‘The answers you seek are already within you’
A daffodil does not bloom in Spring so that somebody can look at it and say … WOW what a beautiful daffodil! The sun does not shine so that we can bow to it. The river does not flow for compliments on it’s speed and smooth waters. And yet we humans often seek validation from the outside world, to tell us how to be, who to be like, or how to live our lives.
Maybe we can find that validation on the inside, not from others outside of us?
It seems to me that all our childish curiosity, self-confidence and unique quirks of personality get smoothed out of us by the adults in our lives as we grow up and are taught to fit in.
We skip to school and then are told to sit still, put our hand up for permission to speak, only run at play-times, and are tested and compared to others.
Our childish enthusiasms gets a bit squashed...
‘Who do you think you are?’
‘If only you were as clever as your brother / sister / cousin.”
‘Look at you - getting too big for your boots!’
‘You’re not going out, dressed like that!’
If we look to others in our friendship groups, society, social media likes, teachers, elders for :
- Validation
- Answers
- Direction
then we might be left with a still uncomfortable feeling that the advice offered doesn’t sit well with our own truth. Have you heard the expression...
‘The answers you seek are already within you’ ?
That sounds great, perfect even, but how?
Do you have a practice that helps you with these truths?
- I am intrinsically worthy of love, abundance, freedom and joy.
- If something is bothering me - a feeling of sadness, confusion, doubt or unease - I can go inwards to find out what the feeling is about and create gentle changes in my thoughts, attitudes and actions.
- If I have the privilege of personal freedom, health and financial independence, then I can choose my own destiny and path, without apology or consent.
If you would like to find a practice that helps you become more connected to the real you on the inside, then try Yoga, Guided Meditation, Journalling, Yoga Nidra, Chanting or Sound Healing.
WHY? Because these are all practices which open up a channel of communication with an inner wisdom that is inside of you - it speaks in whispers, so you have to get quiet in order to hear it!
In my new offering of CHAKRA LIFE COACHING I share practices that help to uncover the quiet whispers.
Are you feel intrigued by the Chakras?
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Are you curious to know if understanding them could help you to understand yourself?
If so, then I recommend this book to my One2One clients as a great place to start - colourful, informative and easy to follow, with case studies and practical ideas to start working with your Chakras - I love it!
THE CHAKRA PROJECT by GEORGIA COLERIDGE
“In the ancient indian Vedic scriptures the word ‘Chakra’ translates as ‘Wheel’.
Chakras are usually depicted as spirals or circles of light. As they spin, chakras draw energy in and out of the body.
Chakras connect the physical body with the emotional, mental and spiritual layers and can be visualised as many different discs or spirals stacked on top of one another.
When they are spinning beautifully, energy flows.”
Georgia Coleridge
