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Does Achieving Desires Bring Fulfillment?

21st May 2008

In my last post, My Subconscious Addiction, I told you about how Positivity Space had been engraved into my subconscious mind whilst I was building the site. I feel certain that this played a big part in the success of the site.

After having launched the membership site though, I noticed an immediate deflation in my energy levels.

I had achieved the goal I set out to achieve, and I was happy about it for sure, but something was missing. I wasn’t fulfilled by it.

This is quite natural and something you will probably have experienced too at some point in your life. It’s the same feeling when you come into money… it’s great for the first part, but the excitement quickly dwindles away because you either want more or you realize that money isn’t the thing you really wanted after all.

We continuously have new desires and that is something that cannot be stopped. When you achieve a certain goal or desire, it can very quickly become apparent that you want more straight away. That is because you’ve moved into a new standing point where you have access to new desires.

Here’s how I see it:

  • You achieve the desire…
  • Move into a new standing point…
  • Create a new desire from this new standing point…
  • Work towards achieving the desire…

(Then it starts all over again)

And that is completely natural and is okay to keep wanting more. You’ll never ever achieve all of your desires and as Abraham-Hicks says… “you’ll never get it all done”.

It was this experience of achieving something I thought I wanted so badly, and only to find that it didn’t fulfill me that led me to discover the Stillness Within.

Immediately after launching Positivity Space, my vibration dipped because I realized that I was missing something and I allowed that feeling of missing something to affect my vibration. It wasn’t long before I discovered a teaching that requires no goal achievement to find fulfillment.

I call it Stillness Within. You can learn about the Stillness Within and my own thoughts about it by signing up to my free newsletter… http://www.stillnessswithin.com

Since discovering that I can be fulfilled without physical manifestations, my physical manifestations are even better than before. I take more joy from them because I no longer cling to them as a way to make me complete or whole.

Having the knowledge to bring manifestations into the physical world is a beautiful thing, and something I am eternally grateful for. Manifestations aren’t the be all and end all, but its nice to enjoy some of the things we have on the planet.

Mixing that knowledge with what I know about being fulfilled in every moment greatly enriches my life. I believe that its the perfect spiritual combination.

What I know for sure is that everything I wanted to get from physical manifestations always never comes, but always does come from within myself.

It was there all along, I just didn’t notice it!

  

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3 Responses to “Does Achieving Desires Bring Fulfillment?”

  1. Patricia on May 21st, 2008 7:20 am

    Hey Gary,

    Excellent points, indeed!

    I have also noticed that when I achieve a desired goal, either material or not, I sometimes give it less value once it’s achieved. That plays against myself and my own self-assurance and self-credit.

    Knowing from the beginning that once achieved, those achievements will reduce their value, may also reduce our anxiety.

    Of course we may also end up wishing nothing, but that’s not a risk with me at all. Reducing the anxiety, though, looks like an excellent improvement in my daily steps towards my goals.

    Thanks for the thought-provoking post!

    Have a great day, with lots of lights and shades of your own ;)

    Patricia

  2. irene on May 21st, 2008 10:54 am

    are you saying that when I achieve my big goal, it will not be what I truly want?

  3. Gary on May 22nd, 2008 7:16 am

    Thanks for your comments, Patricia. I’ve made sure I’ve got my shades on ;)

    Irene - No thats not what I’m saying. My point in this post is that what you want won’t fulfill you. Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself!

    Gary