Perhaps you've arrived here because life hasn't provided you with everything you want.
And you're wondering how you can manifest the relationship,
The money,
The home,
The job,
The health.
Or simply the life you know you deserve.
Maybe you've tried a manifestation meditation or two.
And experimented with some of the recommended techniques.
Perhaps they even seemed to work for a while.
But you're not sure what helped and what didn't.
So let's take a closer look.
Let's see what's useful,
What's not.
And how we might relate to our desire in a truly healthy way.
Now.
You might have heard that you can manifest anything you want.
If you just visualize it clearly.
Believe in it deeply.
Stay positive.
Feel as though you already have it.
And align your vibration with whatever it is that you want.
There's something very appealing about this notion.
It promises a degree of control over our lives.
In a world where so much is uncertain.
And when we might feel powerless to make any difference at all.
There's something liberating about it too.
That gives us permission to want unashamedly.
Perhaps when we've been taught that we don't deserve good things.
Or that wanting is selfish.
Or that everything worthwhile has to be earned through struggle.
But what happens when we believe that we can somehow make life give us what we want?
Especially when we run up against the reality that we can't.
Perhaps you end up feeling jaded.
Disappointed or hopeless.
Or perhaps it just feels stressful.
Because you have to constantly check to make sure that you're thinking and feeling the right thing.
So take a breath.
And consider what it might be like to want something deeply.
Without having to police every thought and feeling.
For example.
What happens when you let yourself have the normal doubts and worries that all humans have?
Or when you let yourself want something without needing to know that you'll get it.
And what happens when you take a few moments to simply be?
Without trying to attract anything good into your life.
Without visualizing the future you want.
And without trying to think positively.
Simply experiencing this moment.
Without trying to change it at all.
Perhaps that feels boring,
Or like you're giving up.
But perhaps there's also some relief.
A sense of peace that comes with putting all that effort down.
And trusting in your ability to face whatever life brings.
And maybe it's possible to start afresh from this quiet place.
Knowing that you can improve the chances of getting what you want.
Through the choices you make.
And the actions you take.
Let's try that now.
Bring to mind something you want.
And imagine it as clearly as you can.
Take your time.
Bring it to life in your mind's eye.
But don't stop there.
After all,
Imagining something in your mind won't change much.
That's really just daydreaming.
What can help to some degree.
Is picturing yourself actually doing what needs to be done.
So what's the first step you would need to take to move towards what you want?
Picture that.
Not the successful outcome,
Not everything falling neatly into place.
Just you.
Doing what needs to be done.
Maybe making the phone call,
Starting the conversation.
Filling in the application.
Turning up,
Practicing.
Asking for help.
Learning to be more patient or persistent.
And to notice how you feel as you imagine yourself taking that first step.
Perhaps you feel inspired.
Perhaps you feel apprehensive.
Whatever you feel is fine.
Because you don't have to feel certain before you act.
You don't have to eliminate doubt.
In fact,
You could make good use of any doubt you feel by asking yourself.
Why do I even want this?
Maybe you want the thing itself.
Or maybe you want what you think it will say about you.
Or how you imagine it will make you feel.
Perhaps cooler,
More lovable,
More secure.
Or happier or more content.
In any case.
Whatever you're feeling.
You've probably felt before.
So why not take this as an opportunity to let all those feelings be?
Without trying to turn them into positive ones.
Without trying to raise your vibration.
Knowing that you can want what you want.
Without knowing whether you'll get it.
Knowing that our desires don't always bring us the happiness we anticipated.
And that sometimes the real lesson is learning to let go.
Or to accept.
Or perhaps even to grieve for something unobtainable.
Because failures and disappointments are also part of life.
So perhaps you'd like to finish by letting your next breath simply fall from the body.
Without any effort at all.
Maybe noticing the touch of the air on your skin.
With the sounds you can hear right now.
Maybe reflecting for a moment on what matters to you.
Considering.
What you want from life.
Why you want it.
And what you can actually do about it.
Than allowing the rest to be uncertain.
You don't need to know how things will turn out.
You can simply take the next step.
What step will you take today?
