Manifest Your Own Expectations

You are the co-creator of your reality. Every day you make hundreds of small decisions which influence how events shape up around you. If you ever feel that things are not as they should be, you hold the power to change that situation in your own hands. When you are down and out, you may choose to believe that external factors are to blame for your condition. That you are a victim being tossed around in the storm of the world. In your heart you know that is not true. With strong conviction you can make any expectation come true.

Learn to Distinguish Between “Needs” and “Wants”

Our basic expectations are our primary needs – food, clothing and shelter. There is a reason any business catering to these three needs always succeeds. Without these three basic needs being met we have no thought of any other expectations. It is only when our basic needs have been met that we can focus on our wants. 

An orphaned child who begs for sustenance at traffic lights is just looking to feed himself.  That is his basic need. Once his stomach is full he dreams of riding in the fancy cars that pass him by each day. That is something he wants and because he visualizes it so very clearly he is able to achieve this goal later in life creating a “Rags to Riches” story. 

When you consider each of your own individual expectations you will realize that the majority of them fall into the category of wants. This means that all your needs have already been met. So the first thing you must do is show loving gratitude to the Universe for having given you such a blessed existence. Then you may focus on manifesting your expectations.

Visualizing What You Want

The four steps to visualization that have been identified by Shakti Gawain in her book "Creative Visualization" are listed here to help you understand the process. Step one asks that you decide exactly what it is you wish to create in your life. The second step involves creating a clear picture in your mind of what you are creating. The more detailed your mental image the easier it will be to visualize. 

Step three is focusing on this image with a calm mind. You can do this during medication. The last step is to add a positive affirmation to help your creating. You can use the image and the affirmation as a sort of mantra while you mediate in order to send loads of positive energy to what you wish to create.

Tools to Manifest Your Expectations

A dream book is a personal journal of how you would like your life to be. You can add pictures of things you want in the book. Write about the things you want to experience. Flip through the book daily and feel how you would if all these things were already in your life.

A vision board is also a good manifestation tool. Fill up the board with all your expectations. Write, draw or paste pictures of what you want to create in your life. Place it in a position where you can look at it easily every day. 

An affirmations list is also a good way to push positive thoughts to create what you want. Once you write down your list of affirmations stand in front of the mirror and repeat it to yourself. Each affirmation needs to be repeated 50 times. This is a very powerful technique and does not take more than ten minutes a day. If you are really serious about creating a new life for yourself, you can surely spare ten minutes each day to manifest it.