Lately, it has been hot, so I decided to do something that would make life a little easier. I cooked a bunch of different meals in the crock pot, put them into containers, and froze them. That way, when the weather is hot, I wouldn't have to do much cooking. Then a flyer came in from the local Mexican market. They had pineapples, plantains, mangoes, watermelon, cucumbers—fresh fruits and vegetables at really good prices. They also had beef shanks. So after the gym, I had my caretaker take me to the store. I already had plenty of food at home. I had meals in the freezer, food in the refrigerator, and everything I needed. I wasn't going to the store because I was running out of food. But when I got there, something happened. I felt happy. The store was colorful and full of fresh food. I could choose one of this, two of that, three of something else. I wasn't limited to whatever quantity happened to come in a package. I could actually look at what I wanted and decide what I wa...
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When Effort Becomes a Block
Dr. Leslie Phillips describes something called “being in effort.”
It’s when you try so hard to be connected—over-cleansing, over-reading, over-seeking—that the trying itself creates a block.
She teaches that true spiritual connection doesn’t come from effort. It comes from alignment.
That landed for me—not because it described what I’m doing wrong, but because it affirmed what I’ve been doing right.
I’m not chasing connection.
I’m not grasping for signs.
I’m not in obsession—I’m in curiosity. I explore what resonates, stay open, and trust.
I’m not in effort. I’m in flow.
And that, too, is surrender.
Effort Blocks Flow
Being “in effort” is a subtle but powerful block.
It doesn’t just apply to manifestation—it applies to everything:
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Growing your intuition
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Opening to spirit
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Deepening your healing
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Feeling “spiritual enough”
When you push too hard—even toward something beautiful—you risk making it about the ego’s need for control rather than the spirit’s natural unfolding.
Less Effort, More Surrender
This may be the lightbulb moment you didn’t know you needed:
You don’t need to do more to be more intuitive, spiritual, or abundant.
You often need to do less to allow your gifts to rise naturally.
Sometimes, all the extra tools—smoke, cards, rituals—become noise.
What you really need is:
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Space
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Stillness
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Trust
Your spirit already knows the way. Your job is to let go of control long enough to hear it.
Manifest with Flow, Not Force
If you’re done pushing, striving, and second-guessing your path…
If you’re ready to align with your truth and create from a place of ease, trust, and soul connection…
Then you’re ready for Artful Living Coaching—a space where we release effort, reconnect to inner wisdom, and allow abundance to meet us in the flow.
💫 Let’s clear what blocks you.
💫 Let’s activate what calls to you.
💫 Let’s move forward—not in force, but in faith.
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