Spirituality and Self
Help
Through The Arbor with Ravenwolph
Do you listen to the “voices”?
How often have you drifted through life as if you were on a treadmill,
always wondering if there was something else “out there” for you? Or was
there a special “someone” who was always waiting around the corner for
you to find? Better yet, did you mull over the bad things, pour your
heart into dwelling into what “could have been”?
I bet you nodded your head a few times going through that paragraph.
Those instances are a part of life that has become normal to most of the
population. We’ve become desensitized to ourselves, to our surrounding,
caught up in the general grind of the life, thinking that we all must
follow a set pattern brought about by whatever forces rule our
individual lifestyles.
For some, this is the pursuit of financial wealth, for others its
finding the love of a lifetime that will satisfy and give meaning to who
we are and our existence. Everyone has their own life plan. But for
most, we are caught up in this existence that is only lived on one plane
and our minds refuse to reach past the ordinary and into what could
ultimately change the entire essence of ourselves and in the end, the
direction of which we choose to walk.
All of this may sound as if I’m telling you that what you are currently
doing is wrong, or the path you are on, is not the right path. Well, I’m
not. What I’m asking you, is simply this: “Do you hear the voices?” Not
the ones you think about in scary movies and the ones that whisper from
under the bed.I mean the voices in your own daily life, the little words
of wisdom that you say to yourself, or better yet, that little “feeling”
you get in the pit of your stomach when you know what to do and how to
do it. Maybe it’s just knowing who is going to call you or when you are
about to see someone you have not seen in years.
To bring this all home and a little more personal, I’m going to tell you
a smidgen about what life used to be like for me. I was someone caught
up in the wheel, or the great cog, you know the one – the one where we
all must *be the same* we all must earn a living and bring home X amount
of dollars, raise a family and smile and be happy at social gatherings.
I smiled and went through life living a lie for almost a decade but I
continued doing so because I knew no other way. I lived with someone who
had no spiritual values and it left me hiding my own beliefs and
strengths in the closet not to be seen. I heard the voices but I ignored
my better judgment and I continued to get more and more lost in life and
my health was failing miserably. In essence, I was not living life, I
was simply waking up each day and being whoever was expected of me.
People would arrive in my life and I saw the signals, the messages that
told me I had to change, and yet I continued to dismiss them. Some of
the messages where VERY loud, but still, the cog was holding me tight
and I continued walking the same path.
Out of the blue, I met 2 very important people and we developed a
friendship that has spanned 2 countries and continued to grow. Along the
way, they taught me the importance of hearing what the universe is
telling you. They introduced me to an author named James Redfield and
his writing ultimately altered the course of my life the moment I had
read through the first few chapters.
I’m not saying that this is a cure all for all situations, but
inevitably we all create the reality we are living in. Each of us has
the strength and will to change where we are and wisdom to do what is
right for you and this is always there in your grasp. You just have to
be able to hear what is being said and know in your heart that what you
are hearing is true. What we all choose to forget in our daily lives, is
that we ultimately control our own destiny. These voices are the ones
that belong to you and propel you along your journey and if you take the
time to listen, you may end up where you always wanted to be from the
beginning.
Most of what I’ve said can be discovered in your very own backyard. I’m
not going to preach the writing of Redfield and go into long
explanations on the process, this is something that you must do on your
own if you wish to. I simply want to open the doorway a bit and show
you, that no matter how bleak you think things are or if you are waiting
for someone to come into your life to change it, that you have to open
your mind and realize that only you can change where you are right now.
Only you have the ability to move yourself, your soul and your existence
in this world into the place where you are and can be your very best.
Take a second out of your day today and simply look around while you are
driving to work. What do you see? What do you hear? And what does your
mind tell you. Step out of the wheel and listen to your heart.
Where will you be tomorrow?
