Manifestation: The Art of Playing Ping Pong With the Universe

Manifesting is not about sitting back and waiting for things to magically happen.

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By Alex Terranova

The other day I talked to a business coaching client about how they manifested the house they just bought versus the challenge they felt they were facing in growing their business. Somewhere in the conversation, I said manifesting is like playing ping pong with the universe, but you aren’t trying to win. You are trying to create a fantastic rally.

I feel like everyone has a pretty good idea of what I mean when I say manifesting, but in case this isn’t clear, manifesting is a concept that suggests we can attract what we desire into our lives through focused intention, positive energy, and the step I believe most people miss or ignore, intentional action.

This conversation got me thinking, is manifesting like playing ping pong with the universe?

Let’s take a look.

The Game of Manifestation: Serving Your Intention and Taking Inspired Action

Your thoughts and desires are the paddles, and your body swinging or moving the paddles is the action. The universe on the other side of the table sometimes responds with an equal, lesser, or greater force, and it’s your job to keep a focused intention, positive mindset, and action to return the ball.

Let’s break down this metaphor. We’ll start with setting your intention, which is the serve. Just like in a game of ping pong, manifesting begins with a clear intention. When you serve the ball in ping pong, you decide how hard you want to hit it and where you want it to land on the opponent’s side.

Similarly, in manifesting, you set your intention by clearly defining what you want to manifest in your life. It could be a new job, more clients, a loving relationship, improved health, or a new house. And like the ball’s velocity and the direction you give it, the more specific and focused your intention, the better you can direct your energy toward it.

Some might say after you set your intention, the next step in manifestation is visualization. This might be our…