Believe It, Manifest It

I hear it again and again, what you put out into the universe is what you will get back. Think and talk positively, positive things will happen. Think and talk negatively, well, everything seems then to not go your way.

I’ve never really put this into practice, but there have been certain times in my life at where this practice (whether purposefully or not) has actually benefited me. For example, when it came time for Geoff to apply to residencies and for interview season to start, I kept saying positive affirmations about the situation. Partially because a) one of us had to be optimistic and b) I REALLY wanted it to happen. If you knew me back in Nevada or in real life at all, you know then that from the moment I moved away from Washington, all I could talk about was wanting to move back. How Washington had what we wanted for programs and things to do every season. And, would you look at us now? 🙂 I feel like as the spouse of someone in medical school (and now a resident’s wife), it can sometimes be hard to stay positive and be the rock they need to get through one of the toughest times. But when you see them achieve their goal or get their top residency pick, the tough times are worth it.

When I see people on social media about themselves or their goals in a pessimistic or negative way, I always find myself correcting them. It’s not ‘it might happen’ or ‘I doubt it will happen’. It’s ‘it WILL happen’ and it’s ‘I WILL AND CAN do it’! Because when we bolster and uplift those around us, we become better humans in turn.

Some people are better at manifesting when they write it down daily. Others prefer a dream board with images and numbers of the EXACT things they want to see. One of the best videos I found of this was Mallory Ervin’s linked here. If you want to read, some suggestions I have is You Are A Badass By Jen Sincerno and The Universe Has Your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein. I’m going to start taking my own advice (and those I’ve just mentioned) and start manifesting what I want. I’m going to manifest the job/career I want. The house I want. The life I want. Because life was meant to be lived and enjoyed. And I want every part of it.

Xoxo