Day 1 — You Don’t Get What You Want, You Get What You Are (The Power of Awareness) This is the heart of Neville’s teaching, and it’s much simpler — and more confronting — than it sounds. You don’t get what you want. You get what you are aware of being. Life responds less to what we desire and more to what feels true about us inside. Our inner state. Our assumptions. The identity we quietly live from every day. Most of us are trying to change life while still being aware of the same old self. We want love, but deep down we feel unchosen. We want money, but our body is still familiar with lack. We want healing, but we’re still identifying with being broken or unwell. So even when we affirm, visualize, or try to “do the work,” the same patterns keep repeating — not because we’re doing it wrong, but because the awareness hasn’t shifted. Neville isn’t asking you to deny how you feel or pretend pain doesn’t exist. He’s asking you to notice who you are being while you feel it. Because the moment awareness changes, the cause changes. Today’s practice (gentle, no pressure): Pause for a moment and check in with yourself. Not your thoughts — your sense of self. Ask quietly: Who am I aware of being most of the time? Then ask something softer: Who would I be if what I desire were already true? How would I feel in my body? How would I move through the day? Close your eyes for 30–60 seconds and let yourself feel that version of you. No forcing. No perfect images. Just a subtle sense of “this is me.” Even touching that state briefly matters. Life always reorganizes around who you are being, not what you’re trying to get. Reflection: What old awareness do you notice showing up for you today — and can you meet it without judgment?