Your unconscious expectations are the key to manifesting the life you desire

Just the other day I was watching a video of an interview of actor Will Smith on the blog of a new friend in the blogosphere. What Mr. Smith had to say on the video really struck a chord with me. He talked about having a particular mindset when dealing with life. The interviewer asked him about someone saying that Will Smith had a preoccupation with happy endings. Will answered the question very eloquently and in his unique humorous way. But that statement of someone having a preoccupation with happy endings really struck me. The implication of that statement is that it is odd that someone expects a positive outcome in life. What a concept! Expecting positive is not normal!

It really got me into an analytical mode. I mean think about it, what shows are we most interested in on the news. The feel good story or the gruesome one? I usually first will think about the things and people around me, my environment. I Thought about the input that many of us get from television, newspapers, magazines, and the internet. I asked myself if it could be true that we have a preoccupation with negative. I have to say that as a society we do. Let’s analyze it. If we are watching the news, are there more positive or negative stories? Television is only going to put the things on that keep people glued to the tube. Jus the process of deduction will tell you that more people are interested in negative news than positive news.

Protect your attitude

I have been a big believer for a long time that I needed to guard my attitude. I realized years before I ever saw the secret and learned about the universal laws that my perception was a very big key in my attitude towards life. I am sure that I got so excited about the secret and other new age wisdom was because it resonated with the outlook on life that I already had. What I didn’t realize was how natural it had become for me to expect the negative. In certain areas of my life I could see it immediately, but other areas were a blind spot for me.

I previously used the analogy of an onion to represent the layers of belief that we develop over the course of a lifetime. We peel one layer away and then find another inhibiting belief. This is why so many of us can get frustrated when we talk about using the law of attraction. We visualize what we want and how we want things to manifest and wait for the universe to materialize it into existence. But we don’t realize that after the visualization we go back to thinking and believing the old negative thought patterns. It is the layers that we unconsciously hold on to that is really in the drivers seat of our life creation.

Fear is a big player in our expectations

You might wonder why would anyone want to have negative expectations? Allow me to explain. My astrological sun sign is Scorpio. We can be very emotional and passionate people. That’s good, right? What if you got so hyped up emotionally about something you wanted, anticipated it with all your might and then it not come through? Just as high as you were in anticipation you now are saddened because of the disappointment. I developed and ingenious way to keep the emotional side of me in check. I didn’t want to feel disappointment so I decided that if I expected the negative and then what I wanted came through I could enjoy that feeling of elation. But if it did not come through I would not be disappointed because I didn’t expect it any way. So I simply decided to expect that it would not come through so if and when it did I would be pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed.

I went through the early part of my life thinking like this. As a Scorpios we are emotional power houses. Through our emotions and passions we have the ability to be awesome manifesters when it is channeled in a positive fashion. Actually we manifest everything positive and negative. What I realized was I was living my life through the fear of being hurt or let down. I was manifesting exactly what I expected. It was not always negative; for the most part I have achieved many things in my life against the odds. I manifested them through my beliefs.

Understanding astrology can be a great aid

I am sure there are many of you whether Scorpio or not that unwittingly does the same thing in areas of your life that really matter to you. You have a negative expectation so you won’t be disappointed. What I did was visualize the negative outcome, feel the emotions of that outcome so just in case it happened that way I would already have felt it and it would not hurt as bad. That was a defense mechanism for me. What I learned to do was not be afraid of my emotions and to detach myself from any perceived outcome. Whatever happened in the moment was just that moment and I did not have to judge it negative or positive. I changed my expectations.

The way I did it is a major hindrance. Will Smith and other successful people obviously have conquered that part of their belief system. Some people are born with those gifts of a sunny disposition or to have a positive outlook. If you are a person that does not believe in the zodiac, then you may be missing an important piece to understanding your strengths and weaknesses. The day and time of your birth is not an accident. As a soul you come into the world based on the energies a positions of the planets. I explained it in more detail in my article “astrology can help you with the law of attraction.”

Metaphysical knowledge is empowerment

While society might expect the negative those of us that understand metaphysical applications of the knowledge we learn are at an advantage. We can learn to be causers on this plane of existence and not a victim. We should have positive expectations and beliefs and when we do the universe is already set up to bring to us all that we desire. If you are like I was for so long and had a fear of positive expectation you can change it starting today. It won’t happen overnight, but little by little you can change your perspective. You just have to be brave enough to experience the negative outcome as well as the positive. Understand your world from a metaphysical (beyond the physical) point of view and you will be empowered to be the cause in your life. Fear is not an option when growing spiritually.

Are you a brave soul?

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