Learning Through Tests & An Unexpected Job Offer
Name: Leslie Hines
Where do you reside?: Gulf Shores, AL
What is your cultural upbringing and background?: I am very white, according to 23 and Me. English, Irish, Scottish, and a teensy bit of Norwegian in ancestry. I guess I'm just American; my ancestors came to Virginia starting in 1580, so it seems silly to say anything else. I was raised in Monroeville, Alabama (home of To Kill A Mockingbird fame) by a single mom and my maternal grandparents.
Are you currently a Pathway Member?: Yes
What was on your manifestation list?:
-A new Job ( I lost mine during COVID)
- Getting vaccinated before going back to work
-Spending the summer with my son, who is in college
- A compact from the Marc Jacobs holiday collection ( this was a small one but one of my favorites because it was so specific)
- An extra lucky Beautylish Lucky bag.
What workshops did you use and what blocks did you discover during the DIs & workshops?: I did Unblocked Inner Child (twice) and Unblocked Shadow (three times) and continued using the reinforcing DI. I also did Unblocked Money, Authentic Code, Elements of Magnetism - Free, Rut, and in the Daily Practice, I used Health and Body and Deservingness and Abundance the most. I also used the Unblocked Flower Remedy during this time.
What expanders did you find?: I got a ping to really go in for a deep edit on my social media, Instagram in particular. I started following more artists, dancers, and funny pets. I unfollowed or muted a lot of accounts that made me feel less than or picked at. I found so many expanders this way. Probably one of my biggest expanders is Ashley Longshore, a pop artist who was raised in the south who is very authentically herself and so free. One of my long-term manifestation is to one day own one of her original paintings.
What tests did you face? Which did you pass? Not pass?: On my original list, I wanted a bicycle. I mentioned that to my ex, and he said he had an extra bike in his garage and sent me a picture, and it was even the EXACT brand I wanted. He said he would just give it to me and I said I would take it if he would bring it to me (about three hours away). I couldn't rely on him when we were together, and I don't have a bicycle now.
I would call this a half pass because I knew not to offer to go get it. Most of my tests came in the form of patience, learning to accept that what I want may not be on my timeline, and these tests happened basically every day. I also was tested through not-aligned job opportunities... one, in particular, I definitely did not pass.
Did you experience a magic dark period? If so, tell us about it.: It was dark. I don't know how magic it was, though! lol I did have a very difficult period of a complete lack of movement in February, only tests. I was super low. I cried almost every day. I felt so hopeless and like I would never have a purpose again. I actively had to create things to look forward to.
How did your manifestation come through?: In my DI's, I would always see my manifestation just coming to me. It always found me. When it came through, I was reached out to by a recruiter through LinkedIn for a job I did not apply for.
How long did it take for your manifestation to come through after crafting your initial list?: Seven months
How frequently were you using the workshops and DI's when you noticed the biggest shift surrounding your manifestation?: Daily. Twice daily if I could fit it in.
If you'd like, please include your IG handle:: @leslie_hines51
Is there anything else you think we should know? If you made this process your own in any way, this is the perfect spot to share that.: Coaching with Atarah is what really opened up my process. That outside perspective was the key.
As for my daily routine, I really integrate what was new in the DI or what came out in the journaling when I am outside or exercising. Especially in the shadow work doing an activity after where the integration and release could happen was necessary for my practice. I actually just realized as I am writing this I don't do shadow work at night. I don't want to go to bed with that. I like to go out into the sun after I have done shadow work. Being in the sun is how I like to finish my practice.
WORKSHOPS
Shadow / Inner Child / Money / Authentic Code
