Alexia's Views

Be Honest with Yourself

Do you listen to your inner voice and follