In order to achieve anything, you have only two things to accomplish: You must identify your object of desire, and the you must get out of the way of letting it happen. In other words, ask, and then find a way of achieving a vibration that allows it - because it is always given, whenever you ask.

So the PlaceMat process works like this: Take a large paper placemat, or large piece of paper, and draw a line down the center of the paper. On the left hand side, write the heading “Things I Will Do Today” and as a heading on the right hand side write “Things I Would Like The Universe To Do”.

Now, looking over your long Things To Do Today list, select only those things that you absolutely intend to do this day. Things you feel you must do. Things you really want to do. Select only those things that, no matter what, you intend to do today, and enter them on the left side of your paper beneath the heading: Things I Will Do Today. And now, enter all other tasks on the Universe’s side of your paper.

Then your only job is to do the things on your side of the paper. Allow and trust the Universe to orchestrate people and events to take care of the rest. You may find that there seems to be more time in the day to accomplish more, you may find other people start taking care of things for you. Whatever it may be, let the Universe handle it, and as you release that resistance you are more free flowing and allowing the realization of your desires.

You do not have to keep telling the Universe what you want; you only have to tell the Universe once. But the advantage of continuing to talk about it is that you get clearer about it. Usually you cannot clearly articulate everything you want with your first statement, so the more you talk about it, the more you fine-tune it. But as you say “I want it”, the Universe begins manifesting it, and then when you say, “I would lie it to be this way”, the Universe modifies that. You say “And a little bit of this would be nice”, and the Universe… you see what we are getting at> And once you are clear about what you want - it is on its way to you. It is done. The manifestation of it will probably follow later, however, because most often, there is enough resistance that you will not receive it instantly.

Excerpted from the book Ask And It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks (and Abraham). For more on this process and Abraham's other processes and much more you can buy the book by clicking on this link: