Many years ago, David L. Gleekel, Reiki master and owner of the Reiki Center of Greater Washington, taught me about the use of a Reiki box: a place for our written intentions to support their manifestation. He gave an example of a time when he was looking for a house and couldn't find one that fit his needs. He put all his intentions in his Reiki box, meditated on them regularly, and manifested his dream house very quickly.
When I began my search for a new home, I wrote my intentions for the ideal house in a journal entry on August 2, 2020. In the midst of the competition to buy any house that was available, I soon forgot my intentions and was desperately trying to just buy a house, much less the house of my dreams.
I made many offers for various houses which were all rejected. The houses were not a great fit for me, but I was determined to make them fit, like the women in Cinderella who tried to force their foot in the glass slipper. When I finally bought my house, I reread my August 2 journal entry and was surprised to read all my intentions manifested in the final house that came to me.
Read on for the whole story and a picture of my new house! Have a wonderful week!
Intentions & the Art of House Hunting
Setting Intentions and Getting What You Want
I seldom cry and have never cried over not getting a house, but I did when my offer was rejected on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. It was the "perfect house," and I had offered the owners $20,000.00 above their asking price with an escalation clause to $60,000.00 above asking price, and still my offer was rejected. It was my fourth rejection, and I felt overwhelmed by frustration and a sense of bewildered powerlessness. My real estate agent was very upset too.
After a good cry, I opened up my computer and looked again for other possible houses. I found one, brand new, in a new neighborhood that I had not considered before. Situated on a mountain with valley, lake, and mountain views, it was 4000 sq. ft. of pure coziness with a daylight, walk-out basement for my home practice. The price on the house had been dropping over the past 1.5 months. The house and its location were perfect. I made an offer the next day, and it was accepted the day after. Here it is:
When I re-read my August 2nd entry about the "ideal house," I decided to share it with my real estate agent. His response: "this is amazing!"
A couple of bedrooms in the basement will need to be finished and the backyard needs landscaping, but otherwise, everything about the house met every one of my intentions.
To be honest, once I wrote my intentions down, I lost all dignity and just went for any house that would work. Some needed extensive renovations, some needed a walkout basement, some had high HOA fees, and some had minuscule backyards. It didn't matter to me; I still made an offer. My offers were rejected one after another. When I finally became aware of the house that met all my intentions, everything fell into place.
I know, you've been dying to know where I will be moving. Well, now that I know, I'll tell you. I'm moving to Lehi, Utah, where all the tech companies are located on the new "Silicon Slopes." I will be practicing with both a Utah and Maryland medical license and am very excited about the next phase of my life.
Here is my journal entry on Sunday, August 2, 2020:
Well, the house sold last night. I signed the contract and have until 11/20 to move out. I hope that God will deliver the house to me that I would be happy to live in. This house was the perfect house for me even though initially I didn’t see its potential. I just don’t want to have to do as many renovations this time around as I had to last time. So, I thought I would like to put down my ideas on the ideal home, with pictures and everything.
How it would look on the outside: I like it to look very cozy. I like the arts and crafts house look. Here is a picture of a house that has that kind of outside appearance. It looks cozy, but it’s actually very expensive (over a million) and too big for my needs.
The next thing I would like to have is a walkout, daylight basement with a nice patio. I don’t really care about having a deck. I just want a great back yard. Here is an example:
This particular house is also on some really beautiful land with a lot of trees and green mountains. Wow.
Age: built 2010 or later.
Location: accessibility to other people who will be coming to my office. Not too far away from I-15, above the temperature inversion, and has good schools.
I would like the following on the inside:
1) Gas stove
2) Fits with my furniture
3) Hardwood floors and light-colored tiles
4) Windows that are nicely decorated (I'll need to do the decorating, but the house has nice windows!)
5) In a neighborhood where there are friendly and diverse neighbors from various backgrounds.
6) Near a lot of shops and restaurants
7) Move-in ready. In perfect condition from the roof to the foundations.
8) Path from front to the basement entrance.
9) Located where people would want and be able to afford my services.
10) No HOAs to bother me (this house has an HOA, but their rules allow me to have my practice from my home without them bothering me).
I share my experiences with finding the perfect house to show how intentions work despite the social situation and our own lack of commitment to those intentions when challenged. I had to experience many losses and rejections to finally find the place where I belonged. It's a happy ending that feels both accidental and intentional.
I was like a sheep that ran here and there and life/universe was trying to shepherd me to the right pasture by blocking certain paths that led the wrong way. Good thing the universe had more foresight than I did. Isn't this what often happens in life? When we look at the whole picture, we can see the holistic, orderly pattern overarching what appears to be random chaos. Have a great week!