Need, neediness and why those words may seem "bad"

This post is in response to a discussion Jilly and Steve M were having about whether or not we should ask the Universe for things that we "need" and whether the feeling of neediness create more lack.

I think the words need and needy have a lot of "bad" associations with them which make them seem to be a bad thing. The only "bad" thing about these words is that they invoke certain feelings in us that tend towards lack. Again every single word in language is a road-sign to a certain thing or emotion (or both). If someone was attacked by a dog their feelings differ from someone who's life was saved by one or by someone who just owns and loves one. The only thing that has changed in either case is the feelings associated with the word.

That being said it's safe to start with the argument, which I believe everyone will agree upon, that we really need nothing. Everything that is us is in this present moment and if you just sit still and pay attention you can merge with the moment and gain a sense of this understanding. Sure some may argue that we need food, water and shelter but this thinking, to me, defeats what we are all to learn about. Being connected to a greater field of energy that always and forever provides. So if we are always part of this field and we are always provided for (or always providing for ourselves since we are everything and everything is us) then what do we really need anyways?

We don't need that house because we already are that experience.
We don't need those new shoes because we have already walked many lifetimes in them.
We don't need food because we have already experienced starvation and gluttony.
We are pure everything and nothing and all that lies in-between.

So why manifest anything at all? Why even bother with this Law of Attraction stuff if we've done it all before? Because it's creation and we feel good when we create because that is when we align with the Universe the most.

I'll share a quick story to remind everyone of a similar story that we have all had to invoke the feeling that LOA gives us.

I was off to an Improv show with my cousin like we did many Saturday nights and we were working on manifesting a parking spot like usual. Since this was old hat and we were always given a spot we decided to do something different. We couldn't think of anything specific so we requested to the Universe "Could you please send us something weird?" When we pulled up to the parking that we always get we were pretty shocked to find that there was no spot for us to pull in. Knowing that this wasn't a big deal we pulled around to make another loop to find a spot. As we turned the corner we saw the weirdest thing we have ever seen in our lives. A young boy was tirelessly trying to shove a blow up spiderman, which was larger than the boy, into a mailbox. Shocked and laughing harder than we had ever laughed we looped around and found a parking spot directly in front of the door we needed to enter to go to the improv show.

I will never forget this story and with it's memory I will always know that the LOA works 100% of the time when we are open to it's alignment.

Peace, light and love!