Nourishing Freedom
There has been so much talk lately of being controlled, or having freedoms taken away and so much action and re-action, emotions, and division around these topics. So I have been sitting lately with what it means to be spiritually free and what freedom means to me. The differences between the freedoms most of us enjoy on the physical plane vs. allowing the spirit and soul to flow freely through my heart while still in this body and mind I have been given this time around on the planet. Many people throughout history have actually been controlled, imprisoned, oppressed, enslaved and worse and yet no one could take their soul and their spirit, they stood in that and never gave in to their “imprisonment”, Anne Frank, Nelson Mandela immediately come to mind along with many others, mostly prisoners of some man-made war but they were never at war with what was inside of them. That is freedom, not the “things” we attach to in our minds as representing freedom. Because the truth is:
NO ONE AND NOTHING CAN TAKE YOUR SOUL AND SPIRIT FROM YOU
Only you have the inner sovereignty to choose what you give your power and energy away to. And that was given to you at birth and can never be taken away, no matter what the circumstance, unless you allow it to. So I ponder and I am asking you to ponder. What am I doing to keep my body and mind feeling safe or under the guise of freedom, that is in fact imprisoning my soul and spirit? What parts of my Divinely given essences was I given to actually learn the lessons I need to learn in this current dimension. How do I nourish freedom in my body, mind and spirit all at the same time, when sometimes it feels like all of my "bodies" are asking for different things? And yet they are not, that separation and fragmentation is just an illusion.
I am curious, do you wonder about these things or is it just me?
Do you ever explore what freedom means to you on all levels?
I was Divinely given a sharp mind and a quick tongue, I am pretty sure I was talking from the moment I left the womb. My parents and grandparents called me motor mouth.Speaking and writing and expressing is the work I do in the world to bring about my own healings and transformations, and my mission is to hold that space through safe expression for others. These are the gifts I have been given, and I have learned not to ignore them, but to make them as potent as possible. But what that means is it is very, very difficult to slow down and just listen. But that is the nourishment my heart and soul need, and so I do it, as a practice, even though it is difficult and uncomfortable. And through that comes a certain level of freedom, because I do the best I can to provide myself the nourishment I need, but it hasn't always been this way, and I still have deep work to do, especially around what my body is asking for.
Freedom to me is being comfortable with discomfort and doing it anyway.
Freedom to me is also not giving away my inner power to anyone or anything that is not in my highest good or that is in loving service to others. It is an understanding that everything “out there” is different than what is going on “in here” and so I make the choice to step out of the fray and the madness matrix. That doesn’t mean I spiritually bypass, it means I discern my own information and don’t need a newsfeed to tell me what’s real and true for me. I speak almost every week on the importance of slowing down, getting quiet, listening, trusting. I don't know that I have ever mentioned how damned hard that actually is for me. So I understand deeply why it may be hard for you, and I am here to tell you, do it anyway, and that I am here to guide you through the difficult times, and celebrate the awakened, a-ha moments. While things may seem difficult, divisive and fragmented out there, each and every time you come home to yourself and spend more time there, and with loved ones, rather than engaging or trying to “educate” people whose minds you will never change, the more Inner Power and Freedom you will cultivate. The more discernment you will have, the more you will be able to tune into your own intuition and make choices that feed your soul no matter what is going on around you. I was recently in a class with Caroline Myss and this quote struck me so deeply, she is a bit fierce which is why I love her, and I have been wanting to say this for a long time and couldn’t find the words. So here it is, and let this sink in:
“Not listening to your own intuition is the biggest act of self-betrayal you can take against yourself”- Caroline Myss
And so, through being with myself, I have found freedom, through listening to my intuition and making choices from my soul I have found freedom and power. These practices are non-negotiable, because nothing outside of myself can take away my power or freedom. The practices of connecting to myself, my Divine, my creativity through art and self-expression and ALLOWING that to happen despite how hard it can be sometimes.Cultivating deep love for self and others is the freedom. Spending time and life force focus on things my heart and soul desires is the freedom. Using my gifts to express through speaking, writing, art is the freedom, but more importantly knowing when to quiet it all down, is the freedom.
I would love to hear from you, what freedom means to you, and how you nourish that state of freedom.
It has become really clear to me over the last few months of connecting with many of my readers, women in my informal circles and feedback I have received that so many women don’t know how to connect with that Inner Voice, Inner Power, or their Divine and how to listen to what is happening inside. My own wisdom and intuition has told me how my work will evolve and emerge for this next cycle of life and so I have added back into my schedule one on one Wisdom Council sessions so I can assist you in ways to connect with and listen to your own Wisdom through practices that resonate for you. If you would like to learn more and schedule, please visit:
