Last Updated on August 2, 2024 by Jan Barley
Learn How the Brain Works to Give You What You Focus On
Sadly, our brains take the path of least resistance. Neural pathways become hard-wired, which means that making changes is challenging. Implementing change can sometimes feel impossible, even when your life is utter pants.
The brain thrives on predictability, and the reason is that it wants to protect us.
Our brains have not evolved since the Stone Age, so our limbic system does everything it can to ensure our survival. If we start feeling uncertain, the brain automatically strives to find a way to get us out of that situation or stop us from taking what it considers a risk. The pesky amygdala gets triggered and bypasses the prefrontal cortex (the chairman of the brain). At that stage, we are powerless to make a rational choice.
Why Do We Get Thrown Off Balance?
When focused on positive manifesting, unexpected obstacles can throw you off course. Suppose you apply for a job above your current capabilities, but you have faith you can step up with some training. You get an interview and feel confident about your prospects.
During the interview, the hiring manager asks you a tricky question, and you don’t know the answer. You try and bluff your way through, but your confidence wavers. Suddenly, your resolve that this job belongs to you wavers. Your” request” to the Universe gets cancelled, and you don’t get the job. That knocks your confidence in yourself and your manifestation skills, and you struggle to return to feeling confident about your job prospects.
Law of attraction gurus talk about holding the vibration, but what does that mean? It’s not just about staying positive and writing daily affirmations. It’s more about the bigger picture. Yes, it’s a balance of combining how you think and what you say and do. It’s also about how you react to setbacks because that’s where most of us falter.
When the poop hits the fan, get into the habit of saying, “How interesting“, and notice if you start heading off into the rabbit hole of doom. You’ve asked for more money but lost your job, “How interesting.”
Remember that the Universe dislikes a vacuum and will attempt to fill it as quickly as possible. This moment is when you ramp up your positivity and belief in what you can achieve.
Something better is coming.
Hold the faith. Take action and ask for help from God, the Universe, the Great Spirit or whoever you believe helps you. Express gratitude for every small thing and affirm your requests.
