“Do you live your life in a space of fear and quiet desperation? Feeling lost and broken? Do you have a deep knowing there is something different, something bigger you are meant to do? Perhaps you have no idea how to discover the pieces that are missing from your life – the pieces that leave a deep empty hole within you, that no matter what you do, you can’t seem to fill.

I felt this way for many years. But once I discovered one powerful practice, everything changed.

And now, as a result of this one thing, I live my life from a space of peace and joy and knowingness that I am on the path to fulfilling my true purpose. And I am here to tell you that you can get there too – and it doesn’t have to be difficult. It takes one primary practice – rediscovering your true self. Reconnecting with the essence of who you truly are.

“Once I discovered one powerful practice, everything changed.”

That’s what I did. And once I did, and began to listen to the voice within me, everything changed. And I mean everything.

How to rediscover your true self

Follow these simple steps to rediscovering your true self. When you do, you will begin to live your life in flow and a path to your highest joy will begin to appear.

Step #1: Release your weaknesses

If you are like I was, the voice inside your head may be telling you things like you aren’t good enough, pretty enough, smart enough. This voice repeatedly tells you that you don’t deserve to have the things you want.

If this is the voice you are hearing in your head, chances are you are suffering with it in quiet desperation. This is the voice of your ego and as long as this is the voice to which you listen, you will continue to live your life in anxiety and struggle.

The first step to connect with your true self is to release the weaknesses on which you focus.

If your thoughts don’t feel good, they aren’t true. These ‘weaknesses’ are simply false concepts that have been placed in your mind at some point, created limiting beliefs that are now holding you back.

When you recognize they aren’t true, and call them for the falsehoods they are, you can begin to release them and replace them with powerful beliefs and thus begins the transformation of your life. Remember they are simply illusions, so let them go. And as you do, you will begin to experience your true power.

Begin to change the voice in your head from one of negativity and conflict, to the voice in your heart that supports you, honours you and helps you to create a life of ease and flow. From this place you will be able to easily and consciously create a life filled with love, joy and the manifestation of your greatest desires.

“I release all false thoughts that hold me back from experiencing the fullness of my power.“

Step #2: Use your intuition

The voice I encourage you to listen to is the voice of your higher self, the one that speaks from your heart.

This is the Divine within, the presence that eternally holds you in its arms and knows the truth of your perfection. It is the essence of who you are and has never stopped seeing you through the eyes of love, just as a mother sees her newborn child. Your Essence has always been there, and always will be, whether you listen to it or not.

The acknowledgment of our innate perfection must be our starting premise or nothing we do will ever bring us the freedom and fulfillment we seek. Instead it will put us on a never-ending journey of trying to fix, change or improve what we think is wrong or lacking in order to finally be “enough.”

When you listen and move forward in your life by allowing yourself to be guided by what you hear from this unconditionally loving place, things begin to change. Life suddenly becomes magical.

One way your true self speaks to you is through your intuition.  The dictionary will tell you intuition is “the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.” But we must go deeper.

It is the voice of our true self guiding us on our way. Your true self is really just another way of saying your spiritual self, because we are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but spiritual beings having a human experience. And when we listen to our higher self, our intuition, the magic happens. We then have the ability to know something directly without analytic reasoning, and at that time we bridge the gap between the conscious and unconscious parts of our mind.

Your intuition is what resonates with you. It is about learning how to pay attention to your instincts and your heart – a high-level internal response to external stimuli that has to do with the heart, the head and the spirit. Intuition is your own best friend – your moment-to-moment inner guidance.

So how do you tap into it? First, listen to the analytical thoughts from your head (rejecting any limiting beliefs that don’t feel good as outlined in Step 1). Then ask, how do I feel about that in my gut? How do I feel about it in my heart? Get very clear on how it makes you feel. This will be your truth.

Connect to your intuition. Ask for your truth.

The final step is the most powerful way to reconnect with your true self, and when practiced daily it will dramatically accelerate the rediscovery process.

Step #3: Connect with your true self through meditation

The most effective way for you to hear the voice of your true self is through the practice of meditation – stilling your mind and connecting to your heart so the voice of your essence can communicate with you and show you the path to your greatest joy.

This practice not only lights the way, it brings a sense of calm and inner peace to your daily life.

When meditation is practiced regularly, you begin to connect to your heart and hear the voice within you creating an awareness that you have never experienced before. And when you act on what you hear, your life begins to transform, creating a sense of peace, confidence and joy. In meditation, that loving voice gets stronger and results in us being kind to ourselves in our daily lives.

You must trust that inner voice and ask it every day to speak to you. From this space of awareness, you will start your day from a more coherent and connected place.

