If you could have one wish....

Another saying I like is, "Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness."

If I could have one single wish, I would wish to have the ability to
make things happen just by thinking them.

Of course, it would be handy to be able to erase certain thoughts,
especially when sitting in traffic, a rude waitress, etc. LOL

"Oops. Sorry about that. Hold on a sec, I'll fix that."

According to many people (Dr. Wayne Dyer, for instance), you do have that ability. Every thought you think becomes part of your reality. Of course, the more focus, energy, and belief you put into the thought, the more real it becomes, the more the universe aligns to make it a reality.

No, don't laugh, people. I really believe that consistently visualizing something as a done deal does open the way to making it happen.

In that case, I will consistently envision the garden of my dreams......envisioning, envisioning, envisioning.....oh yeah, I can see it now!!!!

If I could have one wish, it would be to have my little nursery - paid for, operational and safe with a bit extra to go on plant hunting expeditions. I've put 8 years into trying but I've had several disasters from fires to redneck violence. There's so many unusual plants that deserve a home in someone's garden and it's my calling to propagate them and get them there. That's my wish, has been for a long time. :-)

White_Hydrangea,
Thank You. That's what I believe also...I was tempted to respond that we already *do* have that ability, but I'm not yet used to getting wierd looks when I mention what I believe! (said with crooked smile).
Sherry

White_Hydrangea, I also agree that every thought you think becomes part of your reality. "Change your thinking, change your experience" is a motto of my church.

Yes, you can, Erynne. And it'll happen.

Dr. Wayne Dyer puts it this way, "Contemplate yourself surrounded by the conditions you wish to produce." Anyone who's interested in this, read his book, The Power of Intention. Really great stuff.

I truly think that I got both my job and my house because I put energy into the reality, and believed in it so strongly that it couldn't not happen.

But sometimes the universe listens even when we don't realize it. Years ago, I remember thinking that if I needed to find a companion for my younger cat (my older one was elderly at that time, and I knew I wouldn't keep him forever), I'd want a long hair, something like a Maine Coon. And I'd want it to be a big male, because Tollie was a big male, and they'd be a good match. And I had a blue-cream Maine Coon once, and she was really pretty, so a grey cat would be nice.

I totally forgot that I'd thought that. Some years later, my older cat died at the age of 19. Afterwards, I was walking past the Denver Dumb Friends League, and decided to go in. I looked at four cats, and seriously thought about adopting a long-haired female tortoiseshell, but there was one cat left on my list. I thought it would be nice to get him out of his cage so he could stretch his legs a bit, so I decided to look at him, too.

I sat down on the floor, picked him up, and put him in my lap. He immediately put a paw on each side of my neck, nestled into my throat, and proceeded to knead and purr. Well, how could I have him put back in his cage and just walk away? He was obviously my cat.

Weeks later, it occurred to me what I'd thought about years before. I had adopted a big, male, grey Maine Coon. It's like the universe said, "oh, here's the cat you ordered. We had to back order him, but here he is." And as soon as there was a vacancy in my household, there he was, ready to come home with me.

And that's not all. There I was with my two cats, the maximum I was allowed to have in my condo. I joked with fellow students at the dojo that my next cat would be black, so it would match my black karate gi. I also remember thinking that it would be great to have kittens again. I also gave some thought to someday getting two cats together, so there wouldn't be this breaking in period with them.

My next two cats were black kitten siblings, and I hadn't even intended to adopt them. I had intended to adopt one adult long hair. I ended up with two black shorthaired kittens.

LOL...No, actually what I meant by making things happen by just thinking
them was more along the lines of sitting in a hot tub while the weeds just
lifted out of the ground.

A blender would get itself out of the cupboard to make a Pina Colada
while the clothes walked themselves to the washing machine.

I could just think about curing a person of cancer and bam.
Think about feeding the entire world in one day and bam.
Good things with my powers, not evil. Well, unless you count making
all the evil criminals disappear.

That sort of 'make things happen'. :-)

Oh, okay. Sorry. My mistake. Forget everything I said.

