Soul Side Out

I'm a firm believer of when we be our best self or who we are meant to be we inspire others to do the same.

The project of me becoming more self aware and being my true self is taking some doing, but fortunately I only have to do it one step at a time.  I think sometimes, as most of us do, that things will change in an instant.  They don't, anything worthwhile takes dedication. And to learn more about who we really are so we can express ourselves and love in the world we need to show up in our purest form.

My relationship with myself is where it began, and by enrolling in emotional intelligence and life coaching classes(that were mostly experiential) I learned I was still carrying around baggage. It was like being in therapy for 3 months. I got in touch with my feelings again and learned how to give other people room to share theirs. An unexpected surprise took place, partly due to me projecting myself onto another classmate but mostly because my eyes opened up to what I'd been doing myself. I discovered I have the skill to work in coaching but more so for me to be a great and authentic coach, I had to be true to me.  Who was going to trust me if I hadn't dealt with my own baggage?

I needed to dump out the emotional baggage and come clean. I wanted to move forward so badly, that I had to take the risks and be vulnerable in order to understand what was holding me back. Until I came face to face with my fears and went through the emotions I would always continue to carry that baggage.  Some of it from my childhood, some of it from my teens, some in adulthood, a lot to carry around when you think about it.  But, what was getting me through this emotional pain was knowing where I was going.  I wasn't getting away from these things, I was going toward a life of soul awareness and fulfillment.

I learned to put myself in my future and design goals for my life, the life I wanted. Along the way, old patterns emerged but because I had engaged in my journey moving forward instead of the past and I wasn't trying to fix things, I was learning to locate what was important for me to become ME, my best self.   I also learned that after awhile I was a damn good coach and my classmates loved me for being authentic.

I believe it's so important to teach people how to locate their feelings and name them correctly. To communicate clearly about their inner experiences. How to make and keep agreements with ourselves and others. How to discover our life and choose conscious goals. And how to love and accept ourselves as the foundation for learning to love others.

We have been given the gift to wander and ask.  Our life is truly what we make it to be, we all know deep inside us we will find our true selves.  All you have to do is not be afraid to ask!