Manifesting with Paula Brett

I believe strongly in the power of positivity. When we have a positive outlook on life, more good things happen to us.  People who think they are lucky tend to have more luck.  I also believe that everything happens for a reason.  I'm not a religious person per se, but I do believe that things happen when and how they are supposed to. 

We are very powerful.  Our thoughts influence quite a bit - our attitudes, our body language, the way we interact with others, the way we see the world.  This combination of thinking, responding and acting (even on a subconscious level) work to help us meet out goals. 

Paula Brett is New York based artist who lives the life she wants.  She's positive and believes that the universe (and her own intention) provides what she needs in life.  She does this by manifesting: focusing on what she wants as a means to get there. 

Here she discusses manifesting and how it works for her.

What does "manifesting" mean to you?

Manifesting means consciously taking your desires and turning them into reality.  It is like a never-ending passionate dance between your true desires, the desires you think you want, and the reality that surrounds you.  A dance that you are dancing, but also dances you -- like the Argentine Tango, perhaps. 

How have you used manifesting in your life?

I have used manifesting to realize many, many things in my life, from finding the perfect partner to finding the perfect bracelet!  Really!  Well, in truth, we are always manifesting.  If you believe in the law of attraction, you get what you are vibrating.  I think this law does actually work (and there is a lot to it) but in general, it's best to maintain a high vibe as often as possible.  You do have to honor where you are, and whatever you are feeling in any given moment, but be willing to let it go and ride the wave.  In the words of the poet Mary Oliver, You do not have to be good. 
You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.  We deserve to have what we want.  Manifesting is what we do naturally. 

As an artist, how does manifesting work with the creative process?

The creative process is usually the most fun kind of manifesting there is!  As an artist, I am not usually committed to having a specific, exact result.  I am more interested in what happens along the way, and it makes the process all the more enjoyable.  I don't always know what I will get as I work, but there is a moment when I know "that's it!"  It's good practice, it reminds me to be more playful with the manifesting I do in my life.

Do you have any recommendations for someone trying it for the first time?

Start being aware.  Be aware of the chatter in your head, that voice that won't shut up.  What is it saying?  And how does what it says make you feel?  Good?  Bad?  Your thoughts create those emotions, which create the vibrations.  The more you vibrate at a certain level, the more your reality will reflect that.  Be aware of your responsibility for your own perception of reality.  Then, read a bunch of books, listen to a lot of people, and practice being aware moment by moment.

Are there any tools or books you recommend for someone who would like to manifest more effectively?

I started understanding the relationship between emotions, vibrations, and manifesting with Lynn Grabhorn's book, Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting.  I'd also recommend any of the Abraham-Hicks books to get started.  From there, check out any of the authors through Hay House Publishing.  And I might also recommend buying our Manifesting Mobile! 

Paula Brett is an artist, performer, and educator living in New York City.  Incorporating various combinations of media, her work deals with ideas such as created identity, coincidence, ritual, and transitory spaces.  She has presented work in the New York Studio Gallery; PAC/Edge Performance Art Festival, ARC Gallery, Vietnam Veteran’s Art Museum, and Spareroom in Chicago; in Phoenix, Arizona; Budapest, Hungary; and Timiosoara, Romania. Paula is also a co-creative director of The MPL Project, promoting and sharing the ideas of Magic Passion Love, artfully. 

You can see more of Paula's work on her website.