Life’s Unexpected Magic: Manifest Even When You Muck Up

Discover the unexpected magic in life's little surprises with me as I share a heartfelt story about an extraordinary piece of artwork. 

This isn't just any art; it's a masterpiece created by my son's class, and a beautiful illustration of manifestation and gratitude. 

Through an unexpected gift, I learned how generosity and creativity intertwine to create something uniquely powerful. 

This story reminds us that even when plans go awry, the universe often delivers gifts far greater than we could have imagined.

Join me on the Journey to Iconic podcast as we explore the lessons embedded within this artwork—a vibrant tapestry of individual expression and community spirit. 

Whether you're focusing on enhancing your personal brand or seeking alignment with your true direction, there's something incredibly uplifting about recognising the beauty in everyday moments and the power of intuition. 

Listen in as we unravel the significance of opening ourselves to possibilities, embracing gratitude, and cherishing the unexpected gifts that enrich our lives.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Welcome to the Journey to Iconic podcast, where we unlock your highest potentials through transformation and intuition. I'm your host, kirsten Barfoot, ceo of Journey to Iconic. Each week, we dive into the realms of personal growth, intuition and authentic leadership, guiding you to become the best version of yourself. Whether you're looking to enhance your personal brand, align with your true direction or tap into your inner wisdom, you're in the right place. Let's embark on this journey together and start transforming your life today. Hello, hello, and in this episode I wanted to come right on and share a story with you about you can manifest even when you muck up, and this story I just come off a client call and this was one of the realizations that I had, because she was asking about a particular piece of artwork that I have behind me in my office when I'm doing my calls and she said is this something that you did? And actually it comes with a bit of a story. It's actually my son's class's artwork and the way I received that is quite a cute story, because what happened was they had a resident artist come into the school and teach all the kids the different ways to do art and I have to say they had an art show. It was amazing, the kids artwork. This is primary school, from prep all the way to grade six. The art was magnificent, like you would pay for it. It was. It was so good and um. So each of the classes artwork was up for auction and we could go down and put a bid in. And I remember remember going to our class and I was looking and I was thinking, wow, I think I would like to put a bid on it. And then I saw the lady who had done the bid before and I was like, oh God, I'm not even. There's not even a chance that I'm going to. I'm not even going to. You just have to know who you're going up against. And so I walked away and I didn't really think anything of it. Anyway, I saw her a couple of days later and she went up and then she came down to say hello and she had this little box with her and I said, oh, it's in the box because it's all cute and beautiful. And she goes oh well, actually I just dropped off, um, a piece of art because, because I give a copy of the artwork to all of the people who bid against me, and I was like, oh my gosh. I said, oh, that's so wonderful. And she said I actually have a couple of scanned copies of because we're in the same class of the class's art, if you would like one. And I was like, yeah, totally, I'll pay you for it, it's totally fine. And I was like, yeah, totally, I'll pay you for it, it's totally fine. She's like, yep, I'll, I'll drop it off to you anyway. A few days later she sent me a message and she said I, um, I've just dropped it off to your place. And I was like, thank you so much.

Speaker 1: 3:15

I got home and the it wasn't a scanned copy of the art, it was in the whole frame. It was, you know, those wonderful little picture frames. It looked exactly like the original, except it's not the original, but it looks exactly like the original. Um, and I, I just I burst into tears. I was just like, oh, my gosh, how sweet is that that that she, she did that for me. And um, and I was just so grateful. I was like, thank you so much. That was such a beautiful, that was such a beautiful gift.

Speaker 1: 3:51

I wasn't expecting that and as I was telling my client today about the story, I was like here's, there's an example. And she, my friend, asked me where are you going to put it? And I said I'm going to put it in my office because it's just such a beautiful story of like this, the, the beauty of art, the, the uniqueness, if you see all of the leaves, each individual child has done their own way of their expression, but when it's in this whole art piece, they all go together and it's in a circle. I mean it's just there's so many messages with this, with this piece of art. And then the fact that it's been a gift, it's been gifted to me. It's a manifestation.

Speaker 1: 4:33

And as I was sharing this with my client, I'm saying here's an example of being able to manifest something, even when you muck up. And when I'm saying when I mucked up, it was like just not even putting a bid on right, like not even putting the bid down, like just totally going okay, well, there's really no point, like that's mucking up. So you know, think about the journey. The few days later she was dropping it off to somebody else. She came down, she came to say hello. I asked about the box. She told me. Then she said would you like a copy? Think about all those little intricacies that had to happen. That artwork was always going to find a place in my house because I was connected to it on some level, right, but I was still able to manifest it, even though I mucked up.

Speaker 1: 5:30

So I wanted to share this story, because how often do we feel like or we hear these stories about, you know, to manifest, you have to have this, you have to have that, you need to do, you need to think about it, you need to feel it, you need to think about it every single day and all of the things. It's like there is a connection that we feel to the things that we ultimately will manifest. And if you think about the things that you have manifested anything, think about all the rules that go out of the window when you think about the things that you have manifested. There have been things that I have manifested that I've worked my absolute butt off for. I've had to overcome challenges, I've had to overcome self-doubt, I've had to just keep going. There are things that I have manifested that have come about in that way because I've followed those things, but then there are things that have just come about as easily and effortlessly. And if I think about the one thing that is, um, that is aligned to all of those things, that there was a connection to that on some level, that I was like, oh my gosh, gosh, there was a feeling, there was a connection in relation to the thing. And so my invitation today would be like what have you manifested and has there been a manifestation in your life that you have done, that you have mucked up and you still managed to get it right? Like, um, I think I've I've seen these posts, uh, by a particular lady and and you know she's talked about you know, I was so depressed and I was so upset and I still manifested this incredible amount of money and I'm like, yes, because you know we're we're taught that you need to be in this like high vibration all of the time.

Speaker 1: 7:27

What I would say to that is that you can be in a low vibration, but be honest about it. It's like I'm not happy right now, I'm feeling very sad right now, or I'm feeling very angry, or I'm feeling frustrated, or I'm feeling this. It's the honesty, the authenticity about how you're feeling that, I think, trumps the actual feeling. So, you know, it's like noticing where we're experiencing these things and just being it's truthful, like okay, yes, this is how I feel and this is being honest about it. So, uh, there we go. You can manifest even when you muck up, or even if you're feeling sad, or even if you're feeling angry. But just know that you can. And, uh, if you feel called to, I'd love to hear your your stories too, share your insights. Can't wait to see you in the next one. Lots of love, bye.

Speaker 1: 8:29

Thank you for joining me on this episode of journey to iconic podcast. I hope you found inspiration and practical insights to help you unlock your highest potential. If you enjoyed today's episode, please subscribe, rate and leave a review to help others find us, for more resources and to connect with our community. Follow Kirsten Barford on LinkedIn and other socials or visit our website at wwwkirstenbarfordcom. Remember, your journey to iconic starts with embracing your unique self and stepping into your power. Iconic starts with embracing your unique self and stepping into your power. Until next time, keep moving forward, trust yourself and remember I've got you.