Be the Love

Be the love you wish to receive from the universe, and watch as your intention transforms your reality.

1. Worthiness Begins Within

Believing in your own value is the first step toward transforming your life. Sarah Prout emphasizes that whatever you want to manifest starts with how you feel about yourself. When you see yourself as deserving of happiness and success, you open the door to change. Affirmations, such as “I am worthy,” help shift your mindset and create a foundation for transformation.

Prout shares her personal story of overcoming self-doubt after leaving an abusive marriage. As a single mother on welfare, doubting her ability to grow beyond her circumstances would have kept her stuck. Instead, daily affirmations were her tool to rebuild confidence and trust in her own abilities to change her life.

Daily practices, like journaling and therapy, can help uncover deep-seated feelings of shame or self-loathing. Recognizing and resolving these emotions is essential for creating a future grounded in self-worth. By reclaiming control over your reactions, you take ownership of your emotional and personal growth.

Examples

• Sarah’s use of “I am worthy” as a daily affirmation to overcome low self-esteem.
• The practice of journaling to uncover hidden feelings of unworthiness.
• Therapy sessions as a tool to process and let go of self-doubt.

2. Intuition as a Life Compass

Your intuition always has messages for you, guiding you toward what feels right. However, maintaining an open channel to your intuitive voice requires intentional effort. Distractions like social media can cloud your inner clarity and lure you into comparison traps.

Sarah Prout encourages creating moments of solitude and spending time in nature to reconnect with yourself. These moments help you listen to the small, quiet hunches and instincts that can point you down the right path. Writing down these intuitive feelings in a journal can keep your connection alive and your mind focused.

By limiting social media use and cultivating inner awareness, you can make room for clarity. Reconnecting with your intuition ensures that your decisions are aligned with what you truly desire, and not influenced by the curated images or opinions of others.

Examples

• Reducing daily screen time to avoid being overwhelmed by external influences.
• Noting gut instincts or intuitive flashes in a journal and reflecting back on them.
• Taking walks in nature as a way to gain perspective and reconnect with inner wisdom.

3. Stepping Into Readiness

Change happens when you step outside your comfort zone, even if it feels uncomfortable or uncertain. Fear of the unknown often holds people back, but Sarah argues that personal growth happens on the other side of fear. Being ready doesn’t mean having all the answers; it means being open to taking risks.

Sarah recalls feeling terrified when launching her speaking career. Her first public speech was a complete failure, but she persevered. She views mistakes as stepping stones—opportunities to learn, grow, and adapt in the face of difficult circumstances.

Asking yourself, “What’s the worst that could happen?” can dismantle fears and make stepping into new situations easier. Embracing missteps as part of the process helps build resilience and comfort with uncertainty, two key elements of meaningful growth.

Examples

• Sarah’s disastrous first public speaking experience that ultimately fueled her personal improvement.
• Reframing failures as “bridges to improvement” to move forward.
• Using the question, “What’s the worst that could realistically happen?” to confront fear.

4. Whole, Not Broken

You are not broken, no matter the trauma or hurdles you’ve faced. Viewing yourself as fragmented can keep you stuck, but Sarah reminds us that the human experience includes both highs and lows. Life, like nature, has seasons, and accepting this can bring peace.

Rather than suppressing pain, acknowledging and feeling it is the first step to healing. The concept of wholeness allows you to embrace life as fluid and ever-changing. Even when you feel defeated, this understanding can help you accept the moments when life feels tough.

Rejecting self-shame and practicing kindness toward yourself can radically change your internal dialogue. Instead of seeing negative feelings as signs of failure, treat them as natural and temporary parts of being human.

Examples

• Viewing emotional pain as a phase in the cyclical process of life, like rain in the seasons.
• Practicing self-compassion during moments of sadness to prevent self-judgment.
• Acknowledging pain rather than ignoring it to begin moving forward.

