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8/9/26
#15 - MANIFESTATION
THE FIRST AND MOST NECESSARY STEP TO BRINGING SOMETHING INTO REALITY IS CREATING IT IN YOUR MIND THROUGH VISUALIZATION. NO MATTER HOW ABSTRACT OR ABSURD THE IDEA IS, ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO SEE IT IN YOUR MIND IS THE FIRST PAGE IN THE BOOK OF CREATION. IN THIS BOOK, YOU ARE THE AUTHOR, YOUR IDEA IS THE STORY, AND EVERY STEP TOWARDS THE FINAL GOAL IS A PAGE. THESE GROUPS OF PAGES BECOME THE CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK, AND IT IS UP TO US TO DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS IN THESE CHAPTERS. THE BEAUTY OF THESE METAPHORICAL BOOKS IS THAT THERE IS NO LIMIT TO HOW LONG THEY CAN BE. FOR SOME PEOPLE, THESE BOOKS CAN LAST THEIR ENTIRE LIVES, MOST OTHERS, NOT SO MUCH. FOR MOST PEOPLE, ALL IT TAKES IS A FEW BAD CHAPTERS FOR THEM TO GIVE UP ON THE BOOK ENTIRELY. HOWEVER, THESE CHAPTERS ARE USUALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART TO THE ENTIRETY OF THE STORY. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE ENTIRE BOOK AND TRY TO JUDGE IT BASED ON JUST A FEW CHAPTERS, YOU MISS OUT ON THE BEAUTY THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE REMAINDER OF THE BOOK. BECOMING AWARE OF THESE CHAPTERS HELPS US SEE THE VALUE OF THE ENTIRE STORY AND NOT JUST THE CHAPTER THAT WE MAY FEEL STUCK ON.
THE FOCUS OF THESE METAPHORICAL BOOKS CAN BE INCREDIBLY BROAD TO THE AUTHOR OR HYPER FOCUSED ON A GOAL THE AUTHOR MAY HAVE. EXAMPLES OF THIS COULD BE: I WANT TO BECOME A DESIGNER, AS OPPOSED TO, I WANT TO HAVE MY OWN STORE THAT BECOMES A SIGNIFICANTLY AND CULTURALLY IMPACTFUL ENTITY IN THE HISTORY OF FASHION. WHILE NEITHER OF THESE ARE IMPOSSIBLE GOALS, THEY BOTH REQUIRE DIFFERENT PATHS TO COMPLETION, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SPECIFICITY. THESE PATHS ALSO LOOK DIFFERENT FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON EVEN TRYING TO VISUALIZE WHAT YOU WOULD NEED TO GET THERE, SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THERE IS NO CORRECT WAY TO DO IT. SOME MAY FEEL THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO SLOWLY BUILD TOWARDS THEM, TAKING YEARS AND YEARS TO CREATE THE FOUNDATION NEEDED TO PROPERLY EXECUTE THEM. OTHERS MAY BELIEVE THAT THE FASTER YOU CAN GET THERE, THE BETTER. WHICHEVER ONE YOU HAPPEN TO FALL UNDER, IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW SPECIFIC OR BROAD YOUR GOAL IS, IT IS POSSIBLE.
THERE IS ALSO NO RULE ABOUT WRITING MULTIPLE BOOKS AT ONCE. TAKING ON SEVERAL MAJOR GOALS CAN BE OVERWHELMING AND CAN USUALLY RESULT IN NO PROGRESS BEING MADE IN ANY OF THEM. LUCKILY, THERE IS NO DUE DATE ON THESE BOOKS, AND WE ARE FREE TO CONSTRUCT THESE MANIFESTATIONS FOR AS LONG AS WE’RE ALIVE. I MYSELF HAVE BEGUN WRITING SOME METAPHORICAL BOOKS IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, AND I SEE MYSELF TAKING A LONG TIME TO COMPLETE THEM. DEPENDING ON HOW SPECIFIC YOUR GOAL IS, YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY FINISHED THE BOOK WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING IT. GOING BACK TO MY PREVIOUS EXAMPLE, VAGUE GOALS AREN’T NECESSARILY BAD, BUT DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT RESULT IN A MUCH SHORTER STORY. I WANTED TO BE A DESIGNER, SO I STARTED DESIGNING. EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN TO BE A DESIGNER, BUT IN MY MIND, I’VE ALREADY COMPLETED THIS STORY. I DESIGN ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, THEREFORE I AM A DESIGNER. I BRING THIS UP TO REMIND YOU THAT DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFICITY OF YOUR DREAM, YOU MAY ALREADY BE LIVING IT TO SOME DEGREE. IF THIS IS NOT THE CASE, REDEFINE WHAT YOU TRULY WANT AND START A NEW BOOK. SINCE YOU’RE THE AUTHOR, IT’S NEVER TOO LATE.
-CAMERON CAMPBELL CRAIG