The Zen of Wanting
23 April 2007
Now that it’s spring, the season of new beginnings, I’ve written out a list of things I want to manifest. My list is a mile long; because there are lots of things I want.
At the top of the list is “more money.” I know that’s not very creative, after all we all want more of that - it’s probably at the top of your list too.
Next is a new car. God, I love the Mini Cooper. I want one of those! A red one, preferably with a soft top so I can drive around this summer with the wind in my hair while wearing my cool new Diva sunglasses by JLo, which I also want.
I have several spring/summer fashion catalogues by my bed. Every night I focus intently on the items I’ve marked, and out loud I say my mantra: “Oh great and abundant universe, I’m placing my order and I’m ready to receive.”
Because I enjoy cooking, but am not very good at it, I’ve included on my list “Le Creuset kitchenware.” You’re supposed to be specific with these manifestations lists, but Le Creuset has so much product, I couldn’t decide what items I wanted!
The problem of choice was easily solved; I emailed Le Creuset’s website to Nikky -who’s a chef and thus knows all about kitchenware - with a small reminder that it’s my birthday in two and half months.
(That is actually a very good way to manifest what you want: send out your manifestation list to significant others, friends and family just prior to your birthday and or Christmas.)
I also want Nikky to stop working so much and spend more time with me. I’ve been telling him that for a while. Though, having read the Le Creuset email, the smarty-pants responded that if I wanted top-of-the-line French cookware for my birthday, he’d have to work doubly hard to pay for it.
This prompted me to go back to my list and insert, “I want to manifest more money” as an every other line item. My rational: the more you ask, the more likely you are to receive.
I also realized that if Nikky and I had more money then all our problems would be solved. For instance he’d work less, and me too, which means we’d get to spend more time together, take vacations etc.; and this reminded me that, “I want to travel more.”
It’s been about a month since I began to formulate my list. I haven’t manifested any of it yet. But I’m saying my mantra regularly to the degree that’s it’s almost a meditative chant at this point, like, OM, only longer.
I’m also very attached to wanting what I want and between that and the fact that I totally believe in my ability to manifest abundance, I know the universe will deliver - eventually.
In the meantime, I’m trying to be very Zen and non-attached about it all because as I understand it, this will alleviate any suffering I may be experiencing over my wanting.