5. Let Go to Move Forward

Letting go of emotional baggage is key to finding inner peace and happiness. Suppressed emotions from past events can weigh you down. Fully processing these feelings allows you to move on and make space for new opportunities.

Prout’s personal struggle with stress, triggered by her son leaving home, serves as a lesson in surrender. Her physical symptoms of chest pain were a signal to process unresolved emotions. Once she allowed herself to cry and let go, healing began.

This practice of surrender also applies to control. Rather than forcing the universe to fit your expectations, trusting in the flow of life can open the door to the happiness you aim to manifest.

Examples

• Sarah’s health scare that signaled the need to let go of stress about her son.
• Processing emotions through journaling or therapeutic conversation to release their grip.
• Accepting that life’s unpredictable nature often brings opportunities through surrender.

6. Speak with Purpose

Words have immense power to shape the reality we attract. Sarah highlights the origin of the word “abracadabra,” which translates to “I create as I speak.” When spoken with intention, words can help transform relationships and personal circumstances into what you desire.

However, many people use negative intentions unintentionally. For instance, saying, “I want to be debt-free” keeps the focus on “debt” rather than abundance. Positive phrasing like “I live in abundance” shifts your mindset toward what you truly want to attract.

Avoid limiting phrases and create affirmations with uplifting, empowering words. Words like love, abundance, and gratitude directly impact your ability to manifest those qualities in your life.

Examples

• Replacing “I am debt-free” with “I live in abundance” to focus on positivity.
• Using affirmations such as “I am grateful for opportunities” to attract success.
• Expressing love and gratitude in relationships to strengthen bonds.

7. You Are Love

The universe operates on the frequency of love, and you are a part of that energy. Feeling disconnected can happen during stressful times, but love is always accessible when you pause and choose to reconnect with the present.

Meditation helps anchor you in the moment, while visualization creates a vivid mental picture of what you want. Sarah shares her experience of visualizing her drawings on store shelves as a teenager, which eventually led to her first gig with Hallmark.

Love connects every living thing. By embracing this energy, you tap into the unlimited potential already within you to create, give, and receive positivity.

Examples

• Using meditation and mindfulness techniques to ground yourself in the present.
• Visualizing a specific future success, like athletes mentally rehearsing an event.
• Viewing love as an abundant resource to share and harness for transformation.

8. Clarity of Intention

Intentions are the cornerstone of manifesting happiness. Sarah stresses that every word and action aligned with clear intent has the power to shift reality. Whether journaling aspirations or speaking affirmations, clarity fuels transformation.

Prout emphasizes that intention without follow-through is insufficient. You must actively live in alignment with your affirmations. This congruence brings your desires closer to fruition as the universe responds to focused energy.

Journaling your intentions and tracking your progress makes your goals tangible. This habit keeps you committed and aware of the steps needed to stay aligned with your vision.

Examples

• Writing down your manifestations in a journal for focus and reflection.
• Using aligned actions to support your aspirations, like budgeting for “abundance.”
• Repeating affirmations every morning to set a focused tone for the day.

9. Growth Through Self-Care

Self-care practices serve as daily reminders of your worth and commitment to growth. Whether it’s learning new skills, painting, or keeping a dream journal, these activities reinforce positivity and focus.

Sarah shares a list of 111 self-care activities to help people reconnect with intention. These small, supportive habits can replenish your energy and keep you aligned with the love you want to manifest in life.

Exploring creative outlets or engaging in hobbies is transformative, not because of the outcome, but because of the intention you pour into them. They’re grounding and healing tools for navigating everyday challenges.

Examples

• Journaling dreams as a window into intuitive messages.
• Painting as a way to visually express emotions and let go.
• Setting aside time to read or learn something new each month.

Takeaways

1. Start each day by practicing affirmations like “I am worthy” or “I live in abundance” to create a positive mindset.
2. Carve out time weekly to meditate, journal, or spend time in nature to strengthen your intuitive connection.
3. Reframe challenges and setbacks as growth opportunities, and embrace the process of stepping out of your comfort zone.