Law of Attraction – Allowing Our Desires to Manifest

Posted by Harmony Rousseau on Oct 9, 2009 in Law of Attraction | 0 comments

The great thing about the law of attraction is that it requires us to become clear about what we want in our lives. As we start visualizing, affirming and attracting what we desire, we learn how to focus on what’s right with our lives right now. We evaluate what we are passionate about and strive to do more activities where we can infuse our lives with passion, joy and happiness.

Yet, as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, one of the main issues many of us have with the law of attraction is “allowing” things to manifest. We may feel we want something badly, but end up sabotaging ourselves because deep down, we don’t feel we deserve it.

What Are Your Core Beliefs About Hard Work and Money?

This gets into your philosophy on hard work, money, and having things. In past generations, people had to work hard for small wages to make a living. They did their trade every day knowing that if they put in their time and were loyal employees, their company would take care of them in retirement. Or maybe they were tradesmen – fishermen, factory workers, housekeepers, farmers, seamstresses, and so on – for whom hard work was a fact of life.

How you view having your desires comes from those values instilled within you from your family, friends, and social circle. If you believe that nothing comes freely in life or that if you want something, it’s up to you to put in the hard work to achieve it – then perhaps you are inadvertently sabotaging yourself from feeling worthy enough to have what you want.

With the law of attraction, there is the principle that you must allow your desires to manifest.

I’m not saying hard work, dedication and focus aren’t required to manifesting your desires, but you must also accept that you are good enough and valued enough to be worthy to receive whatever it is you desire. If you don’t believe you deserve a better career or relationship or more money, you will actually prevent yourself from getting those things.

Allowing Your Desires to Manifest

It’s easy to say “allowing” is simply wishing something will happen. You can visualize your desire and ask the universe for it – but then what? I think it really depends on what motivates you most. Some people do best when they write down their goals and then forget about them for a few months. Others need that constant motivation from daily reviewing their goals and seeing their progress.

There is a difference between hard work and inspired action. Just because you work hard at something doesn’t mean that is the quickest, easiest, straight-forward way to achieve your goals. You don’t have to work hard – but you do have to work smart and focus on the highest and best use of your time. You can do all sorts of things, but if you don’t focus on doing the critical tasks involved in getting from where you are to where you want to be, it will take you a lot longer to get there.

How To Manifest Your Desires

So let’s talk about how to allow our desires to manifest.

1. Let go of “how” – As I said, often, the quickest and easiest way to achieving your goals isn’t in how you think you should do it. It may take a radically different approach that you haven’t thought of yet. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start on your path to creating your reality – it just means you should be open to other possibilities and opportunities that may come along that will, in essence, give you a shortcut towards your goals.
2. Let go of “when” – We live in a society that wants instant gratification. If we take action and don’t see results in a week or two, we become frustrated and give up. Manifestation can take time and patience. When you focus on “not having” or “wanting,” you start focusing on all those negative emotions you feel rather than remaining optimistic and positive and enjoying your life for what it is right now.
3. Express gratitude – It can be difficult to find joy and beauty when it seems like everything is going wrong with our lives, but whatever we focus on, we attract. The more grateful and appreciative you are, the more things you will find to be grateful and appreciative of. One of my favorite quotes by the Dalai Lama is:

   “Everyday, think as you wake up, ‘today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others, I am going to benefit others as much as I can.’”

Take a moment today to appreciate the good things in your life. Over time, you will develop a gratitude mindset and start to attract more good things into your life. Let go and relax – take a deep breath – and if you feel inspired to act, take action!

Esther Hicks on Allowing

Just for reference, here’s Esther Hicks explaining the concept of allowing.

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