The 2006 documentary, The Secret, created a great deal of controversy in mainstream media, implying that all you had to do to have what you want is to think it could be yours. A simple thought could make all the difference.
This idea is both true and false. Having what we want always takes effort in one form or another, whether internal “readying” to receive what you want or actual physical action to create the opportunity for  the object of your focus to arrive. Either way, part of our soul’s evolution requires us to face what blocks us from having the life we want. And that obstacle is almost always our self.
I relearned a very important lesson a few months ago. I was talking with a friend of mine who seemingly manifests everything he wants both quickly and economically. I tease him often that he seems to get whatever he wants either given to him as a gift or offered at a very low price. I told him I needed him to start manifesting some things for me and he immediately reminded me that I manifest all the time: I have a constant and full client load, this book I’m writing came together very quickly by sending a few email messages to previous colleagues who helped me get in touch with several of the healthcare providers I interviewed (many more came from these initial contacts), if I need a particular item, I request an easy route for it to appear—and it does, or if I need a particular professional to help in some way, I ask the Universe to show me the way and they appear through another professional or “chance” meeting… and so on. My friend reminded me that the biggest block was me—either not expecting what I wanted to materialize in my life or simply forgetting that all I want is accessible just by saying the word.
There were certain things I didn’t believe would come true or appear on my path—and so they didn’t show up. I had to realize that there were a few areas in my life in which I was unknowingly afraid to receive my deepest desires. You see, we block our ability to claim what is ours by either not believing we deserve something or assuming it isn’t even possible to come true. Our fear—the focus of our ego that doesn’t want us to evolve—prevents our manifestation of what we want most. |
