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It seems to always happen.

If I ever set forth with a specific desire I want manifested, it goes well at first...I have no major resistance to it, and just play around seeing it in my mind (without trying to force anything) and just enjoy myself.

Then, sometime in...perhaps by the end of the day...or after a few days...doubt begins to sneak in. Not doubt that what I want isn't mine. Doubt that it is the 'best' desire for me...or that there is something more 'urgent' I should be getting...or any number of 'reasons' that I should have a different desire.

This happens...regardless of whether what I am desiring is 'noble' or "purely selfish"...seen as large or small. Regardless of whether I sat and thought about what I desired for weeks beforehand and fleshed it out...or decided on the fly. Suddenly, whatever I want is 'not good enough' or at least, I should be focusing on 'something else.'

Does anyone have any insight into this? Does it happen to anyone else?

For reference, I should probably state in this case, my technique is meditating and then focusing my mind on the image of what I desire and my involvement. I can feel the energy flowing through me when I do this and continue for as long as time allows (or as long as I enjoy it)...which can extend to an hour+ sometimes. And I still enjoy doing this when there is the doubt cropping up - though it does slightly distract initially before I get into it.

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Perhaps an hour of meditation is enough for you; after that, your body wants to do something else. If your technique involves contemplating the object of your desire, I suspect that, after an hour, your body and mind are inspired to take action towards that desire, and to stop sitting around. Maybe you should follow that impulse.

As to what is the "best" desire, I would say that it is the one that feels good right now. The road to nirvana is paved by smaller ecstasies. Everything you do doesn't have to be noble either; it just has to be a step in a direction that makes you happy.

For me personally, I don't like to make mistakes, and I don't like working with beliefs that are not true, practical and workable. So sometimes you will find me agonizing over what is the right choice. But often it is better to make a mistake and do it twice, than it is to be inhibited by analysis paralysis and do nothing at all.

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Thanks for your question Liam, it came right when I needed it :). I feel the more that I try to work towards the desired outcome of a preconceived business idea,the crookeder the Path becomes.I feel that I started out in the right direction and with the right beliefs in place.

Now as time progresses I really have to wonder if I made a silly move or is this just the way it is meant to unfold. Had this business taken off the way I had envisioned it, I most certainly would have missed out on some beautiful moments that have taken place in my life and those of the ones who are very close to me.

I find questioning the choices I have made in the past only adds to the wonders of what is unfolding presently in my life right now.

I don't think there is a 'best' desire for any of us. Every desire that we have will take us in the right direction.

Like Vesuvius said, better done than said!

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