Do we manifest our own reality?

Yes. Your perception is your reality. Beyond that, every decision you make warrants an action and a reaction.

Fate is just another word for heindsight.

You can’t deny reality, you can, however, find your potential.

Jon: Too many fraught questions. I am comfused.

@gailcalled…that’s ok…I’m frawt. It offtin lends itself to comfusion.

Oops./=

Wishing doesn’t make something happen.

However, focus and attention can encourage action towards a certain goal.

The Unibomber did… wait… no.
That was… something… else. Never mind.

Umm…

I like peaches.

There are some people who believe we create our own reality in a very literal way, with the power of our thinking, and even possibly by choosing to be born into the body and circumstances we have. I disagree with this view.

Then there are some (like me) who believe that while we didn’t choose our state, we can do something to mitigate the situation in which we find ourselves. Like PupnTaco said, “wishing doesn’t make something happen,” but wishing backed with action (or action backed by serious wishing) can be more effective than either rote action, or giving up.

Also, attitude matters a lot. If an unattractive person feels like they have nothing to offer because of their unattractiveness, they won’t get as far as someone who is unattractive but very confident.

To put this in somewhat more religious terms, there are some who rely on prayer, but there are others who know that the Lord helps those who help themselves. Same idea.

I do believe there have been experiments showing that humans can influence the behavior of things like coin tosses so that more coins land on heads than should, statistically.

@sakata…don’t you mean the un_a_bomber?

I dunno. ADD make me forget what the hell I was talking about anyway

@Sakata You were talking about so many different things, it made my head spin!

Psalms 82:6: I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

When taken out of context, this appears to be saying that we are “gods bored with…” as you presented. But in context it points to a larger responsibility which, for what ever reason, has been left by the side of the road. Manifesting our reality is not the product of a microwave life style.

There are processes and timelines which must be followed. As stated, action is required – not just wishing. The opening quote points to the same – action, doing something. But then that would require taking a position and having a foundation to stand upon. Many fear taking a stand and would rather please the crowd then they become like a ship blown hither and yawn.

Be blessed.

“Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.”

dontperish has a good point. Drugs can not only make you feel like you’re a god but they can also help you to manifest your own reality. Great answer, however, I’m not one to really approve of children doing drugs, but whatever. Still a great answer.

lmao

And to Sakata; at the risk of being incorrect I imagine the term “most High” gave rise to the drug connection. This is not a reference to drug culture, neither is the phrase “doing something.”

Drugs create a conterfeit reality which has a different physical and mental manifestation that impacts and intersects the “normal” reality. For example, a drug dealer/user may have a reality characterized by distrust, fear, and the need to get even or get over at all costs.

This reality will manifest certain behaviors which, compared to a non-drug culture member, are not “normal” and often illegal. When these behaviors are observed by law abiding/enforcement individuals, the reality intersectiion occurs.

The dealer/user feels like the system is “down on” them when they are just trying to work. The law abiding “normal” sees the behavior for what it is, destructive and counter productive to individual and community development and empowerment. End result? Conflict, unresolved intervention, or incarceration without a rehabilitative objective.

Drugs are not “dope”; but dope will result in death or prison eventually.

Be Blessed.

@dontperish:

1st – I can’t stop laughing. That’s not directed at you in any negative way at all. I just keep picturing you using finger quotes (not to mention Matt Foley kept appearing in my head.)

2nd – The OP’s question and description are an opposing series of questions. I was simply stating that some drugs have the ability to create a temporary reality which the user would have “created” be it legal or not. Obviously if the word “we” hadn’t been used there would be an entirely different set of answers to follow.

3rd – In relation to what God does or doesn’t do to our reality, that’s subjective based on ones belief system. I’m sure an atheist would disagree with your views … and I do, but that has nothing to do with the question.