When meditating there are some key practices that will help you to hear the voice of your higher self:

• Hold your attention to the center of your heart and then breathe. Breath restores us to the safety of the moment. Breathe deeply and bring your conscious awareness to your heart.
• Once you feel centred and connected, ask your higher self for guidance. It will tell you if you are on the right path. Some questions to ask are: Who am I? What do I want? What’s my purpose in life? What are my unique skills and talents? How do I use those to serve others and help the evolution of this world? What should I do today to take me closer to my greatest desires? Your heart knows the answers. Don’t allow the voice of your ego to weigh in. Just listen to your higher self.
• When you hear the answers, act on them. Swiftly. This will create positive change in your life faster than anything else you can do.
• Take a few moments throughout the day to pause, reconnect and breathe. Through this practice you will create a flow in your life. Breathe in your appreciation – that inner ease. Connect again for a moment. Feel your heart. The truth of who you are. And smile. When we pause, calm ourselves and listen to the wisdom of our hearts, our life begins to transform. Follow the lightness in your heart, and it will eventually lead you to a life of purpose.

Sit in quiet, connected meditation every day – even just for 10 minutes. Quiet your mind, let your thoughts float on by and listen to that voice in your heart. It may take some time for you to hear the voice of your inner knowing, but it is there. Keep practicing and it will appear.

 

What you can expect when you reconnect

Once you learn to reconnect with, listen to and act on the calling of your true self, your life will begin to change. You will find helpful synchronicities coming into your life out of nowhere. Allow them to lead the way. You will have a knowingness of their meaning and a confirmation of your deeper connection to your true self.

Everything you need for your total fulfillment is already within you. And when you more truly identify with your higher self—and learn to depend on it for everything—all your needs will emerge without the effort and struggles so often common to the human experience.

Affirm that you will always follow your heart and surrender to that desire. Release the struggle and embrace the truth of who you are. Begin to experience a life that is filled with joy and peace. Then walk freely through the doors that begin to open up for you.

In sitting down to write this piece, my intention is that you, the reader, upon completion of it will have an “ah ha” moment that will leave you feeling empowered and in a position to move closer to your goals at a faster rate than you ever imagined.

By implementing what I am about to tell you, it will seem so simple, almost too simple, but my promise to you is that you will start to see things shift in your life so quickly that you will begin to wonder how you never used this magical tool before.

This simple step is to set your Intention. Not once or twice a day, but throughout your day at various intervals. And in doing so, by the Law of Attraction, you will begin to live the life that you want.

How can it be that simple you may ask?

When you set an intention and then act upon it to demonstrate your commitment, something magical occurs. The Universe begins to put people and circumstances within your reality that support the intention you set.

Remember, it is our thoughts that become the physical things in our lives, and by deliberately setting our intention as we embark on various activities or periods of time throughout our day we will begin to create days filled with the events and circumstances that we desire.

 

Set your intention every single day

Set your intention every single day and for every action you endeavour to take. By doing so, the world around you will change so quickly you’ll wonder how this simple step remains a secret to so many people.

You may ask why it is important to set your intention so many times during the day. I can tell you that when people first learn about the Law of Attraction they often don’t know what they want. They fear that if they limit themselves to asking for only a few things they may miss out on what they could really have.

Then they begin to gather all of the things they want and their mind gets crowded with these thoughts. However, when you are wanting to consider so many things and when you try to consider them all at the same time, you try to bring forth so many subjects and by Law of Attraction you become overwhelmed and confused.

The value of setting your intention during various intervals of your day is that you will not attempt to process so much at one time. You simply put forward what it is you want right now, in this moment and you will begin to attract that to you. Then these intentions that you put forward prior to taking specific actions or daily tasks, will begin to accumulate, build on each other and gain momentum. This will begin to move you forward and create the events and circumstances in your life that you have given intended thought to.

Also, it is important to understand that what you are experiencing today, is a result of your thoughts of yesterday, or last week, or last month. Every thought you think is directed towards what occurs in your future and by deliberately focusing on the thoughts that feel good and are with intention, you will be creating your future on purpose rather than leaving it to chance. As you are wanting and expecting to receive the subject of your intent, it will be.

Another useful step is to see yourself as a magnet attracting to you the way you feel at any point in time. When you feel happy you will attract events to you that create happiness. When you feel healthy, you will attract health. When you feel prosperous, you will attract circumstances of prosperity. When you feel loved, you will attract conditions of love. Literally the way you feel is your point of attraction.

So pause many times throughout your day and repeat “This is what I want from this experience in my life. I want it and I expect it.” As you set forth those powerful words, you attract into your experience what you want.

In the beginning, it is a good idea to carry a small notebook with you where you write down your intention for the upcoming event or situation in your life. This will help to solidify your intention and ensure that is where your thoughts and your focus are. Eventually, the setting of intention prior to every circumstance will become so automatic for you that the notebook will no longer be necessary.

Every circumstance, event and object comes to you only by your invitation by thought. So if you are taking time many times in the day to identify what it is you want and to set forth your statement of desire and expectation, you have so much control over the power of magnetic attraction. No more will you be the victim.

Once you begin to identify many time during the day what you are wanting, you are now an intentional creator of your life and will experience only things that bring you great joy.

 

Four steps to setting intention:

1. Determine what your intention is
2. Say “Here is what I intend from this experience in my life. I want this and I expect it.”
3. Write it down
4. Take immediate action towards your intention

Suggested reading: The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent by Ester and Jerry Hicks (The Teachings of Abraham)