Dream Distillation

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Figuring out what you want in life is sort of a distillation process. You focus on what you think you want; the Universe condenses it out of all the garbage in your mind and sends it to you. Once you're actually living it, you realize that isn't quite what you expected and you refine your focus. The Universe takes that and removes the parts you didn't really want. The process continues until your desires have been distilled into exactly the life you dream of. I hope.

I think the important things are to give the Universe something to work with; to recognize that what you get is, in fact, what you asked for -- the best the Universe could do in the early stages of distillation, given the impurities clouding your thoughts; and to be grateful for the things you receive. Then you have a place to begin again, working with the Universe to further refine your life to the purest expression of the perfect life for you.

I need to get better at impressing my desires on the Universe so they manifest faster. As it is, by the time I receive what I ask for, it's been so many years that I've changed. By then I no longer want what I asked for, and I have to start over. I must be more clear on what I want, spend more time communicating that to the Universe, and practice being grateful for it as if I already have it.