Manifestation – Vision Boards to Trick Myself into Believing Again

Modern-day magic or algorithmic chaos? We’ll never know.

Chapter 13 of the Empowered Healing Series

Link to Chapter 12:  https://calm-core-cozy-layers.blog/2025/04/04/%f0%9f%93%9e-text-me-when-you-emotionally-recover/

I was planning to write about manifestation—but I wasn’t quite prepared yet.

Then a new reader gently asked if I’d ever consider it, and that soft little nudge stayed with me.

So here we are: not perfectly ready, but willing. Not deeply researched, but deeply curious.

Inspired (loosely) by The Secret by Rhonda Byrne—read in scattered, thoughtful moments between tea refills and mild existential spirals—this is my version of manifestation:

At some point while reading The Secret, I got so curious (and maybe a little overexcited) that I started telling my husband about it.

Naturally, we decided to test the magic of manifestation—in real life, in real time.

We began small.

Would the traffic light turn green before we reached it?

Could we manifest a front-row parking spot just by thinking it into existence?

I’d whisper, “Apply The Secret,” and he’d raise an eyebrow like I was either brilliant or slowly losing it.

But to our surprise, sometimes… it worked.

And on the days it didn’t? We’d just say the universe had “bigger plans for us”

We’re still not sure if it’s magic, coincidence, or selective memory.

But let’s just say, ever since we started applying the art of manifestation, the traffic light has never felt more personal—like it’s silently judging our belief levels with every blink.

Part vision board. Part quiet belief. Part “let’s just see where this goes.”

Step One: Mild Panic, Then Paper

It usually starts when I’m feeling a little stuck. Not spiraling—just orbiting the same five thoughts like a tired planet.

Then, a small voice in my head goes: “Let’s dream again.”

And just like that, I find myself shuffling through mildly chaotic drawer contents, pulling out bits and pieces I’d quietly collected—without realizing I was waiting for the right moment to use them.

So I gather what I can:

• A few magazines that came in the mail uninvited
• Scissors that barely cut, but I’m loyal to them
• A vague idea of the life I think I want
• And hope. A lot of quiet, half-smiling hope

What Ends Up on My Board?

• It comes together in its own quiet, imperfect way—and somehow, that feels just right.
• A corner chair so cozy it practically demands a journal and soft background music
• Ease, printed in a font that makes you believe everything might turn out fine
• A lemon tree I might plant one day (or just continue to manifest emotionally)
• A photo of someone doing yoga on a cliff—wildly impractical, oddly inspiring
• A quote from The Secret about feeling it before it arrives
• A small image of rain boots by a doorway—looked practical, felt poetic

Every cutout has a reason. Or at least, a vibe.

But Does It Work?

Well… maybe.

Not in the “my dream life showed up on my doorstep” kind of way.

But definitely in the “I remembered what I care about” kind of way.

In the “I gave my thoughts a direction” kind of way.

Sometimes just writing something down—or gluing it to a board—shifts my energy enough to notice the tiniest change.

Other times, it simply gives me something comforting to glance at when the day feels a little off.

And honestly? That’s good enough for me.

Honestly?

Sometimes I think I’m manifesting.

Other times, I think I’m just really good at making random things feel meaningful.

And occasionally, I suspect the universe is just winging it right along with me.

Signs, synchronicities, or just really good timing? Who knows.

Either way… it’s a vibe.

Final Thoughts (Manifested Gently)

Maybe manifestation isn’t about convincing the universe to deliver.

Maybe it’s about quietly letting ourselves admit that we still want things.

That we still hope, even if we’re not shouting it.

That glue-sticking a vision together—crooked edges and all—is still an act of believing.

Because sometimes, believing again isn’t loud.

It’s slow, sticky, a little uneven—and deeply personal.

It’s giving your dreams a place to live,

Even if that place is a cardboard corner next to your bookshelf.

So if you’re here, still reading, maybe you’re building your own quiet version of belief too.

Not the loud kind. Not the kind that needs a timeline.

Just the kind that lingers on your desk, taped to hope, beside that cup of tea you keep reheating but never quite drink.

Wherever you are, and however you’re dreaming: you’re not behind.

You’re already in motion.

And if the universe is listening (or even just glancing in your direction), I hope it sends you a tiny sign today—

Something gentle, something true, something just for you.

 And Now, A Manifestation Moment

And in moments like that, I always come back to Shah Rukh Khan’s legendary line from Om Shanti Om: echoing the very soul of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist:

(कहते हैं अगर किसी चीज़ को दिल से चाहो, तो पूरी कायनात उसे तुमसे मिलाने की कोशिश में लग जाती है।”)

(They say that if you truly desire something from the heart, the whole universe conspires to help you achieve it.)

Whether it’s your dream life, a quiet moment of peace, or just a parking spot near the elevator—

May your little manifestations find their way home to you.

And may the universe keep conspiring… gently, and with good timing.

Until next time,

✨ Keep hoping softly. Keep taping dreams together.

They still count. Especially yours!

– Nitya

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https://calm-core-cozy-layers.blog/2025/04/08/breaking-up-with-sugar/