@Stingray Looove this answer

@Stingray "But if, while you are doing that, you are doing so from a vibration of "This was so amazing" with the inner implication that it was unusual and rare, you are setting yourself up for it not happening again anytime soon." I think what you said right there is a great point to make. It's something that took me a while to wrap my own mind around. We can't have the feeling of being "taken by surprise" when something good happens because we may not get any enjoyable events any time soon.

@Cory - Yes, well said. Something that causes us "surprise" implies that we are not really a vibrational match to it because true, solid alignment doesn't bring "surprising" things, just things that are obvious when they manifest. In some of the top sporting events where a newcomer is challenging the established champion, you can sometimes sense the surprise of the newcomer to be so close to beating the champion and then also, quite often, they eventually lose the match as a result :)

@Cory - I'm often reminded of the scenes in Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones where the Jedi are flying through the city traffic and leaping around through the air as though it was nothing unusual. From the viewer's perspective, we're surprised at those activities, from the characters' perspective (which represents alignment with those abilities) it's a completely unsurprised groan of "I wish he would stop doing that" :)

@Stingray You could also say that the newcomer experienced a feeling of "shock" in the sporting event, which in my mind, makes me think of a moment when confusion, the unexpected, and unfamiliarity begin to occur. Those are uncommon vibrations in most situations, which gets directly back to your point of being surprised and amazed. If we are feeling "uncommon" vibrations when good things occur, then we probably will not be manifesting these situations on a normal everyday routine basis.

@Stingray "I've had stuff manifest for me that has been so outrageous (in a good way) that people on IQ wouldn't believe me even if I told them what happened." If you ever decide you want to share a story or two, I would be more than happy to hear it. There may be some people here who may not believe what you have to say, but I've become so open minded lately that anything is fair game. Plus, positive things that have happened for other people are always very motivational for me.

@Cory - ...by making you think that's as good as it gets. All manifestations are ultimately personal judgements ( like with the story of the farmer ) so telling others can sometimes keep those labels/judgements alive when you would really prefer something more unlimited. There's no right or wrong really - I just find silence easier :)

Stingray Im all voting with Cory here, not to pressure you or anything....But I'd REALLY LOVE to here about this seemingly 'unbelievebale' manifestations as well..... PLEEEEEASE?

I totally agree with what you're saying about telling people (something which I have been guilty of - only to my closest friends that I know believe in this stuff, but still, I feel it 'cheapens' the manifestation!). However I love hearing about more experienced manifestor's experiences, as it inspires me and gives me something to work towards, so if you ever decide to do tell, Stingray.. Well then I'm all ears :)

When you get as big as life. You just sit back and smile no matter what happens to you. Until then you just wish and desire and try to turn your smallness into your greatness through words and talks.

I can relate to @cassiopeia saying the manifestation feels somehow "cheapened" if you tell people, though I'm not sure how I know that... On the flip side, other people's successes are sooo inspiring to hear about. I would not want to rob anyone of their joy, but I do so like the idea of hearing the play-by-play of how deeply desired manifestations come into being. Fun stuff.

@Stingray:recently I've manifested a few experiences that I just feel like telling someone about it. Does that mean that I am still not ready for similar manifestations (or the next step of this particular manifestation) and whether feeling this way would put me back? Not quite sure how to phrase this, maybe something like if I feel awesome about manifesting a particular experience I should try to find ways to feel more "neutral" about it?

@kakaboo - On the one hand, celebrating your "wins" from a place of prosperity lines you up for more wins but, on the other hand, celebrating them because you have a secret fear that this was just luck stops them coming...because you are giving more emphasis to that fear.

If you monitor your emotions carefully as you tell others, you should be able to sense when you might be drifting into a negative scarcity-type feeling. For me, I just find it easier to by-pass all that and keep quiet :)

@kakaboo - There's no real right or wrong but I've long decided that it's more important to me to have a great life experience - and all the "unusual" things that happen as a result of that - than to convince others that I'm having a great life experience and then have to live up to the expectations of others :) There's a fascinating audio from Treb that illustrates how trying to live up to the expectations of others can get you "off track" : http://www.inwardquest.com/questions/76916#76973

@Stingray - so can I say that by actually wanting to tell somebody about your own manifestations, you are actually wanting someone else to acknowledge the fact that they werent luck? Well the problem with keeping quiet is that I just seem to have this desire to want to tell someone about it, even though there isn't really anyone particular in mind I would like to tell. Maybe I should start my own diary lol

@kakaboo - Well, if you are desperate to tell someone, go ahead and do it and observe what happens within yourself. If you find their reaction makes you feel uncomfortable, you'll have learned something about yourself. And if you find that you still feel comfortable after telling others, you'll also have learned something about yourself :)

"keep the good stuff coming" Stingray, i like it :)