Nature provides us with several wise insights about creation, if we only bother to stop and contemplate. The problem is that we have become so busy in our individual lives that we have failed to interact with nature.

(Water Lily Lake)

We overlook or disregard how connected we are as One not just amongst the human species but including all of nature (the realm of various types of living plants and animals). We take little care about our environment even while it provides resources that sustain us.

First of all, let us recognize that there is an Intelligence that creates and governs all of nature. Intelligence is a creative and abundant force. Think of the reproductive process of all living species. There is an Intelligence that brought about the changing of seasons, the migration of birds, the pollination of flowers, singing of the birds, the morphing of a butterfly from a caterpillar, the miraculous birth of a child; to name a few.

All of nature comes together in a synchronistic dance. There is constant renewal and rejuvenation. Every piece is perfect in its creation. Every piece has its place. Each piece fits into a complex yet connected tapestry of life.

Therefore, the process of creation is not random as it may first appear to be. In fact, creation is really a product initiated by the mind. Quantum physics has already proven that everything in the Universe is energy. We are all made of consciousness or thought. All of existence come about as a result of a belief, thought or an idea.

Intention

(Wild flowers on the sidewalk)

There can be a zillion thoughts that run through our minds every day but what we give energy to, we manifest. We create consciously through the power of our intent. Intention dictates how our creative thoughts unfold. The Universe simply complies with our requests – without exception – every single time! Our beliefs are bound to manifest in something.

Hence, the less conflicting signals you send out, the more singular your intents will be. The more focused your intents are, the stronger is the creative force. There is really no need or cause for worry if you have already sent out your intents. Patience is needed on your part, as energies are denser in the physical world and require time to take shape.

Then again, the process does not mean that you sit on your butt either. You back your intents up with affirming actions. Mere wishing is not the same as intents. With wishing, you do not have belief that it can come true. With intents, you have every belief and trust that you are already in possession of what is coming!

Consciousness

(Photo taken in Indonesia in June this year)

We can choose to create our reality consciously or we can go about life unaware about how our choices are affecting our reality. When we are ruled by the ego, we allow our life to be run by external forces. We manifest the exact life situation that our thoughts are about – chaos, conflict, negativity, trauma or sickness.

Our emotions are indicators of the thoughts behind them. They form our guiding system. With conscious awareness of how we are feeling, we recognize if we are in alignment or out of alignment in our thoughts, ideas and beliefs to our true essence. Hence, when we move in alignment with our feelings, we bring about congruence in terms of our thoughts. We recognize that we really wish to move away from feeling fear to peace, sadness to joy, envy to hope, etc.

Awakened consciousness is when we are in continuous awareness of who we really are. We are Source. Since Source is expansive, abundant and infinite, it simply means that our intents can bring the expressions of these qualities into physical forms. It happens when our intents are clear, sharp and focused. Energy takes shape in the physical realm to match our desires. Including all of nature.

Your Comments Please

(Photo taken at Singapore Botanic Gardens)

Do share your poetry about the beauty in nature and what insights we can gather from them about creation.

Abundance always,

P.S. Photos published on this post are all my own. They were taken while I stood awestruck by the beauty in front of me. Be it a scene on the vastness of the sea or a singular flower from the earthy ground. Every now and then, I’d review my photos with fond memories of how each captured moment has felt complete for me.

(Photo by jhritz on Flickr)

According to the Law of Attraction, a powerful intent made up of clear, pure and focused thoughts will start to attract the very essence of your desires. Hence, the clearer, more specific and untainted you are in your thoughts, the more likely you can be in bringing them into physical reality. However, what happens if you do not have a clear idea of what you really want yet? Or what happens if it is a question of readiness?

It may be the case that you need more information to make a decision on your desires or that you want to feel your way a little more before making a decision. It will be useful to think of the process of coming to a powerful intent by the metaphor of a jigsaw puzzle, where you take time gathering each relevant piece to see how the pieces all fit in together into a coherent, beautiful and complete picture.

