Perhaps it is just me and my tendency to want answers for everything, but I find myself wanting more clear-cut rules that I should be following according to the Law of Attraction. As if there is some complete and authoritative manual that I just haven't found yet. Of course I know there is no such thing, and I have to live with the ambiguity and trust I am moving in the right direction.
However, there is one question I have that keeps stumping me, and I really wish there was an answer for. Namely, how specific can or should I be when I say and think my affirmations and when I visualize the things that I intend to happen? If I get too specific, I am not opening myself up to all the possibilities and options "the universe" may be putting before me. When things don't turn out according to the specific intentions I set out, I leave myself open for disappointment and feelings that I failed. On the other hand, if I am not specific enough, am I truly aligning myself with what I want and enabling myself to truly visualize the future I want?
One of my big areas that I intend to improve in my life is financial. In the past, if I could not see a clear path to achieving greater financial independence, I stopped myself short and got depressed. If I didn't have the answers about how I would get to where I wanted to go, I gave up before I ever got started. Now I am trying a much more general approach. I use the affirmation "abundance is flowing into my life every moment." I visualize dollar bills and pound notes travelling toward me from all over the globe, making their way into my life. I say to myself "the path to abundance and my family's financial freedom is being laid before me." However, when I start to have clearer visions of the directions I should take or ways I might make money, I feel hesitant to work on visualizing that further. I am afraid if I start to narrow too much, perhaps I am not being open to other options making their way.
Do I sound neurotic? I can't be the only one grappling with this issue. I would love to hear your thoughts on how to be general and open while also becoming specific and working on developing a clear vision.