A NEW WAY OF LIVING

One of the core concepts I learned is that we come to this life to experience the contrast of emotions. Through one emotion, we can understand and value the opposite emotion.

What I learned through spirituality is not that one will all of a sudden become peaceful and zen; it taught me that we’ll continue to experience all sorts of situations, but we have the ability to relate to them in a different way.

I came to learn that changing the question from “why is this happening to me?” to “what can I learn from this?” moves us from seeing situations from a victim’s perspective, which only limits us within anger and resentment, to seeing them as an opportunity to grow, which empowers us. Every experience we live is an opportunity to learn, understand, and evolve.

During our first stage of life, which covers our childhood, youth and young adulthood, we are instilled with both empowering and limiting beliefs. These beliefs are imprinted in our daily lives at home with our family (our tribe), our friends (our social circle), and based on where we live (our culture), having lasting effects on our lives.

For example, believing I can achieve anything I want, and that, as a woman, it's important to have education to attain financial independence and have freedom, are empowering tribal beliefs I grew up with. Similarly, we grow up with many limiting beliefs. We have so many we don’t realize we live by them every day. When we say that something has always been like this, we are accepting a limiting belief. Behaviors, attitudes, and situations we accept without questioning because that is the way they are.

Our beliefs are directly connected to the experiences we live, affecting us emotionally and creating a multitude of emotions stored within our emotional body. We tend to bury intense emotions deep inside, pretending they don't exist. However, our emotional body keeps all those memories and profound feelings in a big database, saved in the depth of our beings. Sooner or later those emotions seek our attention and healing. When emotions are unresolved, they can manifest as physical ailments, knocking on your door telling you,

Hey, do you remember me? Let's talk.

It's crucial to liberate our emotions, creating space to listen and understand them.

The process of liberation is personal, and the method can vary. The important thing is to liberate the emotions and gain understanding where they come from. To me, healing involves listening with love to my inner self, acknowledging the feeling I’m being shown, and thanking them for showing me how it feels. Then it’s my choice what to do onwards. I am aware that I chose the frequency of energy I want to live in and pass to others. The solution is not external, meaning, no one is going to change so I feel better. The solution is internal because only I have the power of choice.

Our soul drives the experiences we wish to encounter, connecting and listening to this inner guide is vital for our life journey. It’s about creating a space to remove all the noise and listen inwardly instead of outwardly. Our minds often use distractions to keep us busy and avoid confronting our most sensitive emotions, so it's crucial to be conscious about creating a space to listen and connect.

Finding that connection should feel simple. We all have different ways of connecting, and there's no single method that fits everyone. I enjoy putting on my headphones and listening to music. I prefer movement when I connect, as it gives me a sense of space and self. Others may connect through writing, visualizing, listening, feeling, or simply knowing.