You’ve probably heard it a million times: manifesting is easy! Maybe you’re under the impression that to manifest, all you have to do is think positive thoughts, and like magic, you will get what you are hoping to attract. So then why isn’t anything you do working to manifest the things you’re wishing for?
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That’s the thing. Manifesting isn’t about wishing or hoping. It’s also not about pretending to think positively while in the back of your mind telling yourself that nothing works out for you in the long rung.
Manifesting is not working for you simply because you do not believe it can. If you’ve ever uttered the phrase “This is too good to be true,” or “I’m not gonna get my hopes up,” or “I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop,” then it’s no wonder you can’t manifest anything. Your subconscious is riddled with reasons why nothing works out for you, so that’s why nothing works out for you. So, in fact, you are manifesting just fine but actually against yourself, into NOT getting the things you desire.
Let’s break it down. Most people have heard of the best-selling book, The Secret, where they first learned about The Law of Attraction. The basics that most people have learned are that if you think positive thoughts, you will attract positive things into your life. While this is true at its core, most people are just thinking surface-level positive thoughts, saying things like I’m so positive while internally, their true belief is that what they desire will never reach them.
Confused yet? If so, it’s alright. You see, we’ve been taught our whole lives to believe that achieving our desires takes hard work and lots of time, and that most things fall through. Whether society has highlighted this for you or generational conditioning that has come down through your lineage since before you were born, these are subconscious limiting beliefs that hold so many people back.
Limiting beliefs are embedded deep into the back of our minds, coming from years of hearing catch phrases like “Money doesn’t grow on trees” or “You can’t have it all”. These beliefs keep people stuck because even if they want to think positively, their mind always reverts back to what is deeply ingrained within them.
Still with me here? Now, let’s add another layer to why manifesting isn’t working for you. What if I told you the Law of Attraction isn’t even a primary law? In fact, it is a secondary law that relies on the Law of Vibration. Maybe you’ve heard people speak about energy and vibrating at a high or low frequency, or maybe this is the first time you’re hearing about it. Either way, the frequency at which your energy vibrates is a key indicator of how well you will be able to manifest anything. Since everything in this whole world is energy (thank you, Science Class), this means everything is always moving.
Knowing this, try to picture a spinning top (the child’s toy). Picture that it has some tape attached to it and pieces of glitter in the room. If the top stays stagnant and doesn’t move, nothing will stick to it, but if you spin the top and it’s moving at a high frequency, it is going to catch so much more glitter on the tape. Now, think of yourself as the top and your manifestations as the glitter. If you continue vibrating at a low frequency, you might get a couple of pieces of glitter (things you want), but they’ll never stay or even be enough to notice or move you into a new belief system. But if your energy is moving positively, that glitter (your manifestations) won’t be able to NOT stick to you.
Ultimately, when you are vibrating at a higher frequency, it’s easier to manifest in the things that you want. Thus, the big question at the core of this is actually not “Why manifesting isn’t working for me” but instead “How can I vibrate at a higher frequency so I can then attract in the things I desire”?
- Your vibration directly correlates to your subconscious limiting beliefs. In order to raise your vibration, you need to reprogram your subconscious mind into believing you’re worthy of attracting the things you desire into your life. You can begin doing this with simple daily affirmations (repeating a phrase or phrases to yourself again and again until you believe it). Using affirmations such as “I’m worthy of money, love, happiness (fill in your own blank),” sends a signal to your brain, letting it know it can accept your desire. The thing about affirmations is you don’t need to consciously believe them to begin.
Do things that make you happy. Say yes to things that make you feel alive. Step out of the comfort zone that has been holding you back and allow yourself to begin smiling again. Your vibration immediately increases when you’re laughing, when you’re being kind and doing good things. Go for a walk, move your body, dance in your kitchen: literally release that stagnant energy that is dragging you down.
- Celebrate your wins! Once you begin lifting the veil on your limiting beliefs and feeling worthy of attracting the things you desire, something cool will start happening. Your Reticular Activating System will kick in, and you will start noticing opportunities (seemingly coming out of nowhere) that will bring you closer to your desire. This is the same Reticular Activating System that kicks in when you see the make, model, and colour of the car you just bought everywhere, after you purchase it, whereas before you never saw that model before. Your brain is just now more in tune with what exactly it’s looking out for. So, when you see those opportunities that can help you achieve your desire, celebrate that you’ve improved your frequency! Celebrate that you are breaking down barriers and attracting in everything you ever wanted. Celebrating will, in turn only bring your frequency even higher.
Last, don’t allow your negative thoughts to keep pulling you back and bringing your energy down. When those old thoughts of “I’m not gonna get my hopes up because nothing ever works out for me” creep in, switch your thoughts right away. Instead, tell yourself, “Everything always works out for me!” Just that simple mind shift is sometimes all it takes to begin moving into that higher frequency that is going to allow you to manifest all your desires into your life.
Manifesting is less about getting all the things you want in life and more about resetting your brain to accept things that might already be right in front of you. So, when you hear people say manifesting is super easy and that time doesn’t matter when it comes to manifesting, instead of thinking they are crazy, start believing it instead. Because once you tap into the right frequency and you finally let go of the subconscious jargon holding you back, you will see firsthand how easy it really all is.
Spin yourself like a top and watch all the glitter that you catch. Happy Shanifesting!
by Shannon Ferguson