Manifesting Isn’t Magic - It’s Alignment
- Alicja Pytlak
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
Let’s talk about manifesting - the real kind.
Not the kind that promises “ask and receive” without the inner work.
Not the kind that looks like scripting by candlelight and waiting for the universe to deliver your dream life on a silver platter.
I read The Secret back in 2008, and like many people, I was intrigued. The idea that all you had to do was “ask, believe, and receive” sounded so simple. But then I wondered…
Why doesn’t it always work?
Why were so many people still stuck, frustrated, or wondering what they were doing wrong?
Here’s what I’ve learned since then — through deep healing, rebuilding my life, and guiding others:
Manifestation doesn’t happen through wishing. It happens through alignment.
The Block That No One Talks About: Receiving
For most of my life, I was a giver. I found safety and identity in giving to others, supporting everyone around me, doing it all on my own.
And then, everything shifted. After my car accident, I physically couldn’t “do it all” anymore. I needed help - and for the first time, I had to receive.
It was uncomfortable. I reached out to people I thought would be there for me, but some of them weren’t. That was heartbreaking. But what came next? It changed everything.
I began building a new support system - one that met me where I was. I learned to receive in ways I never had before:
🤍 A good word when I needed encouragement.
🤍 A long, grounding hug.
🤍 A drive. A meal. A gift.
🤍 Even financial support, when I didn’t know how I’d manage.
Manifesting begins when you allow yourself to receive what you’ve been praying for. And if you can’t receive it? It can’t flow into your life no - matter how many vision boards you make.
Manifestation is a Healing Journey
You can’t manifest what you don’t feel worthy of.
You can’t call in aligned relationships if you’re still attracting from old wounds.
You can’t create a peaceful life if your nervous system is still operating in survival mode.
That’s why manifestation is less about what you want - and more about who you are becoming.
When you become who you're meant to be, what you’ve been waiting for starts showing up. And it feels… effortless✨
What We Get Wrong About Manifestation
So often we think manifestation is about big wins:
The dream house.
The dream partner.
The perfect job.
And we measure success by whether those things have arrived.
But here’s what I know now:
Manifestation is happening in the small moments. Every single day.
💫 Waking up and feeling lighter than you did the day before - that’s manifestation.
💫 Peeling back one more layer of grief and feeling safe in your body again - that’s manifestation.
💫 Meeting someone who sees you and reflects your growth - that’s manifestation.
💫 Receiving a kind message when you needed it most - that’s manifestation.
And when you learn to honor these quiet moments, the big manifestations start to arrive… and they will blow your mind.
Real Manifestation Isn’t Glamorous — It’s Grounding
If you're feeling like manifestation “isn’t working” for you, I invite you to ask yourself:
🌱 Are you open to receiving?
🌱 Are you aligned with what you say you want?
🌱 Are you showing up in your life as the version of you who already has it?
🌱 Are you doing the healing that clears the way?
Sometimes, the most magical things arrive when you’re not scripting, chasing, or visualizing -but when you’re finally at peace with who you are and trusting the timing of your life.
You Are Manifesting, Whether You Realize It or Not
In the early days of starting my coaching business, my method was:
Minimize. Meditate. Manifest.
And it still holds true today.
1️⃣ Minimize - Let go of what no longer serves you (things, relationships, thoughts).
2️⃣ Meditate - Create space for healing, reflection, and nervous system regulation.
3️⃣ Manifest - Step into alignment with what’s truly meant for you.
This isn’t quick. It’s not always easy. But it works.
And when the big things finally show up, they don’t feel forced. They feel like home.
If this speaks to you, know that I see you. Whether you’re in the thick of letting go, finding your way back to yourself, or finally ready to receive - you’re manifesting already.
Let it be slow. Let it be sacred. Let it be yours.
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It’s true, it’s not about the big house or the perfect partner, it’s about when you let go of the control, and notice how things start showing up in your life, and be grateful for it.