There are so many times in my life that I can remember NOT getting what I wanted. Overcome with disappointment, and before I started on my own personal journey, all I could focus on was the loss, the non-attainment of the goal. As I began to grow spiritually, evoluting into a person focused on becoming my best self, I began to realize that though what I got wasn’t what I wanted, it actually was what I needed.

For all those disappointments, I learned to say: If I believe I create my own reality, and I do, then I created THIS! Why? What did I get from this? What did I learn?

Sometimes, what I got was what I needed to prepare me for what I wanted. My belief system would not have allowed me to accept or enjoy the want at that time. Sometimes, it has to do with recurring life lessons, that I needed to shake free of in order to manifest my ideal life.

As I became comfortable with asking the question, the answers became easier. In fact, I had a personal goal of ‘making the connection’ from the event to my spiritual development in 4 seconds or less. A stretch goal, to be sure, but much better than the 10 years or so it took for me to understand some life events in the past.

So, if you find that you are not achieving the results you want and you know you are doing all the right things, then ask yourself the question as stated above and be willing to hear the answer!

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