manifesting with music
How one playlist is helping me manifest (and improving my mental state along the way)
Recently I’ve had a few bad days with negative inner talk that feels very out of character for me. In the past, I would have been overwhelmed with how to make it stop and probably spiraled a bit. But after a lot of work (mostly in therapy - another shout out to Maggie), I’ve started to develop better strategies for identifying these moments of overwhelm and have constructive methods to pull myself out.
So when I found myself being highly critical of every little thing I was doing, I knew I needed to do something to pull myself out of it and change that inner narrative. I had a feeling I wouldn’t be able to pull it off on my own with some positive thoughts, so I turned to music and realized the manifesting playlist I created would be the perfect fit.
This playlist is curated to have uplifting messages and aspirational themes to help me manifest the life I want. I created it after I noticed how much I was emotionally moved while listening to Defying Gravity and I figured there would be more music that would do the same thing for me. For a while, I was listening to this playlist every morning to set the right intention for my day but recently I’ve fallen out of the habit.
So when I was having my low moment and I remembered this positive playlist, I immediately turned it on and watched my mood do a 180. Something about singing the positive messages helped lighten my mental state and helped me move through the moment. Singing about how Elphaba is defying gravity tricked my brain into thinking I believed it about myself and all negativity was cancelled out. It was a little miraculous to be honest. This playlist has been in a heavy rotation this week as I deal with these negative thoughts and I have no doubt I’ll turn to this playlist again and again.
In case you’re interested, I’ll share a list of the songs on my Manifesting playlist below. However I challenge you to create one catered to your music taste! What songs do you listen to that have lyrics that resonate with you? I’ve chosen songs that have a message that I hold close to my heart and relate to on some level so whenever I listen they help shape the person I want to be. This is beyond just a happy uplifting song. The lyrics need to resonate so much that they’ve moved me to tears a time or two. That’s how I know that they’re resonating deep down (not to mention I can’t help but smile whenever I’m singing “Almost There” from Princess and the Frog). Try to compile a list of songs that relate to the life you most want and see what happens when you listen to that playlist!
At the very least, I hope it can pull you out of a negative moment like mine has.
My Manifesting ✨ Playlist
Defying Gravity by Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Come Alive from The Greatest Showman
A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman
From Now On from The Greatest Showman
How Far I’ll Go by Auli’i (from Moana)
Into the Unknown by Idina Menzel, AURORA (from Frozen II)
Show Yourself by Idina Menzel, Rachel Evan Wood (from Frozen II)
Almost There by Anika Noni Rose (from Princess and the Frog)
My Shot from Hamilton
Touch the Sky by Julie Fowlis (from Brave)
You’re Gonna Go Far by Noah Kahan
What Else Can I Do by Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz (from Encanto)
Wait For It from Hamilton
Get Lost by Awhimai Fraser (from Moana 2)
Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson (who doesn’t need a little body positivity in their life??)
Abracadabra by Lady Gaga (someone said this is a protective spell and that was all I needed to hear to add this heavily to my rotation)
I’d love if you’d reply and share some of the songs that would be found on your manifesting playlist! Hope you all have a very happy Friday 💖
