Creation is Finished: Finding Joy in Your Manifestation Practice
I remember sitting there, trying to feel the satisfaction of having created a booming business from my freelancing side hustle.
Yet all I felt was a crushing weight on my shoulders and a persistent voice within whispering, “You’re not worthy. Who do you think you are? Others will surely laugh at your aspirations.”
Trying to manifest my successful business felt like battling against the forces of nature, challenging the gods themselves.
Breaking Free from the Manifestation Struggle
Have you ever noticed how manifestation can feel like hard work, especially when you’re coming from a place of feeling unworthy, unloved, or undeserving of life’s gifts?
You sit there, straining to visualize your desires, forcing yourself to “feel it real,” while your current self-concept turns it into an insurmountable obstacle.
This struggle isn’t just unnecessary – it’s actually counterproductive. Your desires already exist in infinite potential, waiting to be claimed through your natural state of joy and acceptance.
Your Desires Already Exist: The Key to Effortless Manifestation
The key to effective imaginal scenes lies in their effortlessness. When you approach manifestation with joy and ease, you align with the natural flow of creation. As Neville Goddard teaches in The Power of Awareness, “Since creation is finished, it is impossible to force anything into being.” This isn’t about forcing or creating something new – it’s about selecting from infinite possibilities that already exist.
Three essential aspects make this approach powerful:
- Divine Partnership: Your desires are already complete in potential form. Understanding this transforms manifestation from struggle to grateful acceptance of what already is.
- Identity Alignment: Success comes from matching your self-concept with the version of you who already has your desire. This internal shift is more important than any external technique. Without this alignment, you’re trying to manifest from your ‘old self’ – and that self must give way to a new identity that naturally embraces your desires.
- Effortless Selection: Since creation is finished, you’re not creating or attracting – you’re simply choosing from existing realities. This perspective removes the burden of “making it happen” and replaces struggle with joy.
Transforming Your Manifestation Practice
Transform your manifestation practice with these actionable steps, drawn from my personal journey:
1. Prepare Your Mental Space
When I first started working with imaginal scenes for my business success, I would sit at my desk, shoulders tense, trying to force the feeling of success. This approach inevitably failed. Everything changed when I created a new ritual:
- I began each session with deep breaths, centering myself in the knowing that my desire already exists
- Instead of pushing to imagine specific forms of success that my rational mind could accept, I reached for something deeper: a feeling of pure satisfaction, contentment, and inner peace
- When anxiety about money or success crept in, I would pause, take a deep breath, and remind myself: “These are just echoes of who I used to be, ghosts from the past that hold no power over my new reality”
2. Align Your Identity
My breakthrough came when I shifted focus from manifesting “business success” to becoming someone who naturally attracts success in all areas of life. Here’s what transformed my practice:
- I started journaling from the perspective of already running a thriving business, letting the words flow from a place of natural confidence
- Before starting any new task or making decisions, I would first assume the feeling of its perfect completion - living from the end
- Each time doubt tried to creep in, I would gently but firmly guide my thoughts back to success, like redirecting a stream to flow in a new direction
3. Practice Joyful Selection
The real shift occurred when I transformed my imaginal scenes from serious exercises into playful explorations:
- I created light-hearted scenes, like glancing at my bank balance with a knowing smile, thinking “Of course my wealth increases daily” with the same certainty as knowing the sun will rise
- When I noticed myself straining, I would switch to imagining my family’s genuine joy and pride in my success, letting their happiness fuel my own
- I developed a habit of celebrating small wins as if they were massive victories, training my mind to naturally associate business with joy and ease
- I learned to approach manifestation like a child at play - full of wonder, possibility, and absolute faith
Stepping Into Your Desired Reality
Imagine approaching your manifestation practice with the same easy joy as remembering a beautiful moment from your past. No strain, no effort – just natural, flowing awareness of what already is.
Remember: you’re not creating anything new, you’re simply stepping into a version of reality that already exists.
This is your birthright, regardless of your past or current circumstances.
Your desires aren’t distant possibilities you need to struggle toward – they’re already complete, waiting in the infinite realm of possibility. They’re not testing your worthiness; they’re inviting you to embrace the version of you that already has them.
Start today by choosing one desire and approaching it with this new, effortless awareness. If you feel yourself straining, pause and remember: creation is finished.
Your only task is to select, with joy and grace, the reality you prefer to experience.
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