Manifestation Is Not Magic

It is a decision.

Let me say that again. Manifestation is not magic. It is a clear decision.

Manifestation has been the buzzword for the past few years. So much so, that it has become a fashion. Something to follow so you can manifest just as much as that person selling it to you. Does what is being sold work? I don’t know, but I bet if it doesn’t it is because you did something wrong. You didn’t dive deep enough and you didn’t buy all of the affiliated products.

Now don’t get me wrong…I actually believe in manifestation. I have for a long time without knowing how to articulate it. What I don’t believe is that someone can sell you the magic. There is no formula that could fill a book that in my opinion will work.

Manifestation is not a formula. It is not a vision board. It is not working harder. It’s not only allowing positive thoughts.

What I see is people trying too hard and then abandoning themselves when it doesn’t work. I myself, have tried too hard. I have wished for certain things to become true. I have visualized and made lists. I have dreamt….and then abandoned the dream. Thought it is for someone else and not me. Then I started working hard on something else. Where would I fit in? Would I get mine? This easily ends up in a spiral of going after what you think you should have, not what you truly want. This also keeps you in a scarcity mindset.

When we don’t think we’re enough, we will not ever think that we have enough. When we see abundance as HAVE or HAVE NOT, we will only focus on what we don’t have. Even if you believe that it is a NOT YET, you are still in a scarcity mindset. Some of this is patterns based on how we perceived money and status as children. Based purely on how those things were handled by the adults around us. It can take a lot of healing work to realize that you can change those perceptions. And by all means, that work should be done.

But in the meantime, you will still want things or a certain life. And it’s okay to dream of what those things are. For those dreams to become real however, you have to become really CLEAR on what it is you are asking for. You have to be really clear on what is the reality of what you are asking for. Anyone can put a mansion on a vision board…but do you really want to take care of a mansion? Do you want to have to do the work that would pay for it?

Is it what you truly deep down want?

What I’ve noticed from my own manifestation, is that at its core it is a decision based on what you truly deep down want. And these decisions usually are made when you’ve reached a breaking point, see no other way of being, or have quieted down away from all of the noise.

I decided at the age of 12 that when I finished High School, I would move to New York City and study fashion design. I did just that at age 18.

I decided at the age of 22, after my mother died, that I wanted to travel. I worked and saved money and traveled by myself to New Zealand and Europe.

I decided after dating several wishy/washy men that I wanted someone who wanted me. I then met my now husband.

I decided after living for over 20 years in New York City that I needed to be in place with a slower pace, and can we make sure it has a pool, a nearby beach, and porch? I’m now living in Savannah, GA with all of those things.

Now these weren’t just random decisions based on what was trending at the time or what my whim was on any given day. These were decisions made because something had to change and / or I became really clear about what I wanted. When these decisions were made, there was no mind-fog. They were like downloads and there would be no talking myself out of them. They were within my scope (not a mansion) but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have to work at them. I cleaned toilets to go to New Zealand! They also didn’t happen the minute after deciding. It took me over two years to get to Savannah and I didn’t think it was going to happen….which leads me to my next point.

After receiving the download, and working towards it, you have to be able to grab it. You have to be able to see so clearly that you say yes! Because it will often look very different than you imagined or envisioned. There is no hell yes, there will be fear, uncertainty, and doubt but despite all of that you’ll give it a try. Despite all of that, you will know your ticket when it is offered to you. And you will know because you are clear. You will know because you stopped working hard for it.

Wait what? That’s right. You stopped working hard for it. At a certain point after making the decision and working towards it you have to let it go. At a certain point it will be out of your hands and if you truly believe that you are worthy, and if you truly believe that you are surrounded by abundance it will appear. Again, not right away, and not how you originally imagined but it will appear. And you will grab it!

Maybe there is magic in there after all. Or maybe the magic is within you…become clear and quiet to feel it.

xx

Karen