How to #Manifest What You Desire

What if the life you dream of isn’t waiting for you in some far-off tomorrow, but is quietly waiting for you to embody it today?

In the practice of manifestation, we often focus on vision boards, speaking affirmations, and meditating on visualizations. These are all beautiful tools that help to point our attention toward what we desire, but there’s a deeper layer to this process and it’s the key that can unlock the door between wishing for and receiving what you desire.

It’s called living ‘As If’.

What Does It Mean to Live ‘As If’?

Living ‘As If’ means that we move through life with the energy, mindset, and gratitude of someone who already has what they desire. ‘As If’ has nothing to do with pretending and it isn’t self-delusion. ‘As If’ is a conscious decision to align ourselves with our authentic purpose.

When we live ‘As If,’ we step into the vibrational frequency of our desired reality. We embody the feelings of joy, peace, success, or love before the physical evidence arrives. Making the decision to live ‘As If’ is the magnetic center of manifestation and the place where belief begins to shape reality. Without it, we’re merely wishing.

The Subtle Power of Belief

Our minds are astonishingly creative and hold the largely untapped power to create. Scientific evidence is beginning to prove that our minds don’t simply process the world in which we live; they help to shape it, creating what we believe to be true. Belief, what our subconscious mind accepts as truth, influences what we see, what we attract, and even what we receive.

And that’s the key that unlocks manifesting. When we live ‘As If,’ we train our mind to believe in our dreams. We act, speak, and think from a place of inner certainty. We show up as the version of ourselves who is already living that life. Belief, when fully embodied, becomes a gravitational force that draws circumstances, people, and opportunities into our reality, based on what aligns with that belief.

Manifestation isn’t a magic trick, and it’s certainly not something that’s designed to give us whatever we want at the snap of our fingers. It’s the truth of existence; the natural unfolding of energy and intention that creates connections, sparks ideas, and most importantly, rewires your mind to see opportunities rather than obstacles.

Why Gratitude Amplifies Manifestation

The other key element to manifesting is gratitude. It’s important to understand that being thankful for something is not a result. It’s not meant to be held back until we get what we want. Instead, it’s an integral part of the creation process. The signal to the universe that you’re in the right frame of mind to receive what you seek. Gratitude accelerates manifestation because it anchors you in a place of spiritual abundance and when you feel abundant, you act abundant. And when you act abundant, the universe meets you there.

Living ‘As If’ Everyday

Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we live ‘As If’ every day. Every time we go for a drive, a bike ride, a run, a walk, go sailing, go on vacation, go to school, go on a date, we do it with an unconscious belief that everything will be alright. We’ll get to where we’re going, we won’t encounter any problems or, if we do, we’ll be capable of dealing with them. We move forward with ‘As If’ confidence, and as a result 98% of the time that’s exactly what happens. Think about how many actions you take each day with this ‘As If’ mentality. We do it all the time, dozens of times each day and hundreds of times each week.

What about the other 2% of the time? …that’s a topic I’ll cover next time 😉

With this new understanding, let’s dive into Practical Ways to Live ‘As If’.

• Walk in Confidence: Move through your day as if your success is inevitable.
• Speak from a Place of Fulfillment: Use language that reflects your desired reality. Say “I’m becoming,” “I’m creating,” “I’m receiving,” instead of saying “I hope”, “I wish” or “Why can’t I do this?”
• Dress, Plan, and Show Up: How would the ‘you’ who already has what you desire dress? Plan? Act? Begin adopting those habits now, not as a test run for when it happens, but to be a positive force in the creative process. Show the Universe that you’re ready and able to live your desired outcome.
• Give Thanks in Advance: Start your day by saying, Thank you for what’s already on its way to me. The key here is to be honest. Just like when you say I’m sorry and don’t mean it, you know whether you’re genuinely thankful for something or not. Create a Gratitude journal, mood board, or daily social media post that puts your gratitude out into the world.
• Make Decisions From Abundance: When possible, make choices that reflect trust and openness, not fear or a feeling of loss.

The Gentle Magic of Trust

Living ‘As If’ is a quiet act of trust. It’s telling the Universe, I believe in goodness. I believe in my worth. I believe in the possibilities waiting for me.

Yes, there will be days when doubt creeps in. That’s natural. There will be days when life gets in the way and before you know it the day is over. This happens. Living ‘As If’ is not about perfection—it’s about persistence and progress. It’s about gently returning, again and again, to the truth that you are allowed to step into your dream.

Now.

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A Closing Affirmation

The life I desire is not separate from me.
It’s growing inside me, through me, with me.

Because I believe this, I walk as if it’s already mine.
I speak as if I already have it.
I love as if I’ve never been hurt.
I live as if I’m already where I want to be.

Because you are.
Maybe you’ve always been.

 

~ Morgan C. Morgan
Writer of light, shadow, and the stories between.

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