Manifesting Series Part V
Acting In a Certain Way on a Daily Basis

Pop quiz:

We all have a survival mechanism in the primitive brain stem that is desperate to survive at all costs. This reptilian brain has been called the "monkey mind" because it resembles thousands of monkeys screeching in the rain forest. And what does this monkey mind insist on? What does it whine about unceasingly? When it comes to manifesting, what is its one repetitive, numbing question?

ANSWER: "But what should I do?"

"But what should I do?"
The answer you can start giving your old monkey mind is this: "I am choosing to take only inspired actions, and to attract an inspiration I am going to, on a daily basis, …

• Turbo charge my daily routine tasks with intentions.
• Give more in use value than I receive in cash value.
• Gift the impression of increase to all.
• Give zestful and astonished appreciation.
• Start exactly where I am.

Let's take these one at a time, since they are so important.

Turbo-charge your daily routine tasks with intentions:
You know the importance of intentions. As A Course in Miracles says, "the goal of each action belongs at the beginning." There are many ways to do intentions, including meditation, prayer, affirmations, and other techniques. What I find most valuable from my many years of doing Abraham work is to go straight to the bottom-line. The bottom-line is "what do I want to feel?"

Personal Examples of Intentions:

• When I wake up, I ask myself "what do I want to feel today?" ANSWER: I want to feel good, happy, empowered, flowing, excited, and clear.
  
• When I sit down at the office desk to dig into paperwork, I ask myself "what do I want to feel here?" ANSWER: I want to feel effective, relaxed, and organized.
  
• When I am planning for a meeting, I ask myself "what do I want to feel here?" ANSWER: I want to feel insightful, inspired, comprehensive, and powerful."

Now it is your turn. In your routine tasks, what do YOU want to feel? Fill in the blank: When I am doing _______________, I want to feel _________, _____________, and __________ .

Give more in use value than I receive in cash value:

This is a fundamental Law of Increase. If we are giving more in use value than we are receiving in cash value, we are increasing all life. This principle often concerns lightworkers, because it is easy to use this principle to "give yourself away without healthy boundaries." It does not mean co-dependency. It means packing your actions with value, so that your actions are brimming with your life force.

Personal examples of giving more in use value:

When I do consulting and/or counseling with my clients, I do my intentions (see above) and I commit myself to giving my best. I "go for it". I offer what I know is more valuable for them than the money they are paying me.

Now it is your turn: where in your life, work, or career can you give more in use value than you receive in cash value?

Give the Impression of Increase to All:

This one is fun! You interact with various people all day: clients, salesmen, agents, dry-cleaning clerks, secretaries, friends, family, and colleagues. With all people, see if you can subtly give them the reminder that all of life is increasing. The increase of life is the fundamental imperative of the Universe (The Unifying Field). Have fun reminding people (and yourself!) that this is so.

Personal examples of the impression of increase:

I am checking out of the grocery store line. The young kid is bagging the food. I say to him, "Wow, you are pretty good at that." He smiles sheepishly. I say, "bet you are going to be manager of this store before we know it."

Now it is your turn. First, practice in your imagination. Think of an interaction you had today. How could you have had fun by giving the impression of increase?

Give zestful and astonished appreciation:

This is the best! Though it is buried here among all of these other principles, it is so powerful. It is a joy to give gratitudes on a daily, even an hourly, basis. I have trained myself (with the help of my partner, Cynthia, who is an ever-flowing fountain-of-gratitude) to feel appreciation many times a day. Abraham says that appreciation is one of the fastest ways to connect with Source Energy. And since we are working with manifestation in this series, you can understand just how important is your connection with Source Energy.

What are you grateful for? How many appreciations did you give today? To others? To yourself? To the Cosmos?

Start exactly where you are:

This should come as a big relief. You do not need to change jobs, or partners, or yourself before you can "act in a certain way" to manifest. You can start "acting in a certain way" as you dive into your paperwork, or get your car lubed. You can start on any job, not matter how far it seems to be from your dream.

Personal example of starting from where I am:

I have a dream of being a "conference energizer" - someone a conference would hire, whose sole (soul) purpose is to heighten the experience, community, and open-heartedness of the conference attendees. Now this is a big dream. Where do I start? I start with the small classes and workshops I already give. I pour myself into these, so that I am "acting in a certain way" - turbo charging each action with intentions, giving more in use value than I receive in cash value, giving the impression of increase to each person I contact, and offering daily zestful and astonished appreciation.

Now it's your turn: can you embrace the fact that "starting exactly where you are" has great power in it?

Conclusion: