I’ve had a couple of experiences recently, which were great reminders that when desire and attachment to desire are in the picture, I am in no position to discern clear inner guidance. To discern clear guidance, you have to move into the neutral zone. It’s interesting to note that in both experiences, I was being sold something. The theme of one temptation was love, the other was money.
It’s true that when something is right for you, you feel the flush of enthusiasm. Something feels right. Maybe you hear that still small voice within guiding you. Maybe you receive an image that gives you the answer you seek. Yet in the heat of the moment, subtlety goes out the window and all you can see, hear or feel is your mind. Your ego gets very attached to certain outcomes, especially those revolving around love, money and safety. Fears come up that you might not get what you want another way. Sales people play upon such fears. You might not get the same chance tomorrow, they say. The price may be different. What you want may not be there.
Unfortunately, a lot of people feel this same sense of pressure in a recession. “Should I take the job I don’t really want?” “Should I drop my prices?” “Should I give up my dreams?” Have the courage to get really quiet to hear what your inner guidance tells you. Wisdom is guiding us all the time, no matter what our situation is. There’s always a choice that feels right.
Check in with your guidance several times over a period of a few days if possible. Certainly with a night’s sleep in between. Start to notice how different some things look from one day to the next. And notice what always remains true. What endures is the truth deep down in your heart. The truth you cannot run away from. That truth is your inner guidance, the truth that guides you to live the fullness of who you truly are, even if it looks different from how your mind would like it to look.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Are You Honoring Your Life Purpose?
When you really listen to your heart’s desire to express itself in its own unique way, you know your purpose. The key question is, are you honoring your life purpose? Or, are you burying your joy under a bushel? In these challenging economic times it is tempting to give up on your dreams or sell yourself short. It takes immense courage and focus to stay true to your path. The good news is that your inner guidance will help you every step of the way.
It is always important to keep your feet on the ground and do what you need to cover your financial obligations. Yet, to ignore your life purpose and your heart’s desires would be cruel and unnecessary. Living your life purpose is about living the very core of who you are as a soul. How can you put that on the back burner?
In my experience, I have always felt rewarded for putting my attention on my life purpose path. Even in the days when I did a full-time job, I would find times to visualize, receive guidance, write, or further clarify my offerings by doing internet research. I would work with a coach to help me move through my inner obstacles and receive even more clarity on the direction I was going in. I always felt the light of my inner joy burning brightly.
If you already have a job that’s not exactly your life purpose, ask how can you integrate your life purpose into your work and life? Your inner guidance will tell you how if you really listen. You know when you’re not living your life purpose, because you feel like you’re living half a life. You’re more prone to irritability, hopelessness, or despair.
What would happen if you didn’t move away from your life purpose? All those times when you feel saddened or angry because you think you can’t do what you love would be eliminated, leaving time and energy for you to keep moving forward with what is most important to you. Spirit moves when you move.
When you are living your life purpose, one step at a time, you feel the fullness of your life force, you’re more positive, and at one with your dreams. The more expansive you feel, the easier it is for your inner guidance to move you in the right direction. And the more energy you have for the rest of your life, which naturally improves when you’re happy and fulfilled.
It is always important to keep your feet on the ground and do what you need to cover your financial obligations. Yet, to ignore your life purpose and your heart’s desires would be cruel and unnecessary. Living your life purpose is about living the very core of who you are as a soul. How can you put that on the back burner?
In my experience, I have always felt rewarded for putting my attention on my life purpose path. Even in the days when I did a full-time job, I would find times to visualize, receive guidance, write, or further clarify my offerings by doing internet research. I would work with a coach to help me move through my inner obstacles and receive even more clarity on the direction I was going in. I always felt the light of my inner joy burning brightly.
If you already have a job that’s not exactly your life purpose, ask how can you integrate your life purpose into your work and life? Your inner guidance will tell you how if you really listen. You know when you’re not living your life purpose, because you feel like you’re living half a life. You’re more prone to irritability, hopelessness, or despair.
What would happen if you didn’t move away from your life purpose? All those times when you feel saddened or angry because you think you can’t do what you love would be eliminated, leaving time and energy for you to keep moving forward with what is most important to you. Spirit moves when you move.
When you are living your life purpose, one step at a time, you feel the fullness of your life force, you’re more positive, and at one with your dreams. The more expansive you feel, the easier it is for your inner guidance to move you in the right direction. And the more energy you have for the rest of your life, which naturally improves when you’re happy and fulfilled.
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