Follow Your Soul's Path To Your Heart's Content
You practice because a voice deep within longs for the stillness and focus that spiritual practices give you.
This voice belongs to your soul. Your soul is the eternal part of you that connects you to All That Is.
Your spiritual practice helps you come into alignment with your soul. As you practice, you will come to know the voice of your soul. If you listen, you will hear what it needs for its journey.
Developing a committed, steady spiritual practice takes patience and discipline. It requires the willingness to let go of goals and expectations and to allow your soul's journey to unfold.
Balancing the art of allowing–while simultaneously maintaining just enough structure, intention, and attention to creating a magnificent life–is acquired through the practice of listening to the voice of your soul.
By listening deeply, and following the guidance you are given, you allow your path to unfold just as it should.
The soul's journey is not about getting somewhere–it's about the path itself and having the experiences your soul needs to grow and heal.
There is much ado these days about "manifesting" and creating your own reality through intention. Realizing that you have the ability to create–to make positive things happen in your life–is empowering and can liberate you from feeling helpless in the face of difficulty or dissatisfaction in your life.
However, it is easy for the personality to get seduced by the power of creating and lose sight of the soul's path. When you are in "manifest mode," which "you" is in charge–your soul, or your personality?
If you listen to the voice of your soul you will create the experiences you need. This may not always be what your personality thinks it needs, especially if the experience is unpleasant. The soul is creating in order to learn, grow and heal.
Over time, the committed practice of paying attention, moment to moment, illuminates the juxtaposition of personality and soul. You begin to see that you have a choice in any given moment, to embody and express the energy of either your soul or your personality.
When you consistently choose to be and act from your soul's perspective, you are no longer paddling upstream. You are in the flow.
Here are some suggestions to help you follow your soul's path:
- Practice. As the Nike commercial says, "Just Do It!"
- Trust that over time you will come to discern your soul's voice from that of your personality.
- As part of your practice start noticing the connection between what you are doing, thinking and feeling, and what manifests in your life. Learn from your experience.
- Keep posing the question, "what would my soul say, want, or do right now?" Listen deeply.
- Practicing in isolation can be hard. If you are having trouble staying with your practice, reach out for support.
- If your practice feels stale or stuck, don't hesitate to get some help. You may be at a point on your path when a different practice would suit you better.
Coming into alignment with your soul doesn't mean everything will be perfect. But you will be in the flow of your soul's journey and fulfilling your soul's needs for its experience and expression in this lifetime.
Most importantly, enjoy the journey!
Wishing you all the best in 2011!
Be Well,
Rebecca
"The Path" photo image by Jennifer Hopkins ( http://jenhopkins.com/about/artwork-2/ ) with a Creative Commons license.
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