What you think you become.

What you feel you attract.

What you imagine you create.

 ~Buddha

Are you imagining an extraordinary life? Do you yearn to become more? Are you wondering why, even though you say affirmations and you think positive thoughts 24/7, your life is not overflowing in abundance?

Positive affirmations target the conscious level of our minds. However, to create change, we must reach the subconscious. If deeply held negative beliefs oppose what you are hoping to manifest, those manifestations will never materialize.

We cannot create a more remarkable life until we do some housekeeping: digging deep into the dirt-encrusted roots of who we are is where we can discover the origins of our belief systems.

Those outdated beliefs have guided us and now keep us jailed for who we were. Letting go of old truths allows space for our positive affirmations to take hold.

We must first let go of what is no longer needed to make room for more. Two differing realities cannot share the same space. We must declutter our souls just as we discard old and outdated items. When we doubt, we cannot trust. When we fear, we cannot love. When we have low self-esteem, we cannot feel worthy.

We must understand why we have them and their origins to let go of a belief. Beliefs lie in our subconscious and guide our conscious minds on how to function. They have been taught to us by our family, community, culture, and experiences.

We outgrow some of these views during our lives: You are a girl, so act like one; you can’t have love and money; boys don’t cry; stop being so sensitive; you’ll never amount to anything. The list goes on and on. We have forgotten where those thoughts came from, yet they will stay in place until we set them free. They have molded us into who we are.

Just because someone can manifest abundance does not make them better than someone who cannot. It is just an indication that they do not have the same blocks preventing them from doing so.

How do we identify those core beliefs?

Our stories can expose where we are holding ourselves back. How do we move through life? How do we describe who we are? What are the patterns on which we fall back?  And most importantly, what are we attracting?

Beliefs are vocalized unconsciously in our daily conversations: “I can’t; I won’t.” “This always / never happens to me. ” These phrases are clues to the areas in which we can begin exploring.

Identifying core beliefs may not be easy. It is a treasure hunt of sorts. To find them, we must delve deep into our history.

Because a belief has been learned, it can be unlearned. The solution is identifying what you want to change and then blowing it to bits. This is accomplished by looking within with clear and honest eyes.

Why Doesn’t Manifestation Work?
  1. Resistance. People say they want something, and all their actions are against it. For instance, an opportunity comes to somebody; they respond, Oh yeah, not today. Could you come back in a couple of days or a week? How about a couple of hours? Just not right now. 
  2. Right thoughts, wrong time: When we think we want it right now, and nothing is obviously happening, we become frustrated, unaware the wheel cogs are always moving. It is only with hindsight that the delay was necessary for the timing to be perfect.
  3. Holding on too tight: A closed mind, rigid outlook, and inflexible nature restrict the possibilities for actualizing.
  4.  Lack of specificity: You want a new job that pays XYZ but didn’t specify it needs to be geographically desirable. You want to rescue a puppy but want it to be a lap dog, not a Great Dane—the more precise your picture, the more excellent your opportunity to create.

Change can happen in a second. Discovering the moment of a belief’s inception can obliterate it. We can shed that limiting behavior with a snap of the fingers and allow space for new manifestations. As quickly as it was formed, it can be discarded. The caveat is that the desire must be there to leave it behind and move forward.

When we let go, our lives can change overnight. However, it takes fortitude and determination to prevent old patterns from re-rooting. Manifestation is available to all who do the work, clearing away the old and making way for the new.

 It’s already yours.

~the universe