Being on Your Own
Day 43: Your journey to your higher self is an independent one
Treading lightly down my path in the garden on this morning’s walk, I encountered five roses blooming on the rose bush I planted in memory of my grandma. She always seems to speak to me in different ways. This year has been a prolific year for her. I have been graced by many lovely sunset-colored roses this spring and summer. The number 5 means change ahead. My heart and spirit are getting ready for it. I am not afraid, as I am walking with confidence. Each day I learn more from the book The Force, by Stuart Wilde on this 100-day journey of spiritual growth.
This journey to my higher self is one I must take alone. I have the love of others all around me, but I must make my own choices on this path. There are experiences I must have, and decisions that are mine alone to make as I navigate my life.
When you are in your higher self, you will find you can manipulate your own destiny, but you cannot reach that level of metaphysical ability by following someone else. You have to be out on your own, accepting your own promptings, your own inner messages, you have to do this in silence. Often those that you leave behind will react. They will want you to endorse their point of view, and to support their system. But once you come into your higher self, you develop a special independence. -Stuart Wilde
At this point in my journey, for the first time in my life, I am letting go of everyone else’s viewpoints and focusing on my own inner knowing. I am finally accepting myself, as I am without weighing how others will perceive me. I realize that I used to be so busy worrying about what others thought, that I did not know what I thought or felt about a situation. I am now standing on my own on this path. Sometimes it is frightening, but I know that my spirit is there to guide me.
To go beyond the Earth plane, you have to accept it, to see beauty in it, no matter what. You have to see it as perfect. Then you develop the spiritual maturity to leave things as they are, understanding that the force knows what it’s doing. -Stuart Wilde
Now I am entering into a phase of emotional and spiritual maturity. In my mid-forties, I am beginning to let go of old patterns, old paradigms, and old thoughts. It is time to shed all of those constructs along the way to becoming a person who truly stands in her own truth. Admittedly, this feels like a shaky place at times. I am an immensely loyal person with lots of love in my heart. Although I know that I am supported with light all around me, letting go of old ideas sometimes feels like I am failing some people. However, I have to accept that those ideas and opinions belong to them. I am standing on my own, and I am free to discover my own path.
To reach the next phase, I must stand alone. I have my inner being, I have my heart, I have my courage and faith. Along with freedom comes a time of uncertainty. A time of change is upon me. I can feel it. I know I am ready for it. Taking a deep breath, I press on. I am learning about my true self, underneath all of the layers of the “shoulds” and the “could haves.”
This is the moment where I truly discover who I really am. It has taken me a long time to get here. I took the long route. As an empath, I often deferred to others, feeling their pain and anguish. I can send them love with compassion in my heart. I can accept them as they truly are. Only then will I uncover my true self.
My prayer and my intention for you today is that you feel love and support on your path from your inner being. You are always loved. You always have light inside your heart. You are there for yourself. You are guided by the angels. You are never truly alone.
How are you feeling on your path of growth today?
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Trista Signe Ainsworth is a professional organizer with Joyful Minimalism. She helps working women clear the clutter, overwhelm, and shame from their homes and lives so that they can truly live in joy.
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