Beyond The Secret: Co-creating reality simply

I read The Secret by Rhonda Byrne last summer.  Like the millions of people who’ve read it, I wanted the secret to manifesting everything that I wanted in my life.  The message was simple and the process seemed easy.  But I wasn’t able to manifest what I wanted after reading it.

I believed in the principles described in it: like attracts like and feel (and act) as if you’ve already received what you want in order to bring those things into reality.

But, it still didn’t work!

Now, about a year later, I’ve learned a thing or two about co-creating reality.  I have not fine-tuned this.  But I’m seeing a few things work for me so I wanted to put them out there for you to try.

Pay attention to your life and your reality.

The first thing that I noticed recently was a proliferation of spiders crossing my path.  Ever since I learned about animal guides in the fall (see Finding the Wolf), I pay very close attention to the creatures that show up in my life.

I already knew that spiders are about creation and creativity.  I realized that I had reached a new moment where I was ready to practice creating my reality.

Pay attention to what is showing up in your life.  Your current lessons, blockages and challenges will reveal themselves as reoccurring messages, situations or feelings.

This is what you are meant to focus on.  To get to manifesting your deepest desires in life, you must identify your current life lessons and then accept the responsibility of working through them.

Plug into the natural cycles of the Earth.

We are all inseparable from the planet and the cosmos.  Once we truly grasp this and get in-synch with the cycles of nature, manifestation can flow.

The moon cycle is one of the easiest to connect with. At the new moon (when there’s no moon), think about what you want to create in your life.

For my experiment in manifestation, this is what I wrote in my journal on May 24th (day of the new moon):

What I want to create by the next new moon (June 22):

• An attitude of graciousness;
• A deeper understanding of co-creating my world from my heart;
• Resolution to the disharmony in a family relationship;
• A sneak peek at my life mission and what I’m currently to do to promote my life’s work and service;
• A bike!
• $500 + additional income; and
• To let go of any fear that I may still be attached to.

(I’ll tell you want the outcome is on June 23rd ).

Try this for the next moon cycle.  Imagine, create and have fun dreaming of what you want to create in 28 days.  Start with simple goals so you can gain experience with the process.

Let go and open your heart and mind.

For most of us this is the hardest part.  In The Secret, the experts say to just “feel good” or “feel like you already have one million dollars.”  Let’s be real, this is very hard to do when you are feeling the pressure of bills to pay or the sadness of a void in your life.

Like I said, I’m still fine-tuning this in my own life.  But here are a few things I’ve learned.

Sometimes, what we say we want and what is for our highest good are not the same.  Even when things seem like they are not going our way, it’s generally for our highest good.

Our greatest life lessons are in our greatest challenges.  From these we grow and expand into the extraordinary human beings we are meant to be.

What this means is we have to accept EVERYTHING.  When we resist anything in our life, we block what we want from coming to us.

Try to see the things that you resist as doorways to possibility.  I believe this is the true secret to manifestation.

The outcome may be that your goals and manifestations change, but are, in fact, better than what you originally wanted.

Be open to possibilities with a grateful heart.  Thank the universe for your challenges, and movement will happen in your life.

Look for my update on June 23rd.  I’ll let you know how creating on the moon cycle went.

Until then, I hope you will all wish upon a star for your wildest dreams.