A question comes up often in one-on-one calls and emails from students. It usually goes like this:
What makes an intention to manifest something (like a car), different from all the other intentions, desires, and wants we have during the day?
And it’s true… we have countless intentions every day: we want a burger, we want to watch Netflix, we want to write emails, we want to pursue important professional goals, and so on. Some are small, some are urgent, some are meaningful and some are useless.
But almost all of them share one thing: they come from a sense of lack.
When we crave a burger, there’s an emptiness inside, a hunger that drives the want. When we have a serious intention, like preparing for an important meeting or presentation, it’s still driven by a need, a pressure, or a feeling that something is missing. These are wants.
Yet, an intention to manifest, however, is fundamentally different.
It doesn’t come from lack or need, it isn’t a hope or a wish. Instead, it exists as a reality inside you already. It is as real as the screen in front of you. You may not see how it will show up or when, but internally it is already complete.
The difference is subtle but profound, and it’s not something that can easily be captured in words. It’s an internal knowing, a certainty, a resonance that you feel inside. You’ve probably felt it before: that moment when you just knew something was going to happen, or that you were going to get something you wanted. That is the feeling of a manifested intention, something that already exists and is waiting to be brought into form.
It’s not about convincing yourself or wishing for it. It’s about connecting with what is already there and letting it unfold. Cravings and wants come from lack and point to what is missing. Manifested intentions come from fullness. They are already real inside, waiting only for your awareness to bring them into the world.
In short, a craving or a desire is a need. A manifested intention is something you already have… you just need to recognize it and allow it to appear in your reality.
