“That love, that passion IS the vibration of your true, natural self in the way you were actually created. That's why it's always the beacon to move toward. You're actually moving toward yourself, and more and more and more of yourself every time you are willing to take a step toward your excitement by acting on the situation that contains the most of it without cluttering it up with other things that actually are not a part of that excitement.”

-Bashar, as channeled by Daryl Anka in  Finding your Highest Excitement
 
Do you enjoy how you spend your time? The big picture is not about what you do or do not do, it is about how you feel throughout the process. Are you excited about what you do? Does it feel good to you? Satisfying? Are you happy in what you are doing? If you are, you channel all the benefit, ability and serendipitous timing of your soul into everything you are doing.

It could be simple, it can be simple, and yet it often isn’t because of the conflict between what we innately know and what we are taught.

Society teaches that our inner urgings are hedonistic and self-indulgent. We are socialized to believe we have to be in control of these inner urgings. We believe we must do what it is that we ‘should’ be doing. We believe we must be responsible adults and tow the line.

These dictates of society run in opposition to what could be simple - we are here to do what brings us happiness. Because of this we are conflicted. Our inner urgings tell us one thing and our socialized selves tell us another.

Many people are so well socialized that they have difficulty identifying their inner urgings to happiness. They experience a vague sense of unease and cannot pin point the cause or know what to do about it.

There is a deep anger that comes with long term silencing of the cravings of one's soul. Some respond to this situation by blaming others for their discomfort. Others turn the anger inward.

What could be simple, often is not simple at all.

Our bodies let us know when we need to eat. Eating when we are hungry allows the body to maintain a constant level of energy. It is the same with our souls. Our souls let us know when we need to replenish energetic reserves. Our souls urge us to those activities which bring us joy and feed us energetically. Your soul needs feeding just like your body, according to its own rhythm and urgings. Your soul will let you know when it is hungry if you are listening.


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"You gotta' go there!"
-Abraham-Hicks

As I began work on Soul Doors, a project I've had in mind for years, I was so excited to finally make it happen. Yet, fear and self-doubt suddenly reared up. The fear persisted even as I prayed for guidance.  One afternoon, I sat reading over writings for the blog and staring distractedly out the patio doors. There was an opossum, white, raggedy hair standing up on its back, wandering in from the woods and searching the ground under the bird feeder with its sharp nose. It stayed for quite a while eating fallen seeds in the broad daylight. Opossum are nocturnal animals. What’s more, I had never seen one in our yard, even at night.

I believe that an animal that stands out and gets your attention is a message from Spirit. I looked up the message of opossum in Animal Speak, a wonderful resource written by the late author, holistic healer and metaphysical teacher, Ted Andrews. Animal Speak gives detailed descriptions of the specific meanings of animal and bird totems.  

The message of opossum is about the need to act in a way that you do not feel inside. If you are feeling afraid you need to act fearless. If you are feeling unworthy you need to act as though you are full of confidence. The message was to fake it till I made it! Spirit knew how I was feeling and supported me.

​Spirit knows how you are feeling too, and is supporting you in going for your dreams.

Esther Hicks, channeling the group of spiritual masters known as Abraham, says that once your rocket of desire has shot up, “You gotta’ go there.” There’s no recalling it.  Once you’ve identified what it is you want to be, or do, or have, you’ve got to fly with it and allow the unfolding of that which you desire. You’ve got to take the risk.

The truth is,  growth is about taking risks, putting one foot in front of the other when you can’t see how you’re going to get where you want to go. All you can see is the next step. Fortunately, your path is lit up by feelings of excitement and joy, guiding you. What do you desire? What are you excited about? Where is the sweetness? Be willing to take a risk. Be willing to sing a wrong note and sing it loud if it brings you joy. Be willing to fake it till you make it.


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