Manifest miracles in your life!

When we open our heart and look for miracles, they’re more likely to appear! Here, experts share how to discover incredible joy in the everyday

How did I get here? It’s a question we all ask ourselves when life isn’t quite living up to our expectations. The inevitable setbacks we experience—from a stalled career to a fizzled relationship—can pile up, priming our mind to expect more stress and letdowns in the future.

The key to climbing out of any rut, however, may be as easy as honing our ability to notice everything that’s going right. “What’s unique about positive thinking and positive emotions is that they have the power to expand our awareness,” reveals psychologist Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., author of Positivity. “Whereas negative emotions dramatically narrow our perspective so we can only see the bad stuff.” According to a long-term Harvard study, optimistic women are 30% more likely to achieve their goals than their pessimistic peers.

And experiencing a miracle can be brought on by that slight shift in thinking, confirms Marianne Williamson, author of A Year of Miracles. “When I believe in people’s goodness, they’re more likely to show me kindness; and when I believe in miracles, I’m more likely to find them around me.”

Science proves it: According to a feelgood snowball effect called the “frequency phenomenon,” when we focus on something good, we notice more of it, says psychologist and interfaith minister Valerie Galante, Ph.D., M.Div. “We naturally see what we’re looking for, thinking about and expecting from life.” Here, experts reveal how to easily achieve a miracle mind-set and instantly turn stress into serenity.