A long time ago, when I first discovered manifesting, I bought a book called Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks. The book teaches you how to manifest your dream life, and it includes more than 20 different manifestation techniques. One of them quickly became my favorite: The Book of Positive Aspects.
This exercise completely changed my life. In this blog, I’ll explain what it is, what the benefits are, and how it can help you manifest everything you want.
What is The Book of Positive Aspects?
The Book of Positive Aspects is pretty simple, and you can do it almost anywhere and anytime. All you need is a pen and paper, but I reckon you could also use your phone instead.
All you have to do is pick one subject, and it doesn’t matter what it is. It can be your job, a person, an item, or even food. It really doesn’t matter. Write that subject down at the top of the page. Then, simply write down all the things you like about this subject.
If you choose your job, for example, you could write: The people I work with are kind, my job pays well, or I do something that I love. Keep writing until you fill the whole page. Don’t try to force it; just let everything come to you naturally.
By doing this, you slowly become more positive. If you were feeling a lot of negativity at first, you might notice that you start to feel much lighter. You can do this for as long as you want. Once you’ve filled a page, start a new one with a different subject.
How does this help with manifesting?
Thoughts are the things that are manifesting. If you are having a lot of negative thoughts, you are going to feel that in your body. You experience stress, anxiety and so on. And negative thoughts aren’t the enemy, they are helpful in figuring out what you DO want and what you LIKE. But when you start writing the good things about a certain subject down, you shift your focus and your thoughts become more and more positive.
My Own Experience
I remember one of the first times I tried this. I was feeling stressed and anxious, so I simply picked one subject. I don’t remember what it was. At first, it wasn’t easy to write down the good things about it. That’s why I would recommend starting with a fun subject—something you already like. This makes it much easier.
Once you’re done, you’ll feel much more positive, and it will become easier to find the good things about a more challenging subject. After a couple of minutes of trying, I noticed that it became easier and easier to name all the positive aspects.
So, every time you experience a lot of negative emotions (meaning you have a lot of negative thoughts), try to take a few minutes for yourself and focus on all the good things about something. You can do this without writing anything down, but I would recommend using a pen and paper. It helps you stay focused.
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