What does following your inner guidance actually mean?

Following your inner guidance means, connecting with your higher self, which some people  refer to as the true self,  spirit, intuition, God self, or divine energy, to name but  few :-)

 

 

The higher self is our connection to source, it’s the part of us that holds true and accurate wisdom  to help us succeed on our  journey on the earth plan. The higher self helps us to  keep focused on what is necessary in the ‘NOW’ to bring healing to the planet and to all who reside on her.  All information that’s provided  from the higher self, is always done in the light of LOVE and has the ability to heal us on all levels of our being :-) 

 

In addition to this, the higher self  only brings forth  ‘true happiness’   ‘joy’   ‘peace’  ‘great pleasure’ and  ‘deep satisfaction’  , however, this  deeply beautiful state only occurs when we take the time to listen and act in accordance to our inner guidance :-)

 

 

We have developed what is called the lower self (ego), which is the part of us that is conditioned by the environment, such as our parents, teachers, religions, friends, and significant others. We learnt to listen and adapt to the outside influences to find our way through life, in the process we learnt to switch off  our true natural source, which  is often the cause  of our  unhappiness, sorrow, hurt and pain :-(

 

From a metaphysics view point, we agree on a soul level before entering the physical body to learn specific life lessons, especially with our parents, family,  friends, acquaintances and anyone else we come into contact with, during our life’s journey . I strongly stand by this belief due to gathering  my own evidence through personal experience and due to the amount of healing I have achieved from breaking down the conditions that I  absorbed, not forgetting  the amount of blessings I received through the healing process. ..I am testament  to this analogy that  we choose our parents and agreed to meet up with our soul mates to learn from one another… and all must be done without blame, and attachment. In addition to this we must also learn the power of forgiveness, this includes, with self and others, for our mistakes and misfortunes,…it is only by following our  higher self’s perspective we are able to  act in a way that heals us on all levels of our being :-)

 

 

Because we were not meant to understand this, till we set off on our journey of  self discovery. Dr Wayne Dyer,  one of my greatest spiritual teachers, who wrote the book ‘The power of intention‘, states in so many words, if we came to earth with all the answers in our awareness, we wouldn’t have anything to learn and it would make our journey here on the earth plane pointless’…. which I totally agree from personal experience….I can wholeheartedly say…everything is happening perfectly for our souls growth and evolution. I believe we all need to go on this journey to find our own evidence, we can not find it till we make a commitment to understand  and learn for our self.

 

We can read all the books in the world and listen to others about the subject, but until we learn to walk the talk of this subject and connect with our inner guidance to show us the way, we then learn ….and  only then trust ,the truth of the  matter…. This takes great strength, courage and careful concentration to remain in this state of awareness…every human being  has the capacity to heal and find their way home to true love if they choose… and have the ability to attain it…

 

 

 

Your  higher self, or spirit as I like to call it, lives in your heart and all our information is there waiting for us to lock into. You will always  hear messages of love  from the spirit. It will give you good feelings and direction and will also warn  you when something isn’t right for you, …. our higher self can see above all situations and does not hold blame, or judge and criticise, it only guides us to making the right choices, to keep us from further hurt, it does not lead you into hurt, that is what ego loves to do…I have experienced both, listening to it and not listening to it… and boy do I know about it if I don’t listen to the pre warnings and if I most certainly don’t act on the good feelings!

 

 Your higher self, will always praise you,  support you in your decisions, it will forgive your mistakes and be gentle with you  as you are unravelling  each condition that holds you back from true fulfilment. 

 

It will show you how to appreciate and learn the value of gratitude, it will help you to see the blessings in each and every situation you create. It opens our eyes and keeps us focused on the underlying messages that people bring to us in our experience, so for example, going back to the beginning of my journey, I felt mistreated in many ways, my higher self  helped me become aware of the pattern in me that created it.

 

My higher, self , angels and guides etc made me aware that I was the one who was mistreating myself by allowing others to walk all over me and by not walking in my truth and standing up for my beliefs . For me to change  this pattern I created, I chose to listen to the instructions that my higher self, guides and angels gave me, which does not involve any blame on self, or others….

 

 

 

I follow my higher self’s perspective, either through meditation, using my oracle cards, or writing my request on paper and receiving answers in that way, which is my most enjoyable and preferred way to connect with my inner wisdom. My higher self, angels and guides bring me  understanding and  information through metaphors  (images) as well as  hearing the loving thoughts that often pop into my mind, to resolve my inner conflicts.  

 

If I don’t understand some of the metaphors  I receive, as this can sometimes happen, I ask for more clarification till I do understand. We can receive our answers in many different forms, such as hearing a conversation that brings answers out of the blue to our questions, or hearing a song on the radio, three times or more, all these signs are there all the times, it is up to us to be awake in the NOW to receive them  and understand them in order to move us forward in our healing process. 

 

I have continued to act in accordance with this guidance and many times sway back and forth  from  the higher self and lower self, which I believe is natural and healthy to continue our learning. I also believe the more lessons we learn and conquer, the less we need to come from the lower self, because healing takes place and the ego can not survive in true LOVE…its all about practice and persevering to stay connected to  source to the best of our ability and have fun with it. 

 

 We get tested many times throughout our journey, on many different levels, however following my inner guidance is yet the most  exciting, liberating and the most joyous journey I have ever experienced, I must say :)

 

 

 

I have been following my inner guidance over the last 12 years after suffering deep depression, severe anxiety, panic attacks to name but a few and have successfully overcome and have learnt to  manage my life in a healthy and more positive way …. 

 

 

My first step to following my inner guidance was when I had had enough of being prescribed a variety of different  medications for the depression I was under. I knew deep in my heart that medication was not for me and no matter which anti depressants  I was prescribed they did not work for me, they just intensified my panic attacks, made me feel nausea, ill, drowsy, as well as giving me pains in my heart.…. my gut instincts were strong in not taking the tablets as they were not doing my body any good (this is not by all means telling people to stop taking any prescribed medication, as this was my choice and what worked for me).…after many  years of listening to doctors, I decided  to listen to the guidance within me and I have never looked back because it directed me safely and effectively to the right source of  help to address my issues head on  and in a natural and effective way, whereby dealing with my emotions, thoughts and feelings no matter how intensive they were, it brought true healing, peace, calm and clarification to my life. I then began  my research in metaphysics and took qualifications to become a  professional practitioner, this has been  and continues to be ,very rewarding, deeply satisfying, a great pleasure, which brings me so much joy and happiness. 

 

If you feel you need some help and support  to connect to your higher self  from an experienced practitioner,  please feel free to contact me for a coaching or counselling session, or try out one of my beautiful  therapies, they are all helpful to our healing process and deeply relaxing and soothing …don’t delay, take care of you today and live your life freely, easy and effortless 

 

Love light and many blessings

 

Michelle :-)

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