Truth. We have been living in a culture that has the tendency of bombarding us with external messages as to what “success should” look like, feel like, sound like, be like. These ideas and unrealistic expectations that are driven by systems and corporations can leave you feeling pretty defeated many times throughout your life. And overtime these skewed messages are internalized and can alter our core belief system (being we are all worthy of love) leaving us blocked and/or limited within our own power.
Thankfully, we are living in a time where we are seeing more and more systems breaking down as they are no longer sustainable. It only takes a global pandemic to shed some light into our lives and encourages us to really evaluate how we are living and where we are choosing to put our time and energy. The power of this light acts as a contrast, sometimes creating a lot of external and internal struggle. However, these challenges are the gifts that ignite the light within ourselves, motivating us and giving us permission to unleash our true potential and discover our true passion, purpose, dreams, creations and inspirations.
True success is living a life through your heart and creating a life that you truly desire beneath the fear and expectations we have for ourselves, others and Source.
In fact, our hearts’ only want two things…
~to know what are dreams are~
By giving ourselves permission to acknowledge what our dreams and aspirations are we can begin to break down the limiting belief systems we were raised and conditioned with and start living from a place of inspiration. Abundance is limitless. There is more than enough for every living being. In fact, abundance expands the more times we tap into this energy field. Admitting our dreams to ourselves does not however magically make them appear.
Therefore, our hearts also want us…
~to put action steps towards achieving them~
Living from our heart is the practice of stepping outside of our comfort zone and putting action steps towards our dreams and aspirations to make them our reality. However, it can be overwhelming when our dreams are so big that we don’t see how they are attainable.
Imagine a lego structure completely built and intact (this is your dream). It is important to take one little lego block of an action step at a time when setting your goals. As you take one little baby step at a time towards your dream it is easier to enjoy the process and feel successful at the same time.
I’ve had many clients ask me this question. They want to follow their hearts but they don’t know what she/he sounds like.
Think of your heart like any other muscle… you have to exercise it to build its strength… and it takes practice.
Start by asking your heart simple questions. Whether it be before you grab that chocolate bar or before you head out for a run, ask yourself, “is this being loving of myself?”
When you are listening for her/his response, keep in mind that your heart has a quiet, soft voice and comes from your chest area. If the answer is loud, pushy and comes from your head area then you know to ask the question again and listen carefully for your heart’s voice instead.
Think of three areas of your life that you find truly inspiring. After admitting some of your dreams and aspirations this may change what your highest values are. Know that these values can change over times as you grow and heal.
Write out what you want, how you want to feel and/or how you want to think under each topic. Use present tense when creating your sentences (i.e., I am grateful for listening to my heart and following through with action steps). When we use present tense statements as if what we want is already happening we are setting clear intentions for the universe to deliver our requests.
Use your highest values to help you stay focused when living your day to day life. Use them to help you decide where you put your energy and with whom you spend your time with. If you cannot see how your choices and/or decisions support the values you live by then use this to help guide you to a better option that is more aligned with your heart.
Here’s to the next ten years of wondering, exploring, manifesting and creating on this divine sacred land. How does it get any better than this?
