Wouldn’t you love it if you placed an order with the Universe and it showed up on your porch the next day? Sometimes it happens that way (and boy do I love those moments!) but other times it’s a bit longer and curvier.
And sometimes there are setbacks. Like when you’re trying to lose weight and the scale goes in the wrong direction. Or when you get turned down for a job you really want. Or when that perfect guy turns out not to be “the one.”
There are a few reasons why this happens.
First, what is right in front of you may not really be in alignment with what you want. For example, that job you thought was a perfect match may have turned out to be completely wrong for you, except you wouldn’t have discovered it until you started working there.
Second, remember that you are not seeing the whole picture as the Universe does. Going back to the work example, it could be that tomorrow morning you get a call to schedule an interview for the perfect job. If you had been offered that other job today, you might not have gone to that interview…thus missing out on your own rally.
Third, you may be indecisive, wavering about what you say you want. Again with the work example, if you are torn between staying at your old job and finding a new one, then you may subconsciously undermine your own efforts in finding a new job.
The thing to do when faced with a setback is to see it for what it is: a temporary detour on the path to what you want. Unless you let them defeat you, setbacks are not impassive barriers or the Universe saying “no” to your request. So accept the setbacks, knowing that they are only temporary and that you will soon overcome them and very soon you will enjoy what you asked for.