Feed Your Soul

“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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Your Spiritual Toolbox

Give yourself a half-hour, gather writing materials, sit comfortably and close your eyes. Now imagine with me.

What if you had today free? What if you had no responsibilities, nothing you have to do today? What would you choose to do?

Imagine that there is no one demanding of your time. There are no jobs you must get done. This time is all yours to follow the urgings of your soul.

Does your soul urge something that is beyond your current means? Go for it, imagine it fully. 

Now, take your writing materials and make two columns. 

On one side of your paper write each of your imaginings down in a list.

On the other side of your paper  list  the  major activities that compose your daily life right now.

Is there overlap between your lists?

How can you create more of what you love in your life? Now, today, take one step toward making that happen.