You’ve Manifested What You Got, So Why Are You Still Unhappy?
Have you ever heard the phrase “The Pasture is always greener on the other side?” Well, you’re going to hear it here today. We’re also going to talk about manifesting - not how you do it, but that you’ve already done it (every single day of your life) and you might be completely oblivious to it!
So, imagine one day you’re sitting at a park bench, dreaming up your perfect job. Fast forward a year later, and you have it! You have your dream job and the raise that you’ve always wanted and you consider yourself so lucky! Until you realize the girl that might have got your job still wants it and every single day she does something to throw you under the bus. You try to handle it like a professional, and try to do the absolute best job you can. Until one day you realize you’re absolutely miserable and now you hate your job and your life.
What happened? What went wrong? Well folks, that’s life. I hate to tell you this, but life happened. Not to say the moral of the story is that someone always wants to undermine you and take what you have. If this was truly your dream job and you don’t want anyone to take it from you, you’re going to fight tooth and nail to make sure she doesn’t get it. Have a direct and adult conversation with her, and your boss and find out what can be done to change the situation.
The moral of the story is this: you’re going to come into these situations your entire life. You need to keep finding ways to better the end result or keep growing.
Here’s another example: You manifest your dream partner. You get together, have kids and work together amicably for a few years. After awhile, life happens and things aren’t as rosy as they used to be in the beginning. You don’t get as much time together now as you did before kids, you have less money, and you start dreading the days when you have to be alone with your kids. (There are a lot of other factors that can weigh in here, like postpartum for example).
So what went wrong? This is what you wanted and now things are not as you expected them to be.
We need to remember that we are humans and we are not linear, and we are also not stagnant. We change every single day, and it doesn’t take much.
Also, we only move forward in life if we make progress on our goals (and this also means change). It could be as simple as something you read, or talk about with your friend, and now, all of a sudden you want something new or different in your life. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but we do need to realize and recognize that what we have right now is something we wanted at some point in our lives.
It’s not really a bad thing that you want new things from what you currently have. It just means you’re moving forward and you’re growing. Sometimes all it takes to satisfy this growth is a small change in life. (It’s similar to what I do in my planners each month). I love my planner and the system, but in order to not get bored, I switch up the decor - the dashboards and stickers every month.
If we keep things interesting, we’re more likely to maintain the system we have - whether that’s our current life, our job or planner! I don’t think we’re meant to stay in one spot for a long time. It’s the same way employees get disgruntled at work even when there’s nothing technically wrong - you simply get stagnant and bored.
Curiosity is part of human nature, and I think it’s curiosity that makes us want more all the time. Again, I don’t think this is a bad thing, but if its a position you want to stay in (ie. in a committed relationship, at a job that totally makes sense in your head and on paper, but not necessarily in your heart), work on it! Introduce a new initiative or a new idea. Spruce up your relationship with a surprise date night or a weekend away if you can.
Let’s grow together but keep our goals at the forefront of our sight! Make things work for you, don’t change yourself to fit your environment; this is what makes you unhappy!
Sandra
