The desires of your heart

Dear Energy Lady,
I've been trying to set goals, but the problem is that I have little kids, a demanding job and lots of other things that keep me from achieving them.  I'm open to any advice you want to give.

Signed,
Still at the starting line

Dear Starting,
From an energetic standpoint, there is a big problem with goals.  When you set them, there's a gap between where you are now and where you want to be.   In other words, there's a mismatch between your vibrational levels, and until you shift to the new state, you'll never realize what you want or hope.   That's why you'll never get "there" from "here"--the distance in vibrations is too great.

What to do?  Imagine that you have already achieved your goal, and that you're in an entirely new state of being.  Shift into what you might otherwise call the "future," although by doing it now, it's happening in this moment.  Just allow yourself to feel as you would if things were the way you want them to be. 

If you feel doubt or other thought blockages to the new state, those will need to be challenged and/or removed.  Once you do, you will have and be in the new state, and circumstances will shift to support you to more fully become and stay in it. 

In other words, change first from the inside, and the outside will conform to your wishes.  You may have heard the expression "act as if," and you'll need to do that, but not until you ARE "as if." 

Mostly, that simply means letting go of any tension you feel, and accept that the desires of your heart (which are driving your goals) are meant to manifest.  So stop fighting them with excuses.  Just let them live in you, and then live them in the world.

Love,
EL