5 Ways to STOP Desire From Blocking Your Manifestations

Julie Murphy • May 23, 2022

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One of the most challenging parts of manifestation can be allowing our desires to block the process. When the energetic flow is being hijacked by our negative thoughts, habits and actions, we’re only going to create more of what we don’t want. 


In today’s article, I’m going to share 5 ways in which you can stop your desire, truly manifest your dreams and begin to embody your highest self and the life you came here to live!


1. Identify Your Past Traumas


How we view and show up in the world, interact in our work, relationships and with our money is directly linked to what has happened to us in the past. Many times, we’ll look at a habit or behaviour in isolation, but understanding that it’s directly linked to a
past trauma that we likely experienced before the age of 7, is the key to clearing the energetic pathways and allowing the manifestation process to take place. 


If we’re unable to show up in the world as the most authentic version of ourselves and unaware of those self-sabotaging behaviours that keep us stuck in a life we don’t love, we’re only going to create more of that life and unhappiness over and over. This is because instead of working through the trauma, we act it out through our money, relationships and our health. 


Once we learn to  identify our traumas, we can then begin to feel through them, work through them and keep our nervous system in neutral. This is such an essential part of being able to stop your desire from blocking the manifestation process. Maintaining harmony within the body on a cellular level and within the mind allows you to make more empowered choices that are based on your heart and leading with that feminine energy; the energy of ease, grace and flow as opposed to operating straight from your head where you can make choices based on reaction and fear. 


Remember, it has to be the heart first and then bring in the smarts!


2. Account For Your Spending Desires 


The desire to spend money can be a huge block in being able to
manifest your dreams. Of course, spending money isn’t bad or wrong and can absolutely be an act of self-love when done in a considered and conscious way! However, when we spend from a place of emotional reaction, to self-soothe or to get that ‘high’ we feel unable to fill from the joy of life itself, we’re creating a financial past that isn’t aligned to financial freedom. We also have to deal with the fallout of those emotional hangovers that create even lower feelings of self-worth. 


The key is to set up the flow of your money in a way that enables you to have money accounted for every month where you’re free to make conscious
spending choices and knowing that what you’re choosing to spend money on is going to bring you happiness, fulfilment and a sense of rewarding yourself along the way. This isn’t about deprivation, it’s quite the opposite! It’s putting your energy into what you want to create and setting yourself up for more financial flexibility and ultimately, financial freedom. This is what truly allows you to harness the wonder of the Law of Attraction and to make those quantum leaps in your manifestations!


3. Allow Yourself to Detach From the Outcome


Have you ever felt frustrated that your manifestations aren’t coming into existence? If you can learn to stop your desire for it all having to work out in the perfect way and release any attachments or expectations, your
manifestation is going to flow with more ease and in ways you never thought possible!


I like to think of this like a nautical map. Like you see on a nautical map, there is always more than one way to arrive at a destination. Whilst I will always encourage you to be relentless in what you want to create in your life, you also have to be able to let go of the ‘how’, ‘where’ and ‘when’. Being able to manifest your dreams means being able to get out of your own way as this is when you start to go back to your head and act on those feelings of fear and frustration. 


All will align when you surrender, let go and lead with your heart. If you continue to stay on path, be willing to be on that bridge when things feel uncertain and trust all along the way, everything will fall into place. How you get there might take a different path to how you envisaged, but that’s ok! 


4. Trust Yourself 


On a similar theme to the above point, maintaining that trust in yourself is an incredibly crucial part of allowing the manifestation process to unfold. So many of us have been conditioned to believe that there is only one way to live a good life. That there is one route to wealth, happiness and success, even if our heart is telling us something quite different! I’m here to empower you to know that if the life you are living - or part of it, isn’t creating joy or feeling purposeful, you have the power to change that. You just have to be bold enough to step outside of that box and trust what your heart is telling you. 


I’ve had numerous clients who have followed the blueprint and created the ‘success’ that was expected or now even admired by others. Were they happy though? Oftentimes, no. They’ve had to work through those instilled beliefs, traumas and fears to connect to their hearts, take the leap and launch the life they actually want to live, trusting themselves all along the way. The result being creating a life that is enriched with joy, purpose, wellbeing and Real Wealth on every level. 


When you tap back in, commit to yourself and learn to build that trust muscle, you can show up with awareness in the present moment and those past desires that have blocked your manifestations begin to fall away. Again, it’s a process, but one that you can start to build upon right now!


5. Follow Your Giggle! 


One of the best ways to stop your desire from blocking your manifestation is to find what makes you giggle! Laughter is a tonic and such a powerful way to calm the nervous system, to release trapped emotions and clear those energetic pathways to fully ignite the
Law of Attraction and manifest your dreams! Your life should bring you joy and it’s important to seek out those things that make you giggle as well as allowing yourself to be spontaneous and discovering new things along the way!


One of the reasons following your giggle can create such a profound impact in your life is that when you let go and laugh, it’s coming from the true essence of you. It’s immediately aligning you with your core self and when you’re showing up from
that place, you’ll be amazed at how everything in your life starts to shift. 


I can’t express how much of a difference this made in my life and on my journey and so I encourage you to remind yourself every day to do something that makes you giggle!


Try putting these tips into practice and see how your manifestations begin to unfold. And if you enjoyed this article, please don’t forget to share it on social media!


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