Manifestation Q&A

Over the past year, manifestation has been trending and these ideas have been very popularized, which is amazing in the spread of love, light, and how to succeed. I began my research on the law of attraction/manifestation in the spring of 2019, so I have been consciously attracting what I choose into my life for two years. I use the word consciously very deliberately as the law of attraction between is always working and constantly attracting. It is a law of the natural universe, so you have actually manifested every single thing that has happened thus far in your life, whether you did it on purpose or not. The teachings of the law of attraction are all about how to purposely manifest and attract what you want in, so today I want to help you all on any manifestation questions you may have. I asked my followers on Instagram, @lostinthoughtblog, to let me know of any questions they had or to ask about manifesting struggles they have experienced and how to resolve them. If I have answered one of your own questions then be sure to comment below and let me know if I covered everything!

1. "why can't I have a boyfriend?"

Love is by far the first and most popular thing people want to manifest, and it can be done, but without changing the thinking patterns that we are so used to using, it will be hard. Society has normalized the use of negativity in common language with phrases such as "I can't" and the heavy use of comparing oneself to others, while undermining their own glory. The first step to breaking out of these negative habits that cause you to think you "can't have a boyfriend" is to immediately counteract these thoughts with corresponding positive thoughts such as "I can have a boyfriend" or "I will have a boyfriend." Back in 2019 when I first started my journey with the law of attraction I would do this constantly, whether I was correcting an internal thought or a phrase I said out loud. My friends would laugh every time I did this, but it worked wonders and the times I had to correct myself became fewer and fewer until I no longer had to as my thinking patterns were returned to their naturally optimistic state. A side note that goes along with manifesting things like love or a significant other, is that the universe is going to give you what you ask for, although if you are not specific for what you want you may accidentally manifest a relationship that is not necessarily good for you.

2. "why aren't my manifestations coming?"

Okay, so this one is tricky. Before I even dive into it I do want to preface that the law of attraction and the methods that are used are not entirely subjective as everyone does carry a different energy, therefore different things work best for different people and we all have a slightly different perspective on what manifestation means to us. It is important to research different methods that resonate with you and you can even alter them to be fit for yourself. The main reason my manifestations have not come quickly in the past is because I would obsess over them. Nobody likes to be rushed and the universe can feel this pressure and impatience from you, so generally speaking, give them some space to breath in order to perfectly curate your manifestation before sending it off to you with a nice big bow on top. The other part of a delay in the process is doubt. These go hand in hand as when you are constantly sitting on edge waiting for something it is going to feel like an eternity has passed by and then you'll start doubting if it is ever going to arrive. I like to think of these spurts of doubt as little tests from the universe to make sure you are still dedicated to the manifestation process and the trust involved. Failing the test would mean you let the doubt overcome you, but if you stick with it and kind of let go and just trust that it is coming I promise you it will come ten times faster because you are going to be at a higher vibration now then you were when you were constantly doubting. A little trick I like to use when I can feel doubt start to settle in is reminding myself that my manifestation exists in my future and is already in my timeline, but I am just not currently at that point yet, so knowing this, I can relax with the peace of mind that I have nothing to worry about.

3. "how can I manifest positivity and tolerance during a hard time?"

Going little ruts or periods of depression are extremely hard to get out of, but at the end of the day you have to take charge because it is your life and nobody else has the power to take your own thoughts away from you. (I have a blog post called "how to get back in your moment" that I recently posted and it kind of helps with getting out of a hard time that you may want to check out). Your question was more about how to manifest positivity rather than to be positive and what is awesome about these two ideas is that they are essentially the same. Manifesting itself means to show or to make apparent and if you are trying to have positivity in your life, you have to be positive. Maybe following some of the other techniques I have mentioned like counteracting every negative thought that possess your mind may be effective or just finding something that makes you feel vibrationally high. Doing high-vibe things like meditating, waking up earlier, going outside, or any fun activities and passions will raise your vibration, therefore manifesting positivity and making it clear that you are positive. I know this sounds so much easier said than done, but you have to trust me on this one that you just have to start and there is no other way.

4. "how does manifesting work?"

This is my all time favorite question to be asked because I have talked about it so many times with friends, family, on the blog, and in videos that I have my answer memorized and perfected to my interpretation. Everything that has ever existed is an energy before all else, including both physical things and abstract ideas. We learn in school that we are made up of little vibrating masses called atoms so when I talk about vibrations of people, food, objects, and ideas I am not sure why people give such weird looks because it is genuinely science. For example, when the sun shines on you warmth is felt and that happens because the sun's energy is touching you! Just like how a plant photosynthesizes, it uses the sun's energy as food! Now that we have the basics down, it is crucial to understand that like energies attract and what I mean by this is things on the same vibrational plane will find each other. Think of it as groups of friends at school lunch, people with similar interests tend to sit with each other because they get along with each other great while the table across from them is so different, everyone at that table also gets along perfectly with one another. Now in order to manifest, you have to be on the same level as your goal because when you are in a bad mood other negative energies recognize that and are immediately attracted to you, and the same thing goes to positivity. if you really want a boyfriend or girlfriend, like I talked about earlier, you have to be on the vibrational plane of love and this can be self love or love for life in general. Same thing goes if you are manifesting a new job, because in order to do this you have to already believe you are successful and capable of this achievement which will radiate the same energy as this job opportunity does. If you raise your vibration to the level of your manifestation you will easily and naturally manifest what you desire because it is the same energy that you posses.

5. "what have you manifested?

This one's easy... everything. Every single thing that has ever happened thus far in my life was manifested by the energy I have carried. Now of course I know the intention of this question was more directed towards the things that I have consciously manifested, and to that I will say that I have manifested a lot things into my life and I am so grateful for learning about these universal laws at such a young age because I am seventeen and have been successfully manifesting and living the way I want for two years now. I have manifested going to concerts that seemed next to impossible to make work, money (this is a very very popular manifestation and I can write a post about it soon as I have successfully gotten raises, discounts, random twenty dollar bills, and recently even a $300 check), having a glow-up, having a new an improved mindset, and even a relationship (although, due my personal experience you may want to ease off on that goal). Once I manifested a relationship for the first time I felt like I could literally manifest everything and honestly from that point to now I kind of let things come to me naturally because I now know the universe has my back and there is a plan for me. If any of you reading have manifested anything, comment and let me know what it was!

Writing this post has been so fun and I think it is my best work I have ever posted on here. I want to say thank you for everybody who participated in asking these questions and feel free to continue to let me know of any manifestation/law of attraction questions you may have as I can always do a part two or even make this into a mini-series. Thank you again for reading and participating, I look forward to connecting with you all a little bit more!

-Emma Claire