Manifesting The Wrong Thing

The life you're calling in might NOT be the one you actually want ...

*excuse the lowercase — i wrote this on my notes app on my phone and just went with it*

think about the word “manifesting” for a sec.

what does it bring to mind?

probably the thought of something you want that you currently don’t have.

the job. the partner. the vacation. the car. the body. the friend. the money.

maybe you’re working towards that thing. maybe you’re calling in the energy of the person who already has what you want —

(which, btw, is the only way to manifest your desires.)

NOT by sitting and wishing and hoping some magic universe genie will grant you your wishes, but by taking aligned action and showing up as the person who ALREADY HAS what you want.

the universe responds to FEELING, not wanting.

maybe this concept is new to you. and if so, great! you can start putting this new approach to practice today.

and maybe this is old news to you, but we could all use a little reminder, right? i know i can.

sometimes i forget that i get what i want by acting like the leslie who already has it. a little fake-it-till-you-make-it action.

without that and with only my wishing and hoping i’ll get the thing, it’s pretty much a guarantee i WON’T get the thing (unless i just get lucky, which is possible but not nearly as reliable).

but there’s another piece of manifesting that isn’t talked about very much. and this piece is SO important:

we are manifesting ALL THE TIME.

but here’s the catch:

we may not be manifesting the thing we think we want.

we may be manifesting what we DON’T want.

because manifesting is rooted in feeling rather than thinking/wishing/hoping, you can manifest the life you DON’T want just as easily as you can manifest the life you DO want.

if you’re living in fear, you’re manifesting a life that continues to feed that fear.

if you’re living in abundance, you’re manifesting a life of abundance.

the universe mirrors the energy you put out there and magnifies it.

so what if the thing that’s keeping you stuck in this negative loop of life, that’s keeping you from getting what you think you want — maybe this lack itself is what you’re ACTUALLY manifesting? (again, manifesting isn’t about thinking you want something and expecting it to happen, it’s feeling like the person who already has the thing you want.)

what if you’re manifesting a “bad” life? what if you’re calling in negativity, lack, fear?

you might be unknowingly self-sabotaging yourself, your desires, and your dream life!

i’ve had this wake-up call recently with myself.

fear and lack are programs that were conditioned into my mind and body from a young age. and i’ve been working SO hard to unwind from those ideas and to create ones that give me the life i want.

sometimes i can do it, other times it’s a struggle. and it’s honestly been a struggle lately.

so I’m working on reminding myself that by focusing on the fear and lack, I’m actually manifesting MORE fear and lack.

now, i’m NOT suggesting spiritual bypassing — you’ve gotta sit with the shit and work through it, not just turn a blind eye, plug your ears, and say “la la la la i can’t hear you.”

i’ve spent countless hours sitting with these fear and lack parts of me to better understand them.

the work starts in understanding your limiting beliefs — where they come from, why they exist, how they may have actually helped you at one point, etc.

you can’t have the life you want without putting in this work first!

but then the work continues in this: realizing that by focusing all of your continued energy on how you DON’T have the thing you want, you’re giving off the energy that not having the thing is what you DO want.

manifesting = feeling, not wishing.

so if you’re FEELING lack, fear, or whatever is keeping you stuck and far from the thing you THINK you want, then the universe will keep giving you lack, fear, etc. because that’s the FEELING you’re embodying.

(easier said than done — trust me, i know. I’m writing this also as a reminder for myself.)

but you can’t hate your way into something you love!

so remember this: to manifest the the thing you DO want, you have to show up as the person who already has it. otherwise, you’ll just keep manifesting the thing you don’t want — the lack, the fear, the person who doesn’t get what you want.

think of this as your friendly reminder that manifestation works in many ways — not just in getting you what you DO want, but also in keeping you stuck in what you say you DON’T want.

the power of manifestation is in your hands, so yield it wisely!

stop calling in and showing up as the person with the fear, the lack and start showing up as the person who is living your dream life of abundance, safety, peace, and everything else your heart and body desire!