For anyone who really knows me, shopping for clothes is not my ideal way to spend time. I will shop at home improvement, furniture and office supply stores. In my manifesting seminars I share the following story and it happened to come up today in a LifeLine Session with a client. As I pondered the conversation, I realized I am still manifesting a closet full of clothes.
Many years ago, I was married, mothering and working – a lot, and yet not feeling like I was accomplishing anything because I didn’t have a million dollars at my disposal, nor was I feeling like the joyous happy person that I knew was in me. I had just become aware of the power of manifesting, so I thought I would give it a try. It was August, I stood in my closet and was feeling a bit dejected because I needed/wanted (the two in my book were one and the same at that time) new clothes. As I looked around my closet I threw out to anyone who was listening – mostly to spirit because I was in a part of the house where no one else was – “I want a new wardrobe.” I even took the request to, “I’m not going to ask for the money or plan on how it is going to come to me. I want a new wardrobe. Thank you.” Then I went about my life; not worrying about how I was going to move this money around or pay on this credit card, to go and purchase some new clothes.
About 2 weeks later it was Labor Day. My husband, children and I were visiting my family in Muskegon, Michigan. We decided we would go out for dinner and my mother went upstairs to change her clothes. She then called down the stairs, “Georgiann, your sister (Mika) has left something for you on the back bedroom bed.” I went upstairs to 3 bags of Christopher and Banks clothes – brand new – all my size! Immediately I called my sister to thank her and find out how this came to be. Her answer was that she was in the store (because it is an activity she likes to do) and every time she turned around there was something in my size and a super good price, so she bought it. I asked how much she spent that day and she couldn’t really remember. She wasn’t asking me to pay for them. Though very grateful for the clothes, I realized I was becoming a little too insistent on how much I owed her for the clothes. After much discussion, I finally said (with a tear in my eye), “Thank you very much” and left it at that. In the past I would force my sister to take some money, or I would go out and purchase her something to “pay” for the kindness and clothes. This was the first time in my life I can recall actually saying thank you with deepest gratitude and not “repaying” the gift.
Fast forward to today. The clothes I am wearing are stylish, fit me beautifully and are incredibly comfortable. I did not spend much time picking out my clothes nor did I directly pay for them. I have manifested an incredible client, Ruth, who wants to pay me in eco-chic, organic, comfortable clothes, instead of money, for her sessions with me. I need/want clothes and she needs/wants LifeLine Sessions with me. Ahh – isn’t manifesting wonderful when we take money out of the equation? Feel free to take a look at her website, http://ruthcekola.kikapaprika.com, if you'd like to discover how to feel great about the clothes in your closet. Please contact her so she can become your personal shopper, too.
Premise of the story – what we ask for we get, period. There is no time frame on a gift from spirit and no amount of anything associated with the gift. Heartfelt gratitude is suffice for a gift from the heart.
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