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Just a little exercise to point out Trump's #ShortManMentality.

We all know Trump is lying about his height, and this picture of him standing with Elon Musk and J.D. Vance is proof. The original picture was in color, and I found it necessary to filter it to black and white so the added text would be more visible. Granted Trump is standing a little farther back, but that really doesn't change his perceived height when compared to Musk and Vance, whose official height is an inch shorter than Trump's.

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I Tried Manifesting and Summoned My Anxiety

An Unhelpful Guide to Harnessing the Power of Your Thoughts (Please Don’t).

Manifesting, as Google has told me (and several suspiciously calm influencers), is a simple thing. ✨

You think positive thoughts. You visualise success. You align your ‘energy’ with the universe (somehow), and in return, the universe, like an overenthusiastic waiter, brings you exactly what you ordered.

No substitutions. No refunds. No, “I didn’t mean it like that.”

Naturally, as someone whose brain occasionally treats ‘What if everything goes wrong?’ as a hobby, I thought: Yes. I am ready for this level of responsibility.

(I cannot be trusted to reply to emails, but this feels manageable).

Turns out…

Well, let’s just say, this guide exists to help you follow in my footsteps. Not successfully, may I add, because that’s impossible, but accurately.

Step 1: Set Your Intention (Keep It Vague but Ambitious).

This is key when manifesting. Start by deciding what you want.

Be bold. Be specific. Say something like:

“I want to feel calm, confident, and completely in control of my life.”

Immediately after this, your brain will respond with:

“Define ‘calm.’ Also, what if we fail publicly? And should we prepare a statement in advance?”

Ignore this. This is just your mind warming up. It’s like emotional stretching.

You’re on the right track.

Step 2: Visualise Your Ideal Reality.

Close your eyes and picture your best self.

They say it can be anything. You, in your underpants, eating ice cream and watching YouTube camping videos forever more. But let’s park that for now.

Instead, imagine you’re walking into a room. You’re relaxed. You’re glowing. You know what to say and when to say it. You don’t replay conversations from 2007.

Hold this image.

Now watch as your brain gently replaces it with:

• That time you waved back at someone who wasn’t waving at you.
• A hypothetical future where you trip over nothing.
• A full HD replay of saying the wrong thing in a meeting.

Congratulations.

You are no longer visualising success.

You are storyboarding your downfall. 🎬

Step 3: Repeat Positive Affirmations.

Affirmations are key.

Say things like:

• “I am calm!”
• “I am confident.”
• “I am not going to spiral.”

Repeat them daily.

Your brain, however, will begin a counter-presentation:

• “Are you calm, though? Really? Let’s review recent evidence.”
• “Confident? On what basis?”
• “Spiral? Oh, we can absolutely spiral.”

At this stage, you are no longer affirming.

You are hosting a panel discussion. And your anxiety has a microphone.

Step 4: Trust the Process.

This is where most people succeed.

Unfortunately, this is also where things take a turn.

Because trusting the process requires letting go of control. And letting go of control is, for your anxiety, the equivalent of pressing a large red button labelled:

‘DO SOMETHING DRAMATIC.’

You will begin to notice signs:

• Increased overthinking.
• Sudden awareness of every possible outcome.
• A deep, philosophical concern about a text you sent three hours ago.

You are not failing.

You are… manifesting something. It’s just not what you ordered.

But that’s not a bad thing…

Step 5: Interpret the Signs (Incorrectly, but with Confidence).

Every small inconvenience is now a message from the universe.

Spilt your tea? A sign.

Missed a call? A sign.

Nightmares at 2am? A very strong sign.

Someone typing ‘k’ instead of ‘okay’? Catastrophic sign.

You will attempt to decode these signals like a conspiracy theorist with a corkboard and absolutely no off switch.

Somewhere along the way, you will realise:

You are not manifesting your dream life.

You are curating a personalised anxiety experience.

Step 6: Escalate (Because That Seems Sensible).

At this point, a reasonable person might pause.

Instead, you double down.

You journal. You visualise harder. You try to ‘raise your cosmic vibrations,’ which appears to involve sitting very still while thinking louder.

Louder.

LOUDER.

Your thoughts become… enthusiastic.

Not positive. Not negative. Just loud.

Like your brain has found a megaphone and no adult supervision.

Shouty, shouty thoughts.

The Moment of Clarity (or Collapse, Depending on the Day).

And then, somewhere between your fifth affirmation and your brain’s twelfth objection, it hits you:

Maybe the issue isn’t that you’re bad at manifesting.

Maybe it’s that your mind doesn’t need encouragement.

It’s already generating scenarios. Constantly. In high definition.

You didn’t summon success.

You just gave your anxiety a creative brief.

A Slightly More Honest Takeaway.

Here’s the thing no one puts in the guidebooks:

Your thoughts are powerful, but they’re also… chaotic. And a little bit naff.

Trying to control them perfectly is a bit like organising a group chat where everyone is you, and none of you agrees.

Manifesting didn’t fail.

It just revealed something slightly more useful:

Maybe the goal isn’t to think perfectly, but to notice what you’re thinking without immediately turning it into a full-blown production of Les Mis.

(Featuring you, your fears, and a surprisingly committed internal chorus).

A Gentle Disclaimer Disguised as Wisdom.

So if you’re thinking of manifesting, go ahead.

Visualise. Affirm. Dream big. Think underpants and ice cream.

But maybe don’t panic if your brain occasionally responds with,

“Cool idea. Here are 47 ways it could go wrong.”

That’s not failure.

That’s just your mind… being aggressively thorough.

And honestly? It means well.

Even if it does come with a warning label…

“You don’t have to control your thoughts.
You just have to stop letting them control you.”

Dan Millman.

Have you ever tried manifesting… or just accidentally manifested a full-blown spiral? 😅

Peace Out :|:

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