Hello sweetheart!
I hear my inner babble. Do you? Or do you disregard it?
Inner musings with myself have become very valuable. A while back I replaced (reprogrammed) my negative babble with positive self talk and that has been helpful because I no longer put myself down. What I do today is listen. And often it’s quite smart. And accountable. It knows when I’m not dealing with something - those are the nights I awake at 3 am or so.
It’s a voice of growth. Humbleness. Not perfection or a specific practice, but a calm peace of hearing what I may want to know. Or what I know but don’t want to face or admit.
What do you hear? It’s a good way to know how you feel about yourself and the world around you. Of course you don’t have to listen. Maybe you listen to others. Allowing their opinions to override your own.
Not all thoughts are true. I recommend discovering them without judgement.
Any fear thoughts? Meet your fear but don’t dwell in it or get caught up allowing them to take you down a scarier road. Acknowledge any fear, for sure. Distracting yourself from these thoughts only prolong the feeling and it lingers.
Sometimes (oftentimes) you don’t even need to DO anything about it. I’ve found that if something is bothering me and I take the issue to someone else, it’s a clue that tells me I want someone else to change, not me. Of course I want to feel better in those moments, so I’m shocked how much power I can feel by just listening to it.
It doesn’t always tell me how fabulous I am. It actually shows me where I could do better, if I wanted to. It’s not mean, it’s just like, hey, thought you might like to know. Sometimes it says, let this one go. Trust it’s all in the process, like being pregnant with something that will take time to see the full manifestation. It helps me lighten. Then I can let go. If I let go before really listening, that’s more like denial. And what you resist persists.
Sometimes it says, you could show up first. Especially with vulnerable feelings. Like showing my love. I seriously am working on giving what it is I want to receive. I’ve been told that’s where my riches lie, but man it’s challenging. I prefer to receive and then give. Haha.
Safety is not in waiting for another person to make it safe. It’s trusting that you can handle all of your stuff regardless of another person's reaction to it. Take the leap. Sure sounds easy. Not always!
It takes some awareness to actually pay attention to what you are saying inside. It’s not about right and wrong. See what’s there for you, if you want. And then experiment.
The best part is that you become stronger within yourself. You learn more about yourself. And this keeps you in the driver's seat of your life. You don’t have to be still or quiet for this. The voice is always babbling as you’ve probably already discovered. Search for the gold mines though. They are there and are trying to help guide you. I think so anyway.
All my love,
K 💛