Case Studies of Intents That Are Not Powerful Enough

My last post was a good example of how I would like to publish a best seller but because my intent was not clear, I ended up with getting a picture of my vision board published in Joyce Schwarz’s best selling The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life book instead. Not that I minded, I simply love her book!!

Another excellent example which many of you can probably relate to is if you are interested to set up your own business but do not know which area to go into. You have various interests but do not know which to pursue. (Anyone still wondering at this question can get extra help from Tom Volkar’s Business Of Your Dreams Program.

So you create an intent to have your own business but are unable to make the intent clear or specific enough. It is possible that while your thoughts are fuzzy (due to insufficient information) or chaotic (due to too many options), you face great difficulty bringing a specific and successful business into fruition. It is also no surprise that most of your business ventures fail miserably at this stage!

Steps To Making A Powerful Intention

1. Make an Intent “I want to Know What I Want”.

To start off with, you can make an intent saying “I want to know what I want”. This is a suggestion provided by Abraham Hicks in The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense to admit that you do not really know what you want yet and need some help. Don’t we often turn to our friends for some assistance if we find ourselves in a bind? Well, it works the same way with The Universe/Source/God.

You make the intention to attract all sorts of examples and cases to help you make a decision. You allow your dominant intent to be looking for things you want. You can also look at the people around you for traits and characteristics that you desire in a companion, mate or friend if this is what you are hoping to attract.

2. Collect Useful Data.

Sometimes, the examples around you may not all that perfect. For instance, you may say that you would like more wealth; however, you experience some resistance in your thoughts due to having a friend who is wealthy but in poor health. Abraham Hicks suggests that you just collect the prosperity data and leave out the rest of the undesirable parts. Each piece of information must be scrutinized so that it can contribute healthily and meaningfully to your entire dream or picture.

3. Put The Jigsaw Pieces Together Mentally.

Then, you start to visualize by piecing together all the desired characteristics of what you want. The pieces are about what you now feel you want to experience. This is where Vision Boards or Mind Movies come in particularly useful!!

You may find that what you put together may be nothing like what already exists. No one else has had it. This is perfectly fine!! You are the creator of a new experience or a physical reality never before manifested! Do not for a second believe that just because it has not happened to anyone yet, it cannot happen to you!!

4. Set The Intention At The Right Time.

Due to having to put the puzzle pieces together, it may require you some time. You only know when you are clear enough as soon as you get all excited. Back to the same example, your thoughts have been mostly on the business you would like to set up but none of the options you have been exploring have a strong appeal. However, one fine day, an inspired idea may just drop in and you have the “Aha” moment! When you hit that sweet spot, you get an instant inner knowing. That is when you set a clear and powerful intention by saying “this is what I want”!

5. Keep The Intent Pure.

Well, according to the Law of Attraction, when you have been purely visualizing your intention, it should come pretty quickly.

“The purity of the visualization is key and by that we mean purely offering thoughts only in the direction of what you want.”
— Abraham Hicks in The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

However, the problem comes in you we start to have our “buts”. It is when you say “I want this but” Here is what Abraham Hicks say….

“If something you want is slow to come to you, it can be only for one reason: You are spending more time focused upon its absence than you are about its presence”.

Hence, get your eyes, words and thoughts on what-is. The more often you practice this, the faster your wants will manifest.

Learn From The Frog Get Your Intents Clear & Pure

Recently, the Psychic Friends Network launched a hotline for frogs. Here is the story of one frog, which decided to call into the hotline to ask to speak to a psychic.

The psychic told the frog, “You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you.”

The frog was elated, “This is great! I have been wishing for exactly that.”

However, secretly inside, it felt unsure that a beautiful girl would seriously fall in love with an ugly looking creature like a frog.

Filled with doubt, it decided to ask for more information. “Will I meet her at a party, or what?”

“No,” replied the psychic. “Next semester in her biology class.”

Your Thoughts Please

Do you make the asking “I want to know what I want” if you are not already clear about the intent that you wish to create? How is the process like for you in finding out what you really want? What has been a helpful strategy for you in feeling good about the experience you wish to have, although in reality you are not there yet?