I heard a woman talking about the law of attracting, specifically manifesting, the other day and the way she explained it clicked with me in a way it hadn’t before.  I’ve overcomplicated the process my whole life and I don’t think I’m alone in that.  Time spent imagining the degree of specificity we need, the amount of work we need to bring forward what we want.  She broke the process down like this: We imagine or decide that we want ice cream.  We go to the store and buy it.  We come home and eat it.  THAT is manifestation in a nut shell.  We don’t pay attention to the details of how the ice cream was made or how it got to the store or even how the car works to get us to the store, we simply know it’s there even if we can’t see it, we decide we want it, and then we go get it (make it happen). Manifesting isn’t about creating out of thin air without acknowledgement of the work.  It’s about focusing and trusting and being really clear on what we want/need and then taking the steps to make it happen.  Full transparency, I used to equate manifesting to magic—not that magic isn’t involved to a degree—where we could say some sort of spell and it would instantly appear.

I’ve spent the last several days talking about taking creative action for ourselves/others and putting in the work toward our dreams.  We can achieve the same results by applying the same principle anywhere and to anything.  Magic doesn’t have to be hard, we just need to take the right steps.  The most important part of manifesting is the clarity, beyond that, when we take action, we are guaranteed results.  I’ve said it before, we can’t wish to go to Bali, buy a ticket to Florida, and expect to end up in Bali (but if we end up in Florida on the WAY to Bali, that is a different story—that is the universe taking us on a ride).  Yes, I believe that we will still get a lesson when we end up in Florida, but the universe doesn’t work that way.  The universe can’t give us what we want if we don’t put in the order correctly so to speak.  If we order a cheeseburger when we wanted chicken then we can’t be upset no one got us chicken.  We can’t confuse the universe with unclear intent or misaligned actions or lack of action.  We need to get really clear and do the work. I’m not sure why humans overcomplicate everything.  I don’t know if we are trying to convey some sort of exclusivity or shutting people out, or making ourselves feel like we are beyond where other people are. We can always learn from others—we just need to listen.

The point is this: the magic of the universe is to alchemize the effort with the desire to manifest the creation.  It really can be that simple.  There isn’t an obstacle course beyond what we put in front of us.  That includes the distraction we give into when we are working toward what we say we want.  The faster we can align with what we want, the sooner it can come to fruition.  It also helps to merge that desire with the need to help others and to understand that the brighter we shine the more others can see their path as well.  Sometimes we need to see that we have to learn from others as well.  We can’t assume we know it all or that we are always right.  We can always do what is right for us, but we can’t tell others what is right for them—we can just show them how to find out what is right for them.  Regardless, it doesn’t have to be hard.  I suspect that things would be a lot further along if we weren’t held up on who is right/wrong and if we focused on WHAT is right/wrong. I digress.  Manage our output and focus on the end result and take the action that’s needed and manifesting becomes second nature.