5 Tips for Manifesting the Life of Your Dreams
We all have dreams and plans for how we want our life to be.
I'm sure you’ve laid in bed and fantasized about sailing the Caribbean, being married to your ideal partner, living in a ski in/ski out house on the mountain... having a passionate, full life.
Right?
So the question then is ~ How do you take that dream and manifest it?
We all have dreams and plans for how we want our life to be.
I'm sure you’ve laid in bed and fantasized about sailing the Caribbean, being married to your ideal partner, living in a ski in/ski out house on the mountain... having a passionate, full life.
Right?
So the question then is ~ How do you take that dream and manifest it?
Turns out, it’s actually really simple.
Don’t believe me? Keep reading.
In only 3 steps you can take your life from dull and mediocre to inspiring and fulfilling.
Ready?
1. Vision / Intention
The first step is to get really, really clear about exactly what you want. Many of us kind of know what we want but haven’t spent the time to actually flesh it out.
Ask yourself:
- What’s my dream life?
- How do I want my life to be?
- Think about this from every aspect of your life, like:
- Job/career
- Money
- Relationship
- Family
- Fun time
- Vacation
- Spirituality
- Creativity
- Health
- Recreation
- Exercise
- Think about this from every aspect of your life, like:
- How do I want to feel?
- Now think about how you want to feel once you've achieved your ideal lifestyle. Maybe emotions such as: exhilarated, inspired, satisfied… This is a KEY piece because you don't want to be a millionaire who's always stressed about finance, do you?
2. Repetition / Attention
Once you’ve allowed yourself to vision, be sure to write it all down in vivid detail.
Write it as if everything has already happened.
Here’s an example of how to get started:
“I am so grateful that I live in this amazing 2 bedroom apartment overlooking the Hudson River, that I run my successful health and wellness business that provides me with $10,000 /month in revenue for the twenty hours a week I work, that I have highly skilled support, that I share my life with (name) and our relationship is deep and fulfilling, that I feel so excited every day when I wake up…”
Put your written vision statement in a place (maybe next to your bed) where you can read it both in the morning and at night before you go to sleep.
Do this every day.
Be sure to read your vision with passion.
3. Relax and Enjoy
Once you put your intention and vision out in the Universe, get ready to enjoy the ride!
Because here’s the thing: we co-create our world with Source, God, One-ness, the Universe. And that means everything will unfold – we just can’t exactly control when or how.
For many of us recovering control freaks, this can feel scary.
The other two steps (1 & 2) are easy. They’re do-able tasks that can be completed.
This third step involves a leap of faith.
Put your dream out there, focus on it with your attention but try not to get uptight about it. Instead, see if you can allow yourself to enjoy the journey and watch the mystery unfold.
It’s magical.
If you follow these 3 simple steps, you can manifest your deepest dreams and desires and truly transform your life.
Are you ready?
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Before I Die, I want to...
Is there anything you want to do before you die?
I found myself face to face with this question recently as I watched a TED video of the artist Candy Chang. She shared about creating an interactive chalkboard mural in New Orleans entitled; “Before I Die, I want to…”
The wall invited people to write what they want to do before they die.
Is there anything you want to do before you die?
I found myself contemplating this question recently as I watched a TED video of the artist Candy Chang. She shared about creating an interactive chalkboard mural in New Orleans entitled; “Before I Die, I want to…”
The wall invited people to write what they want to do before they die.
I ask my clients that same question because it’s too easy to speed through life. You’re in the fast lane with your great job, family, home. But is it actually what you want?
What would you like to do, see, become?
I don’t ask to be morbid. I ask to ensure that your compass is set straight. Orienting you toward what you really want.
I learned this firsthand in 2010, when I worked as a hospice social worker.
