When you get what you asked for... and don't see it.

"I am smiling at myself right now."

Being a positive person is great! Positive people believe in the best, picture the best, and imagine their successes manifesting in a beautiful way. Yes, I am one of those positive people. When I have, a desire, a good intention, or a goal I'd like to achieve, I visualize how it will turn out. It always looks so lovely, so peaceful, oh so wonderful. In fact, I tell myself that even if things don't go as planned, I will just smile and accept it, believe it's all for the best and move on. 
Well...until things actually do end up falling to pieces and then all of that "love-a-ly stuff" just goes flying out the window. 
Now I'm confused, feeling diappointed, a bit hopeless, and nothing anyone can say can make me feel better. "Oh why can't things just be easy and go the way I WANT it to go and be perfect the first time?"

​"Uhmmm, you kind of asked for it..."

The thing is, many of the gifts we receive in life are often in disguise, and we just don't always recognize them. The reason why we don't recognize them, is because it doesn't LOOK like the way we imagined it would. We may end up rejecting it and say, "Hey! That's not what I asked for!".The truth is, we ARE actually getting what we asked for, we just don't know it yet.

Lets say it's your intention to find a new job because the one you have now is just depressing you. By thinking it, you are asking for it. Let's say you get fired unexpectedly, how will that feel? Not that great maybe, there are a lot of uncertainties that come with losing your job, but it is what you asked for. 
Now you are looking for a new job, your intention is to find a job that really suites you as a person, that matches your vision in life, a place you can be yourself and feel happy.
You finally get a job interview and it really feels great! This is the job you always wanted. Unfortunately you don't get the job, and you are left feeling really disappointed. The next job interview goes great too, and you are offered a job, but your gut feeling tells you that this is not really what you want. You are not feeling that clear "YES" feeling, so you decide to say "no" to the job.

This whole process can feel really frustrating, but on a higher level, everything is going exactly as it should be... just like you asked.
You didn't get the first job because even though it was great, it was not the very best one out there for you, and you said no to the other job, because you really felt that it wasn't the right one. 
Maybe you get the idea that it's all too difficult and there are all these obstacles standing in your way, but what's really going on is called "the beauty of perfect timing." All it takes is a little patience. (ok, maybe a lot of patience.)
Be careful when you ask for the ability to be patient though... seeing as though we get what we ask for, you are most likely to get the opportunities handed to you to learn how to be patient, instead of getting a dose of patience poured into your brain. 
 

"Be prepared!"

I had a personal experience recently on this very subject. I was actually being prepared BEFORE HAND about an upcoming time of confusion and doubt!

Just before I was about to go to sleep, I was lying in my bed listening to Music From Source, and in my mind I heard a kind voice say, "Don't doubt a thing. No matter what happens, don't let yourself get caught up in doubt or confusion about what is going on. Everything is happening exactly as it is meant to happen. Relax and have faith."

As I listened to these reassuring words, I had a vision. I felt that I was looking down at myself from a place way up high. It was the birds-eye view of a situation. I could see two tiny little figures resembling people, and there was something going on because it looked like they were having an argument ​of some kind. I could sense that from that perspective down below, it felt chaotic and as if things were going "wrong". However, from this "Higher Self perspective" I could sense that there was peace, a feeling of absolute faith. I felt like I was smiling down on the situation with an "inner knowing", that it was all part of the "master plan". All that was going on, was necessary in the process of "getting what you asked for".
Right there and then, I understood the message... "Do not doubt, have faith.", and I must have put this experience somewhere in the back of my mind.

Two days later I had a dream that I ran a 20km marathon. I have never done that before, and wow this dream was real. I remember reaching the 10km marker and that I really had to push myself to get through the second half of the race. In my dream I experienced the feeling of perseverance and getting myself to the finish line. I'm so glad I made it, because usually in dreams I want to run but I cant, and I never make it to the finish line.
Another detail is that I came in as one of the last ones over the finish line, but I didn't mind. It wasn't about being the first one to finish, it was just glad that I made it!

This dream also felt like some kind of sign. It symbolized not giving up, and just getting through something even if it takes a bit longer.

"Doubt"... is a "Dream Killer."

Even with this very clear guidance and encouragement to keep going, when I was finally faced with the actual situation, I still got knocked off my feet.!

What happened was, that I had been invited to a meeting about taking a recent project of mine to the next level. That next step would bring me closer to manifesting my developing project into a real thing I could start to share with the world. The good news is that I got a "yes!".
I was happy... but not THAT happy. My inner guidance was giving me a "no".
If I was getting the "yes" I asked for, surely I should gratefully grab hold of this opportunity with both hands? The mixed feelings of being happy but also doubtful, cast a shadow over me like a dark cloud, and suddenly I didn't see the light at all anymore.

Was this ever going to work? Was I ever going to connect with the right people to complete this project? Was I going to be faced with annoying obstacles at every turn? My impatience wanted me to just get over with and make the deal, but I knew that impatience was going to ruin everything and wouldn't get me where I truly wanted to be,
I decided just to let it all go for a few days and take a break from thinking about any of it. I created this project with my heart, so it was going to have to be my heart that would take the lead once again from here.

"Being specific, takes a bit more time..."

It took me two days to gradually get my head clear, and back in alignment with my heart again. I realized that the intention I had with my project was described very specifically. Being specific about what you want to create is very important. If you are not specific about what, how, and when you want to create something, the universe will take what you ask for quite literally and just fill in the details for you.

I had specifically formulated how far I intended my project to go, who it would reach and where in the world, and that it would be a new and renewing concept easily available for everyone who wanted to enjoy it.
If all of this had been a "match" when I was offered the contract at the meeting, then my inner guidance would have said "yes!". The issue was that something didn't feel 100% right. The "no" I felt really meant, "No, not this one. No, not now."
So in the end, with my eyes focused on my one true desire, in alignment with the higher purpose of this project, it was just one of those necessary steps "on the way" to get to where I am really supposed to be. Every experience along the way can be turned into a valuable one, as long as I continue to be true to my inner navigation system which is leading the way, and have absolute faith. I realized now more than ever how important it is to FEEL the "yes" or "no" of inner guidance and to trust it.
That was the message in that vision of mine, from my Higher Self perspective,
"Don't doubt, everything is as it's meant to be."
Trust my feelings, keep moving, and be prepared to be pleasantly surprised... Because I AM getting what I asked for. It just needs a little more work and time. :-)

These videos will support you in manifesting your abundance.
Remember... it may not always look the exact way you imagined it,
but know that if your intention is clear, it is all for the best!
The timing will end up being perfect,
so take a deep breath... and have faith.

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