Think back to a time when you created exactly what your heart desired. Maybe it was a relationship, the perfect job or a great haircut. Do you remember what you did to make it real?
There are three very important tools for consciously creating your reality.
1. Desire
It’s important to get clear with what you desire so the Universe knows what to give you. Most of us spend our day thinking of what we don’t want and worrying about what could happen. Remember, what you give attention to increases in your life. What message are you giving the Universe when you focus on your fears? How intimate are you with your desires? How often do you allow yourself to get crystal clear with your heart’s desires?
Many of us have been taught that desire is not to be trusted. We have been told that to find true happiness you must completely let go of desire. In some religions, desire is believed to be the root of all evil.
Yet it is not the desire that is evil. It is the attachment to the desire that causes our pain, confusion, frustration and greed. Attachment is based on fear and insecurity of having to control the outcome of your desire.
It isn’t the symbol or structure that brings happiness. Who knows, you may get something completely different and yet so much more fulfilling! Get in touch with what you desire, and allow for “this or something better.”
Years ago, my husband Larry and I desired to leave the mountains and move to a warm coastal climate, on a surf spot, with a view of the ocean. We connected with our hearts’ desire of adventure, new beginnings and living a warmer, simpler life.
2. Imagination
From your desire, imagine what it will be like when you get there. Be in the future. Engage your imagination as you include all of your emotions and senses. See the images of being there. Smell, taste and hear everything around you. How does it feel to be in this new reality? Be there as if it were already happening. This is the resonance that will expand and attract that which you desire.
Note: Listen for stories of fear or limitation that you may be imagining as well. Don’t deny or repress these “less than comfortable” feelings. They will not just disappear. Listen and learn from them. If you don’t accept and get curious now, your imagination and attention will be drawn back to that which you don’t desire. Have compassion for yourself and your fears. Look at them, love them, get curious with them and learn from them. Only then will they shift forever.
Larry and I imagined living in this warm climate by the sea. Larry imagined what it would be like to surf regularly near our home. We shared this vision with each other over the years, imagining how it would be once we were there. We spent time at various beaches and locations experiencing it, deepening and confirming our dream. These places included New Zealand, Kauai, Mexico and Santa Barbara. We began imagining our dream.
3. Expectation
It’s in the knowing that makes your desire a reality. Although it’s helpful to be as specific as you can with your desire, it’s more important to let go of demanding a guarantee. It’s vital to surrender to the uncertainty, as you do not know exactly what the Universe has in store for you. Trust in the process and allow it to come to you.
Watch for signs or “whispers” from the Universe. Listen to and follow your intuition. Have confidence in the outcome and watch for things to fall into place. Let the Universe take care of the details. Be grateful and remember, miracles do happen.
One night, the Prime Minister of New Zealand unexpectedly arrived at our home for dinner with a mutual friend. We knew it was a sign that it was time to pursue our future. Our intuition told us the time was right. Within a few months, many more powerful “coincidences” occurred, pulling us toward New Zealand. We sent in our application for residency and within an unusually short time, received a package in the mail on Larry’s birthday, welcoming us into New Zealand and our new life!
Using desire, imagination and expectation, you co-create your life with the Universe. By slowing things down, using your “tools,” and paying attention to the feedback and whispers, you become the author of your life.
Great article Cindy! I love your three steps – I remember when I first was opened up psychically and connected with the work of Sonia Choquette who taught a process of learning to Open, Expect, Trust, Act. That Expecting piece can trip some folks up – because the Universe always delivers when you expect it and often when you least expect it and with some added bonuses too!!