When our thoughts become things, we call that manifesting.
Manifesting is such a woo woo word these days and yet, I don’t think it gets the credit it deserves.
Have you ever noticed that when you have wanted something, and I mean really wanted it, you found a way to make it happen? How did you do that? I think I know how.
Everything you did revolved in some way around creating the outcome you wanted. It became a focal point. It was on your mind; you could see and feel it; over time, things began to shift toward it being realized. You were paying attention, maybe making different decisions, or doing something in ways you had never done them before. Maybe it was subtle, as in private repeated thought or prayer. Perhaps you journaled about it, or it was a frequent conversation with others; even when it seemed improbable, what you wanted lingered around you. People, events, and opportunities started to align with your vision, tugging on you to put yourself out there, take risks, trust your gut, and keep what you wanted at the center of all you attempted.
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have many examples of wanting something and not knowing how to make it happen. There are always obstacles in the way. At times, there is never enough time, money, help, and resources, and sometimes, there is no belief in myself that I can make whatever it is happen.
It was a slow realization, but I began to notice that dreams came true when I believed in them and worked intentionally toward them. I began to see that the Universe was on my side. That it wants for me what I want, so now I trust it. I know it sounds hokey, but I watch my thoughts and try to focus on the outcomes I want, and it works. I reflect fondly on so many things that have happened in my life that I truly felt were impossible, and yet they lived in my heart, and I wanted them.
For example:
I had no idea how I would go to school full-time, work full-time and raise a teen and preschooler and yet, I graduated a semester early.
I have been a coach and trainer for almost a decade now. When I was first introduced to coaching, I told myself I would be a coach and trainer one day. I had no idea where to start, and all the right people entered my life.
When I felt it was time to begin dating again after my divorce, I became intentional about what I truly wanted in a relationship and a partner. I wrote it out in detail and posted it on a dating website. I met my husband 12 years ago this month.
As I walked to and from my college classes past lovely homes, I dreamt of being a homeowner again and would look at houses and say to myself, one day I will own a home in my favorite neighborhood. I applied for a mortgage with my sparse salary and was pre-approved. There is more to how this panned out, but I had set the wheels in motion and now live in a tree-lined neighborhood that I love.
I dreamt of owning my company and no longer being someone else's employee, and I talked about it constantly. I have been self-employed for almost four years now.
These are all HUGE things for me, each seemingly impossible given the circumstances at the time.
I am continually in awe of how things line up and work out. Every time I put something out to the Universe, I have no idea how it will come to be. I know for sure, though, that it begins with believing in the possibilities, trusting that anything is possible, moving toward it, and following the path that desire lays before you.
So, what are you manifesting? I would love to hear all about it, just hit reply.
Until next time, I wish you a week of possibilities that fill your soul!
Kindly,
Karen
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