Showerthought: I used to think those 'manifestation' people were just talking nonsense until I tried writing down a specific goal for 30 days and got a call about a job I'd pictured.

Has anyone else had something they totally wrote off actually work for them in a weird way?

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My friend swore by this "gratitude jar" thing and I thought it was silly... but she wrote one tiny thing she was thankful for every day for a month. Then out of nowhere, her estranged sister reached out to reconnect, which was the main thing she kept writing about. It was pretty wild timing.

terry_thomas1mo agoTop Commenter

Totally get it. I rolled my eyes at vision boards for years. Then my wife made me try one last fall. Just cut out dumb pictures of stuff I wanted, like a cabin by a lake. Felt stupid. But then a tenant moved out of this little lakeside property I manage, and it was like the exact vibe I'd glued on there. Freaked me out a bit. Same energy as what @carr.brooke said about the jar, just a different method. Makes you wonder if writing it down or picturing it just makes you notice chances you'd miss otherwise.

kevin_dixon26d agoMost Upvoted

I get where you're coming from, but I see it a bit different. I think the whole vision board thing is more about planting a seed in your brain than the universe lining things up. Like you said, it makes you notice chances you'd miss otherwise. That's how I feel about what @carr.brooke mentioned too - the gratitude jar probably just trained her brain to look for good things, and then her brain spotted the chance with her sister. It's not magic, it's just how our minds work when we focus on something.