Think back to a time when you manifested an intention quickly, easily and seemingly without effort. Do you remember the sense of joy you felt, the sense of awe in the power of the Universe to co-create?
Now recall the details of the situation. What did your energy feel like when you set your intention and made your request to the Universe? What was going on in your life at the time? Was there emotion involved? How much time passed between your request and the result? What did you do in the meantime?
Using the memory of this situation, what can you learn about manifesting?
I remember standing in the entryway of my home, just back from an errand, trying to recall a book title to recommend for a friend. The title and the author were just there, floating out of my awareness. In my frustration, I said out loud, “What is the title of that book!?!” Then I turned away and went to do something else.
Exactly forty-eight hours later, I again stood in the entryway of my home. This time I flipped through the mail. My first reaction was astonishment, “You’ve got to be kidding!” Then I began chuckling at the quick response from the Universe. For in that day’s mail was a postcard from a publisher promoting the book I had been trying to recall for my friend. Asked and answered!
What helped this request manifest so quickly, easily and effortlessly?
Certainly posing the intention so clearly helped. “What is the title of that book?!?” There was a strong desire for an answer, and it was asked with emotion, a push from the third chakra, the will center. And I had no resistance to knowing. No doubts, no second guessing myself. I really wanted to know. And after making the request, I promptly forgot about it and moved on to something else, trusting the answer would come.
I think of this memory often when I’m struggling to manifest and use it to guide my efforts forward.
Now you go. Please share a story of a time you manifested effortlessly. What did you learn from that?
What a great lesson, Debra. Manifesting is something that comes and goes in my life, depending entirely on how empty or full I’m feeling. When I have that hollow, "not enough" feeling, manifesting doesn’t happen. But when I’m humming on the right note, like a plucked guitar string, things happen. Improbable, joyful things appear without effort. Like the other day …I arrived in Verona a few minutes before I had to appear at my office. A few free minutes is precious and rare thing, especially on a glorious summer day. So instead of diving into work, I just turned my mind loose and asked, "What’s the most fun I can have in 20 minutes in Verona? What do I want right now?" What popped into my head was — oddly — "a fire pit". Huh? Yes, a fire pit. My husband, Dennie, and I had been talking that morning about needing a fire pit for marshmallow roasts with our kids and grandkids.It was Friday, so I figured Verona would have a few garage sales going on. Maybe I could cruise around to see if there happened to be a fire pit for sale. I headed toward a new subdivision near my office. No yard sale signs. But what the heck. I drove randomly down the streets, with this nonsensical certainty that I was heading in the right direction. As I drove deeper into the subdivision, I noticed the houses getting bigger and more elaborate. The high rent district. And then I turned a corner…And on the curb, waiting for the garbage truck, was a fire pit. Low and square with a sturdy wrought iron frame. Not rusted. Not flimsy. A solid, pretty fire pit. I pulled to the curb and hopped out of my SUV to take a closer look. The top of the fire pit had been ringed with beautiful tile, but some had loosened and fallen away. Nothing that couldn’t be easily fixed. I could make an art project of it – and make it mine in the process! So I popped the hatch on my SUV and wrangled the thing inside and proudly took my prize home — where it has been the centerpiece of several parties since. Maybe scarfing up a discarded, damaged fire pit from the curb isn’t everybody’s idea of magnificent manifesting. But what I recall most about it was the feel of the experience – a brilliant, humming current of joyous certainty. It doesn’t happen all that often for me. I haven’t mastered a way to summon it, as others have learned to do. But when that energy appears, anything can happen.
Greer, thank you so much for sharing your story of manifesting. It brought a BIG smile to my face. You shared a beautiful example of not only manifesting, but also listening to your inner wisdom, saying "yes" to Spirit, and going with the flow of what appears. 🙂 Thank you for teaching us all!