I don't know who needs to hear this but...

I've received so many message requests that resemble the same scenario. Many people are diligently applying their manifestation techniques and asking me:

• "Am I doing this right?"
• "Why isn't my manifestation here yet?"
• "Did I mess up because I felt negative for a moment?"
• "How should I refine my approach?"

Though these questions might appear different on the surface, underneath them is a consistent thread: waiting for an outcome, anxiety about the future, and not trusting the process.

Here's the trap: we become so focused on perfecting the technique that we miss the essence.

The truth? You're already a 24/7 manifesting machine. Every moment, you're creating your reality. But here's where many get stuck:

• Waiting for change instead of embodying it

• Obsessing over the "how" and "when" instead of trusting the process

• Letting current circumstances dictate your faith in the outcome

Let me share a personal breakthrough that changed everything for me:

I realized that the future can surprise you regardless of current circumstances. It doesn't matter what your history is or what things appear as. Some of my craziest manifestations happened where it was almost as if time and space bent backward to bring me what I wanted.

Skeptics would call these "coincidences", but if you know, you know.

This epiphany set me free because it allowed me to trust in myself + the universe. Once I had that trust, something clicked: small, everyday obstacles no longer kept me hostage. My mind was focused big picture. In the big picture, I always win.

This shift is powerful because:

• It aligns with Neville Goddard's original concept of the "Promise" - the idea that your desired state already exists.

• It frees you from the constant need to "check" if you're doing it right.

• It allows you to live fully in the present.

So, how do you make this shift and start to trust?

I'll tell you one of my defining instances that really, really built my self-concept:

When I was 18, I met a guy. Let's call him Mike. He was 22 and everything I wanted.

About six weeks into our relationship, he broke up with me. It was over a stupid reason, more like an excuse. He was looking for a way out.

He all but disappeared. He mentioned having big dreams and plans, so he packed up his stuff and moved away pretty much over the weekend. Nobody knew where he went. He ghosted everyone.

I can't tell you how devastated I was.

I was already a spiritual person back then, so I did the usual to try and manifest him back. I was obsessed with every hint, sign, or whiff of his return. I was obsessed for weeks.

On the surface, it appeared like he was gone for good. People must have thought I was delusional. I talked with smug satisfaction like he was already back. I even made up conversations in my head.

In time, my hyper-fixation on his return began to lessen. Life, work, and people were coming in and out, and I was going through the motions to fulfill my responsibilities until I literally just forgot I was actively trying to manifest.

If I could map out my subconscious in words for you, it went something like:

"I'm going to die if I don't get him back"

to

"I really want him to come back"

to

"It would be nice if he showed up at my door right now, but I'm kind of busy"

My life went back to normal as I returned to hobbies and even (reluctantly) accepted invitations or dates.

Here's where stuff got weird.

On a random day, he popped up out of nowhere. But he didn't just come back; he came back full force.

I received texts but also he made it his mission to be... everywhere. He left flowers on my car overnight so I could find them next morning. He followed me around town and knew who I was hanging out with. He begged us to be together again.

(If you're wondering what happened afterward, I turned him down. That's another story for another day)

Here's the takeaway:

I am so grateful for that time the universe made me wait. Those agonizing days, weeks, or months where I was "actively trying to manifest"? That taught me how to enjoy my life.

I realized that waiting, obsessing, and asking were not making things happen any faster. The success was my mindset, that "end state" where you "live in the end" as Neville Goddard says, where one can practice a casual detachment because they feel unconditional joy and fulfillment.

As soon as I got to that mindset, the 3D adjusted. I was able to take my pickings then.

And since then, the bond I developed with myself / the universe has never been broken. Even though this memory was so long ago, writing this out is giving such a rush of positive emotion, I just know it's doing good to recall a success like this.

And this is what I want to help you with, too.

The whole purpose of this post is actually to ask you to recognize the track record in your own life. No matter how small it was, I'm certain there is at least one moment you can think fondly of where:

• You thought things weren't going to work out
• They ended up working out, but not in the way you expected, or
• You feel grateful no matter how something turned out
• Bonus points if you find instances where delays or "failures" led to better outcomes.

Fall back to those and review those when you feel doubtful, because that is your proof.

By acknowledging these past experiences, we can:

• Build trust in the universal process, even when things seem to be going "wrong"
• Cultivate patience and reduce anxiety about our current manifestations
• Develop a broader perspective on what "success" might look like
• Strengthen our ability to let go and allow things to unfold naturally

And by typing it out, you can also relive the positive feelings associated with it.

I'll end this by adding some shifts you might incorporate into affirmations (if this is part of your practice):

• Practice gratitude for the "not yet": When a desire hasn't manifested, express thanks for the perfect timing that's unfolding.
• Reframe "setbacks" as "setups": Train yourself to see obstacles as potential stepping stones to something greater.
• Trust your future self: Imagine your future self thanking your present self for allowing things to unfold as they did.
• Cultivate curiosity: Instead of fixating on how your desire "should" manifest, stay open to unexpected ways it might appear.

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