⋆𐙚 ̊. stop focusing on what you don’t want and start focusing on what you actually want
some of you might have seen this video on tiktok. i really liked the manifestation analogy in it, so therefore i’ve typed it out for those who would like to read. ‹𝟹
a woman, racquel, asked her two kids what they wanted for breakfast. her oldest daughter responded with “toast, eggs, a little bit of cheese, and two clementines (cuties).”
then she asked the younger one what she wanted for breakfast, and she responded with “i don’t want eggs.”
racquel mentioned that she didn’t have anything to do with that information. so what did she do then? she started making breakfast for the oldest.
she already knew exactly what she wanted, but even found two extra paw patrol yogurts left in the fridge. her daughter’s favorite character is chase, so she got her the chase-yoghurt along with some blueberries. she then added everything to the plate because she knows her daughter loves those things, as she’s very verbal about the things she loves.
once her daughter got the plate, she responded with “thank you so much, this is even better than what i asked for.”
that however got her younger daughter into tears because she didn’t get breakfast. but racquel only responded with “i can’t get you breakfast because i don’t know what you want.”
her daughter repeated, once again, “i don’t want eggs!”
racquel didn’t exactly know what she wanted, but she knew all the things she didn’t want. one, she doesn’t like blueberries. two, she would never eat the paw patrol yogurt. three, she doesn’t want eggs. and because racquel didn’t know what her daughter wanted for breakfast, it was hard for her to give her the things that she actually wanted.
but with her other daughter, she knew exactly what she wanted. as already mentioned, she’s very verbal about what it is that she likes, and also what brings her joy. going above and beyond for her is just so easy.
whereas when she tries to go above and beyond for her other daughter, it’s kind of like a gamble. a lot of the times she’s just learning new things she doesn’t like.
the whole point is, this is how the universe and manifestation works. when you decide and know what you want, and keep putting that energy out into the universe, the universe will give you more of that. and even “oh she likes that, let’s give her more than that.”
racquel does that to her oldest daughter all the time, whereas with her youngest she’s very hesitant because of the fact that she doesn’t really know what she likes. she just knows all the things she doesn’t like.
they actually tried out something new for the youngest, where every time she loves something she has to shout it out. they went to the park and her daughter asked for an ice cream. and because of this new strategy, she turned to her mom and said “i love strawberry ice cream.”
racquel didn’t even know that. she’s been giving her vanilla for years because she doesn’t like chocolate. but that day she learned that she likes strawberry. from now on, all she will do is give her daughter more of what she likes!
and that’s how her kids taught her about the universe.
⋆𐙚 ̊. hearing this analogy made everything fall into place. it makes so much sense, at least to me!
