Saturday, January 8, 2011

Be Real: Having All the Answers

It's become glaringly obvious to me as of late that we each hold the answers to all of our questions within ourselves. 

The only thing that seems to stop us from listening to the truth, we each hold within, is fear.  I've done a number of intuitive readings as of late and they don't fit the typical, "Here's what I see and what They have to tell you" format.  It's been more questions and guidance in allowing the client to reveal their own answers to themselves. 

For example, if you keep saying your frustrated, angry or upset in a certain situation, it probably means the situation is draining your rather than feeding you.  This doesn't mean giving up, it means changing perspective. Ask yourself - What do you have to gain in this relationship, What are the boundaries you set up around it, Does it bring you joy or Is it a means to an end, Do you have a savior complex, Do you want approval?  Detached discernment or on-judgment is all that is needed.  First, look at the facts, then, see how you feel and make a decision that is both logical and feeling based. Can you see the picture or the vision of the outcome? 

If you can still yourself for 15 minutes and pay attention to your body, you can feel almost immediately what situations feed you and what doesn't.  You might feel tense or tight, you may be ruminating over and over again in your head about whether you should or shouldn't do something.  So many of us have been conditioned to second guess ourselves, doubt our own intuitive nature or succumb to someone else's authority. What if you were the only authority?  What if what you thought was the right course of action?  What if you were the only one who saw the truth and everyone else around you was still in the grip of fear?  You can still trust yourself.  Check in with your body.  You don't have to know why you know what you know, you can just feel it and trust it.

I'm always amazed at my husband's ability to just make a decision.  He doesn't go round and round about anything.  He just says no or yes.  He doesn't explain himself either.  As his wife, this can be incredibly frustrating!  He doesn't get emotionally caught up in any decision or any action others take.  He only does what he wants and what feels right to him without the NEED to explain it to himself or others.  As I've grown to understand myself more over the past 3 years, I've come to see this is where we all aspire to be.  To be completely confident in who and what we are, without excuses. to be our TRUTH, our authentic self.  It really doesn't matter if we are dead wrong, the fact that we hold fast to our value system and stay within our integrity is all that does matter.  The Ten Commandments keep us honest - Thou shalt not steal, kill, etc...

Ever notice that people gravitate to the most confident person in the room?  That energy, that belief in oneself regardless of 'better judgment' is what we are attracted to.  Wouldn't it be wonderful to trust our better judgment without explaining it?  Wouldn't it be wonderful to just create a story, a stance, a perspective and stick to it?  Wouldn't it be wonderful to follow the feeling of joy rather than feeling we have to learn lessons the hard way?

We are, after all, the witness of our experience.  We do not have to define ourselves through how others see us, but how we choose to see ourselves.   Pay attention to what the Universe has to show you, where it leads you and the energy you feel within yourself. 

The signs are all around us, all the time!  Pay attention, watch and trust yourself.