To believe in yourself is to believe in God's guidance. (** Feel free to change the word God with Universe, Creator, or whatever aligns with you, it is all the same.)
Your inner voice is God's voice within you. There is no separation between the voice that represents your inner knowing and what God wants you to know. Our minds are filled with voices that aren't ours. We are plagued by the voices that shaped us, those of our parents, society, our peers, institutions, etc. They can be so loud and therefore drown out our own voice. When we grow up we are taught to listen to those other voices instead of our own. The more we listen to them the quieter and further our own voice gets, eventually we become unable to hear it. We create our lives and our sense of self based on those other voices that imposed on us a perspective that quite often is not in alignment with what our own voice would say.
So many of us have made life choices that are informed by what those external voices told us we should do or who we are. It is no surprise that so many of us also find ourselves unhappy, empty, and dissatisfied with our lives no matter how much we seem to accomplish the things we were told we "should". We live for the next thing, we chase the carrot to nowhere, we tell ourselves that when we get or accomplish that next thing then we will be happy and whole. Ask yourself, how often have you acquired what you think you should and still feel lost. This is because we were not created to follows a life path that wasn't born from within ourselves. I have had countless conversations with clients and people about the suffering that comes from living a life not aligned with your truth and purpose. And yet, every single time I have asked the question: "If you could live any life at all and knew you would succeed at it, how would you live? What would you do?" I get an answer within seconds. Most people, if you ask them to be honest with themselves will already have an answer to that question, and after the answer comes all the doubt, fear, excuses, etc as to why that is not a possible for them. This resistance is a direct result of growing up believing two things; that the voice of others in regards to who we are and how to live our life has more value than our own, and that if we were to have the courage to follow the path we are called to, we will fail and not survive. That could not be further from the truth..
Let me tell you why. It is said that we are not given a vision of our ideal life/purpose if that vision was not meant to be fulfilled. If we ask a room of 10 people what their vision is of their dream life they will all give you a different answer, that is because we are only given the vision we are meant to fullfill. Have you ever met a person with the courage to follow their dreams and fail? Think about it. I have never. That is because if you align with the path that is meant for you it is IMPOSSIBLE to fail because a truth about life that we were never taught, is that when you align with your truth you flow, align, and collaborate with the universe in the process of creating the life you live. When you do that you are choosing to honour the purpose of your existence and creation, you live in faith and trust that you are guided and taken care of, and you understand that every part of the experience has the purpose of getting you to your vision.
It is important to understand that we were all given a specific purpose and vision because it is through the manifesting and living it that you offer your specific gifts to the world, your community, and your family. This offering is your purpose, a purpose that when honoured allows you to live a life that feels worth living. When I ask people about their ideal life 9.5/10 times I get a similar answer, one along the lines of: "I want financial freedom to have the time to do what makes me happy, spend time with my loved ones, live in nature, and do something that helps others. There is a reason this answer is found across the board, because it speaks to our inner knowing that there is a different and better way that humanity was meant to live.
One of the biggest fears people have about pursuing their dream life is the fear that they will not have financial abundance or even be able to survive if they choose to align with their vision. It is important to understand that money is just another form of energy, and (here is another universal truth) when we live in alignment, in truth, in flow, and in faith ABUNDANCE always comes. Doing what you love and are called to do will always bring you abundance.
When I followed my calling to be a healer (therapist) and dreamt of working for myself, part time, never wake up to an alarm, and make a difference in people's lives by being exactly who I am I was scared that pursuing a path of independence and no guaranteed income would be risky and unsafe. I still chose to trust in my inner knowing that in being true to myself I would be taken care of along the way. I initially set the goal to one day have a private practice of 20-25 clients a week, and from the moment I started my practice I had that number of clients and it has not reduced since. I have had personal hard times and I still had abundance, I do not fit the mold of a what it means to be "profesional"... I love my clients, I swear, I make them laugh, I am honest about my struggles, I wear Timberland boots and ripped jeans to work, I have been fully myself and those who I am meant to serve always find me. I have a client that is a poet, once too scared to use her voice, now a published author with awards. I have seen time and time again people who have had the courage to step into their truth and create life from that place succeed.
When you listen to your own voice, to your own truth you are listening to God's voice guiding you towards freedom and peace. If you understand that you are always being guided to the place that is for you highest good, and that if you choose to trust this you will always be taken care of. ALWAYS. If you are reading this and working your way your authentic life, also know that every obstacle you have overcome, all the pain you have healed, all the suffering you have transformed into strength and self-knowledge has had nothing but one purpose, to train you and transform you into the version of yourself that living your vision requires you to be. Keep healing, keep shedding what does not belong to you, keep facing your fears, keep walking towards your inner voice (God) is guiding you too and you will be abundant and free.
Last things, I focused this piece to life in general but the same inner voice, if listened to, will guide you out of the wrong relationships, bad habits, understanding your worth, setting needed boundaries, tuning in to your body's needs, your soul's needs, and everything other aspect of your life and ourselves that when aligned with, returns us to wholeness, well-being, empowerment, joy and ultimately LOVE. All our paths if lived in alignment lead us back to LOVE/ the true essence of existence, God, and ourselves. @copyright Ana Claudia Naoufal 2004
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