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A Sense of Self


What happens to us in our lives really asks us to follow our intuition and act in alignment with our spiritual core. God, that sounds inspirational, doesn't it?  But what if you wouldn’t let your intuition guide you out of a paper bag? And what if you don’t have, or believe in, a “spiritual” core? Spoiler alert: By the end of this blog post these will become clearer.


When we are asked to “follow our gut,” we are paying attention to an actual sensation in our Solar Plexus that is activated because something sets off our “fight or flight” response. Something will register subconsciously that triggers that feeling for us. Since it has been hard for me to decipher when I should trust that feeling, I’ve spent much of my life rationalizing myself past it, and regretting it later. Dear. God. So much of my life has been spent living with regrets.


Much of the work I’ve done on myself in the recent past, has centered on acquiring a better understanding of my intuition, and building a spiritual core to support it. For me, building a spiritual core has meant I’ve taken some time to pinpoint who I really am and what makes me tick, so I could determine the gaps between where I am, and where I want to be.


I’ve learned that basing my identity on things I “do” is not solid, because those things change. Instead, I’ve spent time exploring the “type” of person I want to be, and growing myself in ways that help me get there.


I’ve paid attention to the things that scare me and cause me to close myself off from people I’m in relationships with, and then I’ve challenged myself to open up more and become comfortable with vulnerability. It seemed like the most terrifying thing in the world…until I tried it and it didn’t actually kill me, after all. In fact, it felt liberating to let go.


As I’ve combined this growing sense of identity together with my increased tolerance for vulnerability, I’ve been able to see a clearer vision for my life. And as we know from working in businesses/organizations, the vision is what ultimately guides every decision and action taken. It should be the same for our personal lives, don't you think? After all, how do we know if the decisions and actions we take in our life are helping us, if we don’t even know where we are trying to go? Figuring that out is how I acquired purpose; and purpose has given me a better map of the journey I want to be on, from here on out.


The moral of this very long story is, when I “know in my gut,” that something is true, I now actually trust the feeling, and respond in beneficial ways. This trust has been hard won for me, and only after I took the necessary time to understand and build my fundamental self (otherwise known as my "spiritual core"). It bears emphasizing that this is a process that has to be revisited frequently.


I hope the steps I’ve taken to discover this improved sense of self helps you, if you are trying find yours too.



 
 
 

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