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I am reading the book Manifesting Change by Mike Dooley. There are some stirrings I have had while reading that I would like to share with you.
I believe creating the life I want is a consistent process. Intentions I have placed out in the Universe over the years, have manifested into experiences or things. Circumstances which I have desired along with conditions I feared came to pass as a result of what I think about because what I focus on does appear. While not always pleasant, life brings lessons which leave me feeling grateful. Today I find gratitude to be quite liberating. It does amaze me to see things come along that were once merely a thought or vision.
The Soul knows in what direction we need to go. I have learned it is good to listen and distinguish what the Soul is looking for. It is difficult at times for me to listen to the still small voice because my of my “lizard brain” response. The lizard brain is automatic. It comes from the part of the brain that recoils when we burn ourselves on a hot stove or that wakes up from a dream just before something awful happens. It is at work automatically defending its (yours, mine and our) survival.
My lizard brain who I affectionately call Addiction Annie certainly has had her share of time on the soap box. And she has quite literally saved my life more than once. I am quite fond of her, in fact. She is an essential part of my being. I’ll tell you my Addiction Annie tends to make a lot of noise when things don’t go her way. She can over react and make things more complicated than they need to be at times. With her commotion she unintentionally drowns out life’s little whisperings that bring me to the most wonderful places of challenge and change. For instance, Annie is telling me to get to the grocery store, start cooking something, clean the bathroom, reply to the client email, wash the floor, send out the greeting card, call the friend, and wrap a package and so on.
My Soul recognizes and is tuned to the whispers that say, "Denise, take a breath." "Finish your writing." "Have a diabetes friendly lunch then go for a walk afterward." "Take another breath and…Exhale." “Make a list of what is important and work from it.” The messages are simple. The time it takes to listen is brief but makes an enormous difference in how I feel throughout the day. Have you taken time to listen to that Still Small Voice today?
I believe with intention, practice and meditation, the Still Small Voice can and will win out every time.
To my Addiction Annie I say, “Be Still and Know..."
