We are encouraged in many spiritual texts that we can create our own reality and manifest whatever we want. That is all well and good however, there are people around us who are actively manifesting also. Our spouses , children, coworkers, society, country etc. are all actively creating their reality whether they are aware of it or not. This is a challenge for you and them. For instance, it will be difficult to create a peaceful life if the people around do not have similar intentions.
For this reason, I came to the conclusion that while it is true that I can create my own reality, I have to enforce this reality and surround myself with people who share the same intentions. Often times, people will share a desire for peace but they have no intention on working towards peace. This is primarily due to the fact that they have various unconscious karmic patterns like sloth, laziness, jealousy, anger, hate etc. that have been brought forward from previous lifetimes and they don’t know how or bother to work hard to change.
You will not immediately know what other peoples intentions are but if you work on being self determined and standing your ground while developing authenticity, it is likely that you will be able to manifest the life you want. I also found that the ultimate, most powerful way to create and enforce the life you want is to work in and with the light of God. Your will in the light will supersede all other peoples will and can actually bring them to the zero point or healing frequencies needed to move them forward in a positive way and make changes.