{"id":7508,"date":"2014-02-12T18:50:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T18:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2014-02-12T18:50:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T18:50:46","slug":"the-real-truth-behind-a-soul-directed-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/?p=7508","title":{"rendered":"The real truth behind a soul directed life."},"content":{"rendered":"

This is what listening to your soul looks like (and it\u2019s not always pretty).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been my intention for many years to live a soul directed life.\u00a0 This means making decisions in alignment with my values and listening to my inner guidance.\u00a0 There are times when what the Soul wants is not<\/i> what the ego wants and it gets tricky.\u00a0 Here\u2019s an example.<\/p>\n

Remember how I told you two weeks ago that I was scheming on something great that would involve Facebook?\u00a0 I was working on a private Facebook group for Highly Sensitive Empaths.\u00a0 The name was picked, the page started, and the invitation letter written.\u00a0 I noticed I was dragging my feet about posting the invitation letter.\u00a0 I started to feel anxiety<\/i>.<\/p>\n

There was a time when I wouldn’t have noticed these subtle signs. \u00a0I would have cleaned, organized or busied my self in some other way and never noticed what was going on. \u00a0 I have trained myself to be aware of the little signs. \u00a0With this understanding, I got quiet and asked my body how it felt about the new Facebook page\u2026.it did not feel good.<\/p>\n

Why? \u00a0This is a brilliant idea (said ego)!\"Guidance<\/a><\/p>\n

I already told people I had something coming.\u00a0 I’m all about following through on commitments.<\/p>\n

Yet, I knew something was amiss.\u00a0 I wanted to ignore my Souls\u2019 whispers and go ahead with my plans.<\/p>\n

But I know better.\u00a0 I know when I ignore the signs, not so nice stuff shows up.<\/p>\n

Have you experienced this?\u00a0 You work really hard on a project which should be easy but all kinds of complications show up?\u00a0 You don\u2019t bother to “listen in” because you\u2019re set on making this work.\u00a0 Then the s**t hits the fan.\u00a0 Everything blows up and you think, \u201cI should have heeded the warnings\u201d.<\/p>\n

For me and the Facebook page, the next step (after ignoring that my body was clear about this not being right for me) was to consult the cards.\u00a0 So I picked from one of my \u201cguidance cards\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 It was a warning about needing to protect my energy boundaries.\u00a0 Ego chimes in, \u201coh, I know all about energy, okay, just be mindful of my boundaries, makes sense, this whole thing could create a lot of extra work for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Problem solved.<\/p>\n

Or not.<\/p>\n

The anxiety got worse.<\/p>\n

Okay, back to the cards.\u00a0 Let\u2019s see what this one<\/em> says.\u00a0 I need to get on with this and get my invitation letter sent out.<\/p>\n

I draw a card.\u00a0 This is what I love about my guidance.\u00a0 It never beats around the bush.<\/em>\u00a0 I asked for clarity and I got it.\u00a0 The card I pulled was Bridgette.\u00a0 \u201cCaution is warranted.\u00a0 Look deeper into this situation before proceeding further\u201d.\u00a0 Then it goes on to say \u201cThis situation isn\u2019t right for you\u2026there is something better waiting for you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Again the ego says, \u201cAre you sure\u201d?\u00a0 Maybe you need to muscle test \ud83d\ude00 .\u00a0 Get out the pendulum and dowse.\u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m chuckling at myself.<\/p>\n

And so\u2026I muscle test.\u00a0 Yep, doing the Facebook page at this time weakens my arm considerably.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrap.\u00a0 I did all that work\u2026and I told people I would have something for them on Facebook.\u201d<\/p>\n

As much as it pains my ego, I put the Facebook page aside for now.\u00a0 I also learned from the listening and the muscle testing that I am to prioritize my book and my upcoming online Phoenix Rising class.<\/p>\n

I trust and I know that some months down the road the reasons for this diversion in my path will be clear.\u00a0 I will be grateful I didn’t allow my ego to roll over my Soul.<\/p>\n

How about you?\u00a0 Have you had experiences where you ignored the whispers?\u00a0 Share with us all below in the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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