Manifesting or negative yearning?

Is there an age or year of your life you would re-live?

No, because nothing good can come from living in the past or becoming fixed on future goals. I’ve recently been trying very hard to enjoy where I am now. Learning to be more mindful, more present and living in the now. Being grateful for what I have now, not what I haven’t got. Nothing good can come from negative yearning. This raises an interesting question tho.

What’s the difference between manifesting and negative yearning. And when does the concept of vision boards and visualisation become a negative force in your life.

Instead of wishing I was somewhere else I’m trying to get comfortable with where I am. Be grateful for what I have. Because that’s supposed to be beneficial for your mental health, and I certainly need to improve things in that department.

I think when the idea of manifesting can work is creating an avatar of yourself. For instance I would like to become a thriving artist. So then it’s a question of how a thriving artist would behave. For instance I would like to become an illustration artist and kids book illustrator. My vision of a thriving artist is someone who always has a sketchbook with them. Is drawing and writing in every available moment that they have in the day. They would not be afraid to promote and market their art on social media. They would treat their art like a business. They would take time to develop their skills. They would schedule time for creating, time for thinking, time for exercise and meditation. This is my vision of the thriving artist and this is the person I’m visualising when I go about my day.

Would a thriving Artist watch tiktok videos of talking parrots for 2 hours? No. they would work on their art. I think the key from going from parrot video to illustrating is finding ways to reduce the friction. Illustrating needs to be as easy as getting your phone out and opening tiktok. So I’m carrying my iPad and sketch book with me at all times and hopefully I’ll opt for art over parrots. Because that makes me feel a lot better in the end and moves me closer to becoming a thriving artist.