Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart explains in The Source that “visualization works because there is surprisingly little difference to the brain between experiencing an event directly in the outside world and a strongly imagined vision of the same event.”

THE GREATEST GIFT THAT MANIFESTING CAN OFFER US IS NOT TO HELP US ATTRACT THINGS FOR US TO POSSESS BUT TO HELP US UNLEASH THE MOST EMPOWERED, AUTHENTIC, SELF-LOVING, AND TRULY MAGNIFICENT VERSION OF OURSELVES THAT THERE IS.

ENVIOUS THOUGHT: “THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE, AND I CAN’T HAVE.” INSPIRED THOUGHT: “THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE AND THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR MYSELF, TOO.”

This is because when we say “I get to,” we remind ourselves that some do not: We remind ourselves, consciously and subconsciously, how fortunate we are that we are able to move our bodies, to see our loved ones, and to live the life that we do.

Stand up for yourself when you need to, say no to enticing opportunities if they don’t fill all the requirements, stay strong when faced with rejection, and trust that everything will work out just as it is supposed to.

This trust can be described as a “knowing feeling.” It is knowing that, even if you have no idea how it will happen, you just know that it will.

LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES AND EXPERIENCES AND BY EVOLVING THROUGH THEM, YOU PRACTICE THE GREATEST FORM OF SELF-LOVE, WHICH IS TO GROW. READ THAT AGAIN.

When we trust in ourselves and we trust in the universe, letting go becomes effortless. IN THE PROCESS OF LETTING GO, WE SURRENDER TO THE UNIVERSE. THEREIN LIES THE MAGIC.

We avoid applying ourselves because it is easier not to try at all than to try and then fail. When this fear of failure is influencing us, it is easy to make a whole bunch of excuses about why we can’t do something: