Common Visualization Mistake 4 of 7: Misinterpreting the Evidence
This is one of my favorite common mistakes in visualizing and creating. It actually isn’t a mistake we make during visualization - it’s something that happens later.
The thing about visualizing and attracting new desires into your life is that they usually don’t happen instantly. There is most often a time delay between your wanting something, imagining it to be so, and having it show up for you.
And it’s in this time gap that it is just too easy to derail your creation. To keep it from showing up for you in a way that you can accept it and receive it into your life by not understanding the way this all works.
When we really, really want something that we don’t have, and we see someone else who has it…well, that tends to make most of us miserable. We feel like everyone gets to have what we want but us. It’s as if we were being mocked by the world, to see so many people having something we want so much, but don’t have.
Here’s the thing. That’s not the message you should get at all! When you know how this works, then you can interpret these incidents and observations accurately.
Your Desires Will Probably Show Up First In the Lives of Others
When you want something and have spent time thinking about it (and even visualizing it), that energy and those thoughts begin to attract evidence. A sifting and sorting process begins, and the result is like a spotlight being shined on actual demonstrations of your thoughts and desires in action.
The trick is, the evidence first shows up all around you — and most likely in the lives of others!
And the message that is really being communicated to you is, “Sure, you can have that! Let me show you how easy it is. How available. Here is an example of someone who has what you want - and another one - and another. And you can have it, too.”
So when you start to see other people who have what you want, don’t wallow about feeling left out and discouraged. Instead, recognize this as evidence that what you want is possible. Celebrate it! Congratulate yourself for bringing this evidence into your awareness.
And when you see evidence that what you want is possible, you can then use this time delay to start to refine your desires. If you see something that is almost perfect, but not quite, then include those pieces of perfection in your visualization next time. And leave out the parts you didn’t like as well. It’s like molding clay - you can massage it, add to it, substitute parts.
So continue to visualize what you want, always refining your creation from the evidence you see appearing around you. Remember to include how you will feel when you have your desire. And tell your story in anticipation and expectation that your desire is on its way to you.