On today's episode of the You Can Heal Your Life podcast, we're sharing chapter one of

meaningful manifestation by spiritual advisor Alea Lovely. In this transformative chapter,

Alea redefines manifestation as a journey toward a

deeply fulfilling life, moving beyond the endless pursuit of material goals. Through heartfelt personal

stories, she explores how loss and self-reflection can illuminate the path to true happiness,

one rooted in gratitude, meaningful relationships, and embracing the magic

of everyday moments. Discover the powerful imagine method, a step-by-step approach to aligning

your values with your vision for a better life. Listen to the full audiobook free with a trial

of Empower You Unlimited Audio. Start your journey now at hayhouse.com slash empower you.

Once the spiritual world opened up to me, or perhaps I should say once I opened up to it,

I started to think a lot about the big life questions.

I thought about them with every cell of my body.

On my podcast and in my research, I contemplated the universe,

the past, and the meaning of life.

Questions beget more questions.

Why are we here? Where did we come from?

Our loved ones sending us messages from the other side.

What is the other side? What do our dreams mean? What is the universe trying to tell us?

In short, what is the point of this life? At the same time, I was immersing myself in the practice of manifestation, but the closer I got to the things that I wanted to call into my life, the more I began to realize that there is no end point. When would it start to feel like enough? When would I feel like I had what I desired? Despite having manifested the most beautiful things I could have imagined,

I wasn't fully happy.

The things that I had built up as the answers to my happiness

didn't get me to the desired feelings once I had them.

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