the qualities of a great relationship.

Today be more conscious about the thoughts you deliver with emotion, recognizing that they are indeed creating your future. James Allen said ”You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” Do you want to live more of the emotions that you are currently experiencing? If not, you may want to get serious with the simple 3 step manifestation process above.

So in recap, if you want to begin to deliberately manifest then you will have to focus on three things. Identify your desire, feed your desire, and allow your desire. Now you have a magic 3-step formula for manifesting anything that you can imagine. Today is your day. This minute is-your-moment. Manifest your destiny with your imagination!

Confessions of an Instant Manifestor

By Life Coach Russ Small · June 17, 2009 · Filed in Manifesting · 1 Comment »

Here is a short story about how fast my intentions were manifesting on this particular occasion. It was as if the whole thing played out like a movie, but perhaps it was all just a coincidence? How would you explain it? Read the story below and you be the judge. Be sure to comment and feel free to write me your opinion.

On this night I decided to go out on a late night drive. It was an absolutely beautiful night outside and perfect for driving with the convertible top open. I admit that was a little reluctant at first, not because of the weather, but only because I wanted to keep working. What eventually tipped the scales for me to get out there was that it was Saturday night.

After I left my garage and exited the alley I immediately spotted two white rabbits. Actually, they were a bit more brown than white at this time of year. Anyway, the point here is that whenever I spot a rabbit while driving I feel like it is a sign of reassurance that I am doing what I am supposed to.

I’ve spotted many rabbits in the 12 years since I started paying attention. Keep in mind around my city that spotting a hare isn’t that rare or odd in any way. These ‘Jack’ rabbits are in fact quite common where I live. But since I am free to create my own reality, I have chosen to regard crossing paths with rabbits as a symbol of fate. I view it as a reminder from the unseen that I am exactly where I am supposed to be.

Yes I realize that this association is completely fabricated and I don’t care. I had to consciously manufacturer this mental pay-off, but I feel the rewards I can barely describe are well worth it. I’ve been feeding this belief system now for over a dozen years.

On a side-note it is interesting to note that in one of my favorite movies, The Matrix, the main star ‘Neo’ is encouraged by another character named ‘Trinity’ to “Follow the White Rabbit”. Imagine you are me for a minute and you have already been following the white rabbit for years before this movie came out, and all of a sudden you hear that phrase symbolically used in one of your favorite movies. Yeah, I was pretty stoked to say the least!

The reality is that it makes me feel at peace, relaxed and in the moment, so how bad can this delusion be?Now no matter what my mental state is before I come across one the moment I recognize a rabbit on my route anywhere I feel content. Why not empower your imagination to be on the look out for earthworms, orange tabby cats, or whatever makes you feel good?

When I saw the two Rabbits I knew that I was meant to go for this late night drive. Since I knew I was “on purpose”, my thoughts turned to the thought that maybe there was some one ‘out there’ who needed me to be on this drive. I concluded by deciding that if I came across someone I would offer them my business card.

As I continued to drive down the street I came to the stop sign at the end of my block and was shocked to see a young girl on the sidewalk crying. Just 10 seconds ago I decided to help someone and now this girl? Was this a sign? I couldn’t be sure, it seemed a bit weird to manifest an intention so quickly… but since I like to err on the side of caution, I gave her my card and drove off.

As always, it feels good too give, even if it is to a random person. Sometimes kind acts from strangers can change people’s lives. In my case, she was very receptive to taking my card which made things easier. However even though I left with us both smiling, it wasn’t long before my ego had a word to say about it.

My ego started chirping all sorts of negative thoughts, among the noise it had me questioning whether or not I should have done that, I mean what kind of weird coach hands out their business card after midnight anyway? Thankfully my doubts were removed when I saw another rabbit on the next block over. I thought to myself as I spotted the second rabbit “wow! what a great story to tell my readers!”

As I was contemplating the composition of this blog post I had the thought of.. well, what else could top that?” I thought for a moment that maybe I should drive back home because the excitement and adventure for the evening had already manifested. Little did I know the most interesting was still yet to come!

Before the thought of what could top my night could leave my mind something caught my attention. I looked out at the night sky while driving and saw a shooting star travelling parallel above the car. It lasted at least a good one and a half seconds. While it was pretty exciting to see, what was even more interesting to see was the pattern on how quickly things were manifesting right before my eyes.

Continuing on my drive at the top of a hill I spotted a parked dark blue Ferrari, or so I thought… When I actually approached it and drove by I realized that instead it was a blue Nissan 300zx. However, as I verified the car model in my rear-view I approached a stop sign and had to yield to a real blue Ferrari. Keep in mind this was at 2:00am in the morning on an otherwise barren road!

I had enough, this was simply too coincidental to occur by chance. Two rabbits, a girl in need, a falling star and a Ferrari in under 20 minutes was hard to wrap my mind around. I am used to manifesting as a master manifester, but even with my level of belief it usually takes some time. The manifestations were instantaneous and in-sync with my intentions.

I don’t believe in coincidences and have never seen this many manifestations occur so quickly. At first I wondered if somehow I got transported to the Twilight Zone! Have you noticed your manifestations occurring more quickly lately? If you are still learning the process of manifestation how would you like to manifest more quickly? What would you manifest if you could manifest quickly? What are your thoughts and opinions about this story?