I was challenged to look death, life and pain square in the face. My patients were facing imminent demise and they all had at least one regret. The most common of these are:
1. To have lived a life more true to myself, not the life others expected of me
2. To have not worked so hard
3. To have boldly expressed my feelings
4. To have stayed in touch with my friends
5. To have been happier
Working at hospice taught me compassion and reminded me of the promise I’d made to myself as a twenty year old.
Back in college, my friends and I often read Henry David Thoreau. One summer, we even drove to Concord in the wee hours to skinny dip in Walden Pond.
I floated in that warm, velvety water, gazed up into the star studded sky and swore that I would “live deliberately.” I wanted to learn life’s essential lessons because I knew more than anything that I did not want to “come to die and discover that I had not lived.”
In 2010, I made a renewed agreement with myself to do just that.
What about you?
This is YOUR life to live. Be sure that you do everything you want.
How can you listen and respond to your heart’s desires?
1. Make a list of everything you want to do, experience, feel, become before you die
Some people call this a bucket list. Maybe for you, it’s simply a To Do List.
2. Start scheduling them right now!
Some are simple and easy, like phone calls to old friends, a visit to a relative. How about a romantic date?
Others might take some planning and saving. Could you go on a camping trip with the kids? How about an inexpensive cruise? Would you be willing to go back to school? How about writing that book?
Think about this as a way to re-orient yourself by making time for the things that really matter to you. After all, life is happening right now.
Those dreams live inside of you and yearn to be expressed. Take advantage of today and carpe diem! Please don’t be one of those people who come to die only to discover that they never really lived.
Be bold, be brave – get out there and enjoy!
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It's Time to Shine Your Light
When I taught high school in the 1990s, I had a student who, instead of saying “goodbye” when she left a person or situation would exclaim, “shine on.”
Every time I heard her say that, to me or to others, I smiled. What a great statement, and a wonderful reminder- shine on. The implication being that we are here on earth, to shine our unique and sacred light.
Are you shining your light?
When I taught high school in the 1990s, I had a student who, instead of saying “goodbye” when she left a person or situation would exclaim, “shine on.”
Every time I heard her say that, to me or to others, I smiled. What a great statement, and a wonderful reminder- shine on. The implication being that we are here on earth, to shine our unique and sacred light.
Are you shining your light?
I went to a Unity sermon a few years back in which the minister described each of us in the congregation as lighthouses.
We all have this beam within, yearning to shine out and illuminate the world around us. Only, the light has been diminished, covered over with emotional mud in the form of criticism, trauma, limiting beliefs, fear and self-doubt.
What would it take for you to shine your light?
Think back to your role in your family.
- Were you encouraged to take chances, to show up, to shine?
- Did your family honor you for your unique gifts and talents?
- Were you put down for not being smart enough, strong enough?
What about within society?
- Were you laughed at because you were different?
- Have you experienced the world as an unsafe place?
Are you ready to polish that light and remove the dirt that’s been preventing you from shining?
The two fastest ways to do that are through forgiveness and positive self-talk.
Go back in time. Who dimmed your light?
- Was it a teacher who criticized you for making a mistake?
- Maybe your older sibling poked fun at you for being a superhero for Halloween.
- Were you sensitive to the suffering of others and didn’t want people to know you were smart lest they feel bad about themselves?
- Have you purposefully not dressed up so others wouldn’t feel bad about not being as glamorous and youthful as you are?
Can you forgive the teacher, your brother, the bully, and most importantly, yourself?
When we let these past experiences dim our light, we give them power over us and we continue to suffer. Not only do we suffer but so does all of humanity.
For New Year’s Eve, I went to see Billy Joel. As I sat listening to one iconic song after the other, I was struck with that notion. What if he had allowed the nay-sayers, and critics to prevent him from sharing his songs with the world?
Wouldn’t we be the poorer for it?
You are just the same!
You came here with a light to shine, knowledge to share.
Use your self-talk to support you. Know that you are beautiful just the way you are. That you are whole, worthy, and capable of greatness. That your voice needs to be heard. You can do anything!
Now is your time. Polish that glass and shine on!