{"id":1308,"date":"2019-02-20T21:29:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1308"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:39:30","slug":"stage-8-connecting-to-your-reality-designing-your-future","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/project\/stage-8-connecting-to-your-reality-designing-your-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage 8 &#8211; Connecting To Your Reality &#8211; Designing Your Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The time has come to start designing what you want your life to be like. Why now? At this point, your ideology should be principle-based and therefore stable, your emotional baggage is largely unpacked and you are likely ready to focus on fullfillment and purpose rather than ego and impulse. That is not to say that you should not get that dream car if you can pay cash for it, but you will find that designs that further your purpose are easily granted, whereas requests that further your ego and insecurities are easily denied. As always, be aware of the emotional roots of your choices as you make this design. Be sure to design from a place of peace, love, joy, adventure or other positive emotions so that the result will multiply those for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Let\u2019s begin. This should be a fun and joyous exercise and one you will want to revisit often.\u00a0Consider all aspects: mental, emotional, intellectual, physical, career, relationships, daily schedule, financial, experiences, opportunities, etc. What does your ideal life look like?\u00a0Be very very specific and brutally honest about your ideal life, even if it sounds unreasonable. Many things are easier than you think.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Your ideal life may not look like something your family or friends would approve of. It may not look like the standard definition of success that we are all handed in school. That is OK. Do not design the life that you were told to want. Design the life that makes your soul sing. Design the life that makes your whole being burst forth with energy and makes your heart feel full to overflowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Write it all down. This is key. Then, for each element of your ideal life, research what it would take to make it happen. Don\u2019t take any one person\u2019s word on the matter. Study it from all sides on your own, and talk to as many experts as you can find. Then, start making it happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Review the <a href=\"http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/project\/manifesting-a-comprehensive-and-simple-guide-to-finally-doing-it-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"process for manifesting from Stage 2 (opens in a new tab)\">process for manifesting from Stage 2<\/a> and use it here as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Stage Eight teaching from the Purna Asatti journey on designing your ideal life once your ideology is principle-based and ego has quieted \u2014 being specific and honest across every area, researching what each element requires, and manifesting from positive emotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[1882,1888,1883,1885,31],"project_tag":[654,1112,180,280,649,1113,111,981,193,342,947,427,977,70,288,309,655,86,90,979,978,284,980,1108,283,1096],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1308","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-business","project_category-consciousness","project_category-couples","project_category-money","project_category-observations","project_tag-complete-connection","project_tag-connecting-to-reality","project_tag-connection","project_tag-cycle","project_tag-cycle-of-human-development","project_tag-designing-your-life","project_tag-family","project_tag-finding-peace","project_tag-fun","project_tag-future","project_tag-human-development","project_tag-job","project_tag-life-optimization","project_tag-love","project_tag-manifesting","project_tag-money","project_tag-purna-asatti","project_tag-purpose","project_tag-reality","project_tag-seeing-yourself","project_tag-self-mastery","project_tag-self-development","project_tag-self-improvement-2","project_tag-stage-8","project_tag-stages","project_tag-work"],"acf":{"recommend_blurb":"For readers ready to consciously design a life that makes their soul sing rather than one handed to them. 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