Hi White_Hydrangea,
I totally get what you're saying and I really believe that we have hidden resources within ourselves but we just have to know how to use them. There's more to us than flesh, blood, bones etc and too many coincidences have occured in my own life that I started to wonder if I was making these things happen. I came to the conclusion a few years back that I was. I've been called "out in left field" for my thoughts,lol, but I don't get too bent about that. My sister is the same in that she can envision something repeatedly and it will happen for her. My deceased grandmother was the same. I don't know what it is.....will power of sorts? Maybe I should look into that book.

I have a few of Dr. Dyer's older books but not the one you mentioned. I'll buy it, for sure. I truly believe if you set yourself up for success you'll get it and if you're sure you could never __________ (fill in the blank) you never will. A bit like the old saw, for women, dress for the job you want - not the job you have. Good things happen to people prepared for good things to happen.

"If you think you can, or if you think you can't, you're right." - Henry Ford.

It's so true! The sad part is that most of the people who "can't" never would understand the quote.

Today is mine and my husband's 28th anniversary. My wish would be for us to have another 28 wonderful yrs. togather. We have such fun together. I love him so very much. He is a handsome, wonderful man. Very kind and considerate. If anyone has seen "The Notebook" with James Garner in it, he says something at the very beginning about being an ordinary man, no one has or ever will build a monument to him, but he can say his life has been a success because he has loved one woman with all his heart and soul and that is enough for him. That is what my husband says. He loves me with all his heart and soul (after God) and that is enough for him. He doesn't care about monuments and fame - he cares about me.

If I could have a 2 parter wish, the other part would be for all the women who are looking for a good loving man to find a man as wonderful as the one I am married to. After God, I come first with him and he comes first with me, then all others fall into line. You may say that is harsh to put a husband before childrren, but that is the way it is with us. I believe that is why so many marriages fail. Children will come along and the wife forgets about the husband. Children take up a lot of time, but then so does a marriage. It goes for men to. They get involved with a job and providing and forget about the wife.

My only regret is the yrs. we didn't have with each other because we were married to others and just hadn't met yet. Liz

Liz - we appreciate what we have now because of what we've had before.

Liz, You know what they say about a "good man". ~ "Behind every good man, there's a good woman"!:-))

And Pirl, I agree whole heartedly! Amen.

Joey

That's truly a lovely testimony, Liz. I'm with you on the part about God first, husband second, and children next. Sounds like we're on the same page.

My husband isn't always right, and sometimes our adult sons know better, and then it's difficult to be diplomatic, but with "God first", it's easier to say and do the right thing.

I wish to have my parent back alive

notmartha, Sometimes I have the same wish, but I could not put either one thru their pain again. Here is some thing I fixed to put at my moms headstone.



In Loving Memory of
Our Special Guardian Angel,
Jewell Francis
2-14-34 ~ 8-19-05

God saw you were tired
And a cure was not to be,
So He put His loving arms around you
And whispered, “Come with Me.”
With tear-filled eyes, we watched you
Suffer and fade away.
Although we love you dearly,
We’d not want to make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating
And loving hands were put to rest.
We love and miss you
Always…


The memories that I have (God given) will keep me going until I can see her again.

Joey

If there was a thread on how we miss our parents I'm sure there wouldn't be many dry eyes reading it. I'm so glad I thanked them so profusely, in word and on paper, so often before they passed away.

Today, if I could have one wish, it would be that music2keep will have a very happy birthday! Count your blessings!

Thank You soooo Much Nap!! And I am Thankful for my many Blessings!

hahaha have to update, my wish came true on the 1st of April 2013 *LOL* we moved in to the new house... been many many years in the makings :) now if I could only wish for replacement of all the plants I lost.. started collecting plants when we started to build with the hope it would only take 1 year to build lol... but it took what 12-13 years, so lost many Hoyas and succulents :( now I have the room, the light and no plants :( but I belive in wishes :)

Congratulations..happy for you!!

as I read thru these postings I cried and cried......we all yearn for something, something that will validate our struggle on this earth.... Liz, Martha, Pirl, especially Dwerland, you each touched my heart, White Hydrangea.....I want both my parents back, I was Daddy's Little Girl, I thought forever 'cept I decided to get a divorce after 14yrs with a lying who couldn't hold a job....Daddy wouldn't accept it, His family didn't divorce, suddenly I was a "Whore, Tramp, Lazy" just on & on so we didn't speak starting from July 4th (this day) 1981 until he suddenly died of a heart attack on 11/8/81....no time to say I'm sorry, no time to tell him I loved him more than life itself.....My "wonderful" Mom told me he died from the stress I had him in.....to this day I'm still in therapy trying to sort out my anger issues.....anyway, after Daddy died I took over his place with my Mom and we actually did become best friends, I held her in my arms as she died.....I belong to NOSDA because of that experience....see: I'm still trying to make it up to them in alot of ways......Dwerland, I've been married for 32yrs to the meanest, most arrogant, selfish, narcsisstic, spoiled, hurtful man you could ever meet......BUT if you met him you'd think he was the greatest guy on Earth.....He's retired from Sacramento City Police Dept so some of it is his profession....the first 4yrs of our marriage he lived in the SanFrancisco Bay area while I lived in Sac, then he came to Sac and worked nights while I worked days so we never really spent much time together until 8 yrs ago when we both retired......I knew how he was but I actually believed that once he retired we'd be fine, he'll chill out, he'd love me again, he'd be the fun, laughing guy I married....well, guess what??? He's angry, grumpy, hateful, mean and horrible to live with....SOOOOO, I thought I'll get a divorce, found out I wouldn't qualify for his City Retirement due to marrying him after it was locked in, I wouldn't get health insurance unless I can prove I'm disabled and can't work to support myself, anyway by the time the lawyer was thru I was devastated.....plus we live in a very economically depressed area so if we had to start splitting things up we'd have pennies on the dollar as well as homes in our price range are not selling here.....so I'm stuck, I live in my sewing room, sleep here too.....I believe with my whole heart that's why I have the health issues I have, Stress !!!! so anyway, I'm writing a book 'cause I'm so lonely, hurt and sick and I need to tell someone, I guess......my wish would be for freedom & happiness....but I understand until I find it inside myself I can wish til my hands fill up, it'll never come..... I hope each of your wishes have been answered.....

Big armwraps Deb..maybe it would do you good to write each of this hurtful people in your life, read it out loud then into a fire pit they go, you may get release in just expressing yourself...am sure you've done this many times but perhaps you are now ready to let go.

Thank heaven you have a haven to go to even if it is just a room away Deb. I wish I could wave a magic wand for you and make it all go away....

Deb - if there is any plant that you want (that I have) I'd be happy to send it to you as a gift if it could make you smile.

How wonderful to read thru old friends names.

Deb,
My heart goes out to you.
But realize that the minute you lost your Dad, his stress and anger went too. If he could talk to you he would say he was sorry you were going thru so much, that he wasn't mad at you and that he would forever be at your side. As for your husband, I too am glad you have a haven, but I sure wish better for you. Huge prayers going out and a long cyberhug.

Thank you for the care....thank you for your insight.....guess the best can be said: it is what it is.....I love each one of you !!!!

Sending the love back with more hugs and prayers :o)

Oh Depsi...I just want to wrap my arms around you as tight and so very much full of love!
Your post has brought me to tears, only because Im so proud of you. I know far too well, the constant aching search to find Love.

I wish for you, to be able to get rid of that guilt...Im sure your Daddy realizes too just hiw much you loved him. I am sorry that it is the excuse for his death, thats just wrong.

Your dream is being fulfilled, you have come to the most caring group of dg Family.
I cant tell you how many times Ive cried or laughed and its due to Many beautiful people here. Without their love i would have gone insane.

So you come any time of day or night let us Love you up.
I am so very glad you have a "safe escape" your craft room.

Ok I just made up my mind, going to have prayer fire tonight.
I will add you and Pray you don't give up hope. KEEP the faith ok...Our prayers do get heard and are answered.

...sometimes it just seems like forever.

JudyYou have a knack to say what is in our hearts

Amen!!

Oh my gosh, I really have enjoyed reading this thread!

Yeppers, I really miss my mumma too, but I know her spirit is always in my heart and soul.

Hey Liz, I love your story!! I Wish you and dh do have anoyher wonderful 28 years.
big cheerful smile me too! MY dh is my hero, my savior, and I thank God for him daily.