The Art Of Letting Go — Sending Your Desires To The Universe
So I have to be honest. This past weekend was a little rough for me.
Actually if I’m telling the whole truth, the month has started out rough for me.
It’s because I’m looking at my list of goals for the year and seeing how many things that I haven’t accomplished yet and starting to go into a little bit of panic because “time” is running out. This year is flying by and taking no prisoners as we speed towards 2024.
Because I tend to be such a goal-oriented person, I’m often in a space of constantly doing and not trusting that things are already working for my benefit.
While setting goals and taking action are necessary in regards to achieving our dreams, there is another major part to the process of manifesting and that is: releasing our desires to the Universe.
I’ve been watching a lot of videos around the Law of Attraction and the Law of Resonance, both of which speak to the belief that we attract who we are. It is the alignment of our thoughts, emotion, and energy that leads us to attracting the positive outcomes and opportunities into our lives.
My brother recently told me the story of how he met and started dating his now wife. I never knew the whole story. He explained to me how he had literally just given up on online dating after having so many horrendous experiences with it and after that, things just seemed to fall into place. Clear divine intervention and a series of circumstances led them to each other.
This story reminded me of one very important thing: Don’t be attached to any specific outcome. This made me reflect on the steps that I need to implement to manifest consistently in my life and finding the balance between actively doing the work and the passive state of surrender.
Clarify Your Desires
Firstly, get very clear on what you want. Take your time in this process. Write them down, record them in a voice note, do what you need to do to get clarity. Identify your thoughts and feelings around your desires. This is essential to the manifestation process.
Develop a Positive Mindset
This is sometimes hard, but keep an optimistic mindset. Pay attention to the energy that you’re taking in on a daily basis. Listen to podcasts that promote gratitude and speak life to you. Embrace affirmations. Anything that can raise your frequency.
Trust and Let Go
This is where I sometimes struggle. Letting go. Let go of the need of control. Let go of fear. Let go of doubt. Let go of the way that YOU think it’s going to happen. Surrender your desires to divine timing. Trust that it is working for you not against you and will come out better than you ever could have planned.
Visualization and Meditation
Being a creative, I actually love this process. I love having the freedom of mentally creating exactly how I see myself living without limitations on what I can do or can’t do. Sometimes it’s just in my head, sometimes I put it on a virtual board. Several times throughout the week I think on these visualizations while I’m meditating. Create a visualization practice for yourself and during your meditations, express gratitude and imagine these things coming to you with ease.
Take Inspired Action
This is the “doing” part of manifestation. Release control of the outcome, but surrender to the inspiration to take advantage of opportunities that may be presented to. Always make decisions aligned with your desires.
Detach From The Outcome
Yes, I said this several times but it’s definitely worth mentioning again. When I was growing up in church, people always said to me that God works in mysterious ways. I remember when one of my songs got placed in an NFL shop ad. When my co-writer called me to tell me that news, I couldn’t believe it. And it was through no action on my own, other than feeling inspired to create the song. Talk about the Universe at work!
Learning to release your desires to the Universe is such an empowering practice. It allows you to co-create with the Universe. Embrace the art of surrender, trust in diving timing, and allow the Universe to work its magic.
As you continue in your journey, remember to tap into your faith, patience, and keep your energy and mindset positive.
Get ready to watch your dream life unfold right before your eyes!
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