What is my truth?
Who is the authentic Self that is in this vessel?
What is it that I want to experience out of my one precious life?
I can’t get Henry Ford’s quote out of my head:
Whether you think you can or you cannot, you’re right.
All the times that I thought I couldn’t, I didn’t and all the times that I thought I could, I did. So when I reflect back on my life I can see that the greatest experiences of my life have been centred around the few times that I’ve managed to step out of my comfort zone and embrace the growth. We are all our own greatest blockers and enablers. It’s a hard truth to accept because it’s easy to play victim or to cast blame on others for our own shortcomings. But understanding the power of our thoughts is an empowering truth that can help us design a life that is beautiful and enriching.
Living an authentic life isn’t just important for achieving our ultimate joy, but it’s also crucial for leaving an impact on the world. If I wake up today aligned to my own truth, vibration and joy then I will go about in the world with a level of energy that will create ripples that can help others to align to their truth and vibrations too. This is how we can all live an impact on this world and on each other.
It’s so important that we get to discover our true selves whilst we still can. I am curious about who I would be if I wasn’t dwelling in the past or worrying about the future. There is something in me that knows me well, but there is also many walls and guards that I’ve subconsciously created to protect what is hidden within my heart. I have tried to be what my family has wanted me to be, I’ve tried to make decisions that are sensible because I am highly aware of the privileges awarded to me. I have taken every right step and decision based on what I knew at the time and I am where I am because of them. But there is something that is missing, the part of me that is colourful and alive. The part of me that is not ego but rather soul.
It’s really simple, when you live life for others and or for things that are external to you, you are not living at all. You are just going through the motions of this illusion that we are all participating in. But when you slow down and discover your gifts and talents, your colours and your truth and then use that in service of others and the world, that’s when you can peel back the layers that are holding your light in and allow yourself to radiate the type of energy that will heal, love and cure consciousness for all.
Being authentically yourself is hard. It requires a lot of practice, courage and trust. I suppose if it was easy we would all be living in heaven instead of our own man made hell. I often wonder if I would live the ‘safe’ life that I’ve constructed for myself if I was faced with an immediate threat of life. How sad it is to only gain perspective when you’ve lost your chances? That is what regret looks like and I don’t want to live a life of regrets.
So, shed the skin that you’ve put on as a mask. Tear a part the patches you’ve sewed on in order to fit in. Find the colours that you are hiding inside of you and paint the black and white walls with them. Practice letting go of seeking validation from others and pleasing their agenda. Unpack your heart and see what pieces belong to you and what has been stored in there because of others. Get to know who you are and want to be and find ways to slowly manifest that in every shape and form that you can. Don’t be afraid when you fall down and or fail, know that it’s normal to be afraid when you are going against the tide. Somehow, find the light in your heart and trust it to guide you home.
Remember, whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right.
Love Always,
M
Souloom™ 