The Science Behind the Law of Attraction Magazine April, 2017 | Page 22

TheInvitation : UsingWonder toManifest Your Best L ife ByPatrick Paul Garlinger

How do you know what will make you truly happy ? My previous article discussed how people often feel initially elated when they manifest a goal , but then , over time , old feelings of dissatisfaction creep in . They might even begin to ask themselves , I got what I wanted , so why am I not happy ? The truth is that we often do not know what will make us truly happy . We seek material goods or experiences that we think will fulfill us , but long-term satisfaction turns out to be elusive . Instead , we need to turn our manifestations over to our authentic self ( our soul or Higher Self ).
Tapping into our authentic self to manifest what will make us truly happy is not always an easy practice . It requires us to give up some of our normal ways of invoking the Law of Attraction . Meditation , as I wrote last time , helps us to identify our recurring thoughts , many of which subconsciously drive our manifestation efforts . I also suggested that we thank our egos for all their help . Our egos are often doing their best to steer us towards happiness , but their defense mechanisms and inherited patterns inadvertently block us from our true bliss .

TheInvitation

One of the primary ways to open to your authentic self is through what I call the Invitation . The goal is to open yourself to manifesting through the unique power of wonder . Through that emotion , we allow our authentic self to bring to us what we truly desire . The Invitation is , quite literally , an invitation to your authentic self . You perform this invitation through the verbal formulation , ? I