Can you Expect and Know at the same time?
I don't know about you, but at times I can be a very literal person. If someone tells me to 'know' something has happened, to 'act' like something has happened, I'm on it. And then...someone else ads the word 'expect'.
Anyone else freak out when that happens?
It's taken me a little time to break things down and consider how both of those things can live simultaneously and still bring about one's chosen result.
So, let's start with definitions (I got these from Merriam-Webster): And yes, there are more definitions than these, but I think these specific definitions help us to understand how both work together to bring about our dreams and goals.
expectation noun \ˌek-ˌspek-ˈtā-shən, ik-\
: a belief that something will happen or is likely to happen
: a feeling or belief about how successful, good, etc., someone or something will be
know verb \ˈnō\
: to understand (something) : to have a clear and complete idea of (something)
So, when we are told to 'know' our dream has come true, then we are to have a clear and complete idea of how that something will look, feel, taste, sound... If you've been working on something for awhile and use the 'one-scene' technique Neville Goddard advises, it would go something like this:
Your dream: a new job
Your imagining: Seeing a best friend (or new boss), someone you can imagine in your head, shaking your hand and telling you "Good job!" or "Congratulations!"
Repeat: Every night, several times a day, you get yourself into that space between wake and asleep where your conscious mind is less likely to interrupt and you view that over and over and over again.
Your dream: a loving companion
Your imagining: You don't know what said companion will look like. So you spend hours, days, writing a list of the qualities you want in said person. Then, you imagine something small like having them take your hand as you walk down the street, beach, etc.
Once you get the perfect scene, and you will try several before one just 'feels right', you repeat it often. And if you're like me, the scene will get shorter and shorter until it is literally one small action. Over time you will begin to hear the sound of those around you, you will feel the pressure of their hand, the feel of their body when they pull you close afterward. You may even be lucky enough to hear their voice. And you repeat and repeat and repeat.
That gets you to the knowing. One day, and it is different for every person and every goal really, but one day you will simply know that that dream is on its way.
And now, you 'expect' it to come. You 'know' that it is going to happen and you feel how successful, good, loved, etc, this event is going to make you feel. And the more you feel it, the more you 'know' and the more you 'know', the more you 'expect'.
See how these two work together? I used to think that to expect meant I wasn't sure and I was supposed to 'force' my will. That is the exact opposite to what is intended. There is no forcing here. There is the knowing and the expecting. They compliment one another. Expectation and knowledge. Feeling and understanding.
Now go and know your goal/dream and expect it to come.
Anyone else freak out when that happens?
It's taken me a little time to break things down and consider how both of those things can live simultaneously and still bring about one's chosen result.
So, let's start with definitions (I got these from Merriam-Webster): And yes, there are more definitions than these, but I think these specific definitions help us to understand how both work together to bring about our dreams and goals.
expectation noun \ˌek-ˌspek-ˈtā-shən, ik-\
: a belief that something will happen or is likely to happen
: a feeling or belief about how successful, good, etc., someone or something will be
know verb \ˈnō\
: to understand (something) : to have a clear and complete idea of (something)
So, when we are told to 'know' our dream has come true, then we are to have a clear and complete idea of how that something will look, feel, taste, sound... If you've been working on something for awhile and use the 'one-scene' technique Neville Goddard advises, it would go something like this:
Your dream: a new job
Your imagining: Seeing a best friend (or new boss), someone you can imagine in your head, shaking your hand and telling you "Good job!" or "Congratulations!"
Repeat: Every night, several times a day, you get yourself into that space between wake and asleep where your conscious mind is less likely to interrupt and you view that over and over and over again.
Your dream: a loving companion
Your imagining: You don't know what said companion will look like. So you spend hours, days, writing a list of the qualities you want in said person. Then, you imagine something small like having them take your hand as you walk down the street, beach, etc.
Once you get the perfect scene, and you will try several before one just 'feels right', you repeat it often. And if you're like me, the scene will get shorter and shorter until it is literally one small action. Over time you will begin to hear the sound of those around you, you will feel the pressure of their hand, the feel of their body when they pull you close afterward. You may even be lucky enough to hear their voice. And you repeat and repeat and repeat.
That gets you to the knowing. One day, and it is different for every person and every goal really, but one day you will simply know that that dream is on its way.
And now, you 'expect' it to come. You 'know' that it is going to happen and you feel how successful, good, loved, etc, this event is going to make you feel. And the more you feel it, the more you 'know' and the more you 'know', the more you 'expect'.
See how these two work together? I used to think that to expect meant I wasn't sure and I was supposed to 'force' my will. That is the exact opposite to what is intended. There is no forcing here. There is the knowing and the expecting. They compliment one another. Expectation and knowledge. Feeling and understanding.
Now go and know your goal/dream and expect it to come.
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