Music to Help You Manifest Your Dreams

What would you like to manifest or create in your life? Share your thoughts in the comments below.


What is your vision for the next chapter in your life, Sis? Perhaps you yearn to level up your career, or maybe there’s an entrepreneurial project you want to get off the ground. Maybe you’re looking for a new love, want to healthfully drop those last five pounds, or have a few exciting travel destinations to check off your bucket list.

Do you have a supportive sister friend—you know, a Gayle to your Oprah—who makes you laugh and encourages you to step into your greatness? If not, let’s put that desire for sisterhood out into the universe.

Although we can’t always control external circumstances, we can control our internal chatter and often create our own reality. So whatever your heart desires – seismic shifts or small but meaningful changes—enter this new season with a renewed spirit and purpose. Dream big. Invite goodness and mercy to have a seat at your table. Be the change you want to see.

“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end,” our forever FLOTUS Michelle Obama says in her bestselling memoir, Becoming.

Are you ready to become the you you’ve envisioned in your mind and map out your grand vision? Well, get crafty and create a vision board. Go old-school with a glue stick, poster board and aspirational photos and phrases clipped from all those wellness and travel magazines you have stockpiled. Or take a more modern approach and build a vision board online.

To help you set your intentions and the mood for your dream weaving and soul searching, listen to our meditative and motivational playlist, featuring 25 mesmerizing songs from sisters we love.

We kick things off with Brandy’s “Starting Now,” where the raspy-voiced singer we’ve watched blossom from an adorable teen to a beautiful woman, sings, “There’s no room for wondering. Got a new vision of yourself. And she’s who you wanna be. Starting now.”

The inner vision party continues with reflective and inspirational songs by Somi (“Changing Inspiration”), Joyce Sims (“Come into My Life”), Lalah Hathaway (“I AM”), Jill Scott (“Slowly Surely”), Mariah Carey (“Vision of Love”), Sade (“Keep Looking”), Jazmine Sullivan (“Masterpiece (Mona Lisa)”), and Dianne Reeves (“Dreams”)—selected with your manifestations in mind.

While manifesting your destiny, let go of negative self-talk (we call that stinking thinking) and toxic people, and learn to love the girl you see in the mirror. Remember, it’s never too late to dream. You’re not too mature to meet your perfect match, go back to school, learn a new skill or turn that side hustle into a profitable business (here are 15 side hustles to consider).

Let’s add optimal health to our wish list. We’ll achieve optimal health by eating right (here’s a reminder of the foods that are good for you), staying active and prioritizing rest and self-care.

Take a few deep breaths and let your imagination flow.

We’re rooting for you, and everyone Black. We are already our ancestors’ wildest dreams. Now, let’s make our wishes upon a star come true.

What would you like to manifest or create in your life? Share your thoughts in the comments below.