Expanded Pathways

Much of my healing practice is about helping people expand beyond where they are, to where they want to be as they move along their healing path and their own personal evolution.

But what happens when we find ourselves at a cross-road where we aren’t sure what is next?

That’s where deep listening comes in.

Listening deeply to ourselves not only requires a quiet mind to hear our own thoughts…but a turning inward of all the ways that we perceive in order to hear what is truly ours—what is the sound of our Soul.

As we let go of what is “not ours”—all those thoughts and beliefs that we’ve acquired along the way trying to please, fit in or meet expectations—we must find and call back our own true energy, which in the process we’ve given away or let go of. And as we do, we need to begin to tune ourselves to that energy.

Often this can be hard to do. Many of us are accustomed to listening to what is outside of us, or to those we have given our power to, and may not trust the voice we hear when we listen deeply. Some may not even know how to connect to that inner voice which speaks to us softly.

Here’s a little exercise to try:

Imagine for a moment that you can give back the energy you have taken, for whatever need you had at the time, to all those you have encountered along the way. Give them the gift of their energy back…as much as you can. If this “energy thing” makes no sense to you, just imagine scooping up all that is not yours that you hold within you at this moment, and send it back to its right and perfect place. In return, you get back all the energy you have given away, even all the energy that you have put upon others in your need to be seen, heard or understood…call that back as well. Imagine that coming back to you gently and let it settle.

Now, listen deeply in a way that lets you feel your energy. There is a tune, a vibe, a sense that we get when we are connected to our fullness and our Truth. And that’s what we hear when we listen deeply.

This is a way of listening that can take practice. The amount of static out in the world is great right now. But when we learn to move within and consciously become aware of what is truly ours and not ours, we can have an awareness of when we are listening to our own voice or not. We can to tune our ears to the radio station within, and hear our own story clearly!

And, when we learn to listen deeply and then act from that place, the path begins to unfold in front of us step-by-step in a way in which we can trust the process.

Honor your Truth by listening deeply to it. And when you hear what expands your energy and resonates fully, act. Take the next step on your path. The more you do, the more you will hear!