Is Manifesting.

Hey friends,

Sometimes life gets busy and newsletters are written later than desired. Slow motion is better than no motion.

This week I share my experiences with manifesting. I also share how feelings play a bigger role in creating our desired life than expected.

Here we go.

Once upon a time in New York.

It was the Fall of 2018 and after reading a book about the Law of Attraction, I attempted to manifest something. It didn’t work.

I wasn’t doing bad in life but I also wasn’t creating any new milestones. I was just there.

But the concept of manifesting still fascinated me. I read more books until I noticed things started to change.

Out of nowhere, I would bump into people I haven’t seen in months but was thinking about a few days before.

Or I’d come across an item I wanted but had forgotten about it until I randomly crossed paths with it.

Shortly following that, I got a promotion at work and started to take multiple vacations until the world shut down in 2020.

You’re probably thinking, “You just worked hard” or “You got lucky with a string of great opportunities.” I get it.

And I know it’s not from a place of jealousy or hate.

Because the idea of it doesn’t make sense.

But you and I can both be right in our perception of how my life changed.

To this day, I implement everything I’ve learned about manifesting. I refined it, doubled down on what worked, and discarded what didn’t work for me.

But I’m not here to tell you it’s magic.

Because it’s not.

Effort and work are put into what we choose to manifest as well as actually manifesting it.

If your mind is clear on that vision, the road to efficiency is much easier to navigate.

Creating the outcome we want.

No tool in one hand, whether through carpentry, music, or arts will produce the exact same thing if it were in another hand.

Creators find satisfaction and fulfillment in what they produce.

This is why I say manifesting works. Because the outcome is unique to you.

The outcome, not the goal.

Fulfilled goals never look like what we envision when we first set them.

But they definitely embody the feelings initially desired when we set those goals.

“What about that $750,000 sports car? I can literally see it, so I know what it’ll look like when I eventually get it.”

No lies are being told here. And if that’s your goal, then great!

Material possessions are fine to pursue but they usually are a part of a bigger picture you’re envisioning.

Whether most people know it or not, they actually pursue feelings over riches, status, and material things.

Possessing things isn’t the endgame. People who want to get rich find having money removes any sense of uncertainty and affords them the sense of opportunity to live as they please.

They feel secure and free to live their desired life. And they know that feeling is authentic.

If it doesn’t feel authentic, the creation of their desire isn’t complete yet.

And “creation” doesn’t mean “something appearing out of thin air.” It still means putting in the work and seeing it to completion.

Working to achieve a state of authentic fulfillment allows our state of being to further develop to where maintaining a new life becomes easier.

That’s the bigger picture.

A question about feelings.

What if we flip the idea that experiencing things results in feelings and frame it as experiences are a result of our feelings?

I know. We go into things wondering how we’ll feel coming out of it. Cause and Effect, right?

If you’re grumpy going into a situation, you’re going to find something to complain about.

There’s your negatively charged experience courtesy of your grumpy feelings.

But the instant you think something is fun or enjoyable, your foot is in the door and good times is back on the menu!

We’ve all been to a function we thought was going to be lame and ended up having a blast.

And yes, external influences can have an impact on your experience of something.

Your safety net is knowing you can control your response to said external influences. By controlling your response to something, you ensure your state of positivity (ideally) stays intact.

That’s the true value of manifesting, you find your ideal state of being (ideally positive) and work to keep it consistent.

This came in clutch for me when working with a flustered client.

Their external frustrations made their way into our conversation. It was fine. I knew it wasn’t done with malice.

Instead of going into defense, I responded with patience.

Obviously, I’m not going to play therapist during a business call. They had concerns after working with other freelancers but I assured them it would not be a problem.

Sometimes we have to slow down and show a little humanity when there’s friction in life.

I know it’s very cliche to say we should all act from a place of love. But does it really cost us anything to do so?

A Piece of Mind 📡

Feeling is the Secret by Neville Goddard

I revisited this book over the weekend. I discovered Neville Goddard later in my manifesting journey but his work provided the clarity I was missing.

His approach to manifesting was called the Law of Assumption.

A quick description of that and the Law of Attraction:

• Assumption is holding feelings you would experience when you achieve your desire

• Attraction is holding positive thoughts with the idea that like attracts like

Both highlight the importance of positive feelings and their role in manifesting what you desire. Holding positive feelings is obviously the ideal state of being regardless of whose works you follow.

What resonated with me and the Law of Assumption was the emphasis on utilizing the subconscious mind.

SATS (State Akin To Sleep) is a method Neville utilized. In that relaxed state right before falling asleep, you repeatedly visualize and feel the desired outcome in detail as you drift off to sleep.

Through this process, it’s imprinted onto your subconscious mind which will then work with your conscious mind to make it a reality.

How does it make it a reality? Well, you still have to do the work but the idea of your goal remains in the forefront of your mind.

It falls in line with the saying “Never go to bed angry.” Those feelings front and center can build up overnight, ready to erupt first thing in the morning.

It makes sense to me. Remember, we still don’t completely know how the subconscious/unconscious mind works and its influence on the conscious mind.

So having positive thoughts on your mind before you sleep won’t hurt. At the minimum, you might end up having good dreams.

It’s a great book to start with if you’re curious about manifesting. Just keep an open mind. Also, some things Neville says are metaphors so looking at it from a different angle can provide a better understanding.

And that’s it!

Thank you for being a part of this. I’d love to hear from you if you have any questions or comments.

Have a great week, friends!

-Matt