It’s months like October that make me genuinely understand the idea of “jumping timelines.” I feel like this month has been a process of leaving one plane of being and entering another. I’m proud to say that I’ve arrived gracefully on the other side.
I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about manifestations and how mine were coming to pass. He told me that he’d heard someone he respects say, “I can only tell you ‘how I did it’ after it’s done.” I thought about how profound that it is. We look for so many of the answers as we’re doing to realize that they’ll make their appearance when we’re “done.” That’s the journey.
This month I’ve quit my restaurant job, completed the 2nd stop of a 3-stop workshop tour, found myself closer to romance, and essentially began a new life and it’s all because I asked for it and acted on it.
What folks don’t realize is that manifestation is simpler than we make it. We focus more on the how of we ask for more than the overall goal and that’s what keeps us stuck in a loop of asking without receiving. Receiving happens when you let go of a specific roadmap. Having a blueprint is helpful but it’s not often available, trust me.
I’ve had a few very specific requests from the Universe over this year. I’ve wished for romance, advancement in my career, and the ability to show heal + hang to a larger audience. Aside from asking, all I’ve done is put myself in position for these things to happen.
Again, roadmaps aren’t necessary, but faith and willingness are. As a homebody, I had to venture out and meet people who could help me get my workshop where it needs to go. It also meant going to events to meet people for potential romance. Faith means finding myself in the field of education with no former indication that education was even of interest. It means being willing and open to changes in your path that will inevitably lead you to exactly where you need to be.
I’m grateful to be here, and more grateful that I moved out of my own way and let the Universe direct me as it provided my needs.
I think The Villain Challenge, reaching into my shadows, and letting go of the idea of “what I deserve” to embrace the power that lies in asking “how do I get this need met” has been transformative. Understanding that I’m allowed to ask for and deserve the world because I breathe, then boldly asserting my desires has done shifted me as a woman. I feel more ready to receive because I realize I can.