Have you ever heard the sound of silence? Ever sat in a room with no noise, no distraction and been truly present? If not, then I would recommend that you build the right conditions to experience this, if yes, then you know that in the silence and in the stillness you can hear all the answers you need.
We all have an inner voice guiding us in the decisions that we make, the relationships we invest in, the hobbies we pick up and the time we spend on various tasks in our lives. We have an inner voice that is incredibly subtle but it is there helping us navigate through the ups and downs as well as the ambiguity that comes with life. This inner voice, should one spend enough time to foster it, hear it and most importantly trust it, can be the strongest compass towards our goals, passions and dreams as well as our wisest teacher through pain, hardship and adversity.
I’ve had run-ins with this inner voice as a child but I never really knew what it was and as a teen and young adult I started noticing it more but simply brushed it off as me being too ’emotional’ about something. But with age, experience, adversities, meditation, journaling and yoga I’ve come to realise that this inner voice is the compass I can count on to show me the way. Now, I recognise that this isn’t necessarily something that can be proven by logic, science and or tangible evidence and I guess that’s why I was sceptical about it myself for years; but now that I’ve heard this voice, I want to learn more about what it has to say because it’s been more valuable to me than any logical argument, any scientific fact or any tangible outcome that I’ve been exposed to in my life.
I try to tap into this energy within me but I don’t always succeed; my ego is still very strong and it knows how to distract me, make me fearful and or put me in a state of pain. But here is the thing about ones ego, it is vulnerable to stillness and perseverance. The more you practice stillness the less your ego can distract you. At some point, you will be able to tap into the inner voice and when you do you will have multiple aha moments that help shed the light to the path you want to take.
Sometimes though, it will become harder and harder to find the space and time to create the silence you need and the opportunity to go inwards. I know that for the past few months because of all the external changes that I’ve made in my life, with the move to London, that I’ve had to pause this journey of going inwards and sitting still with my inner voice in silence. That being said, I am where I am now because of the voice that guided me. That gut feeling that told me to come here and that gut feeling that is now telling me I’m on the right path. When I get stuck, I try to create micro moments of stillness so that at least even for a fleeting moment I can tap into my inner voice.
I know that after I adapt to this change, I will need to invest more time to create the space and time to be still. To hear the next direction, the next step and to re-connect with the inner voice that is helping me navigate through life and my evolution.
I cherish the stillness, because in stillness the pieces of the puzzle all come together and things seem to make sense.
Be still.
Love Always.
Miss Dreamer
Souloom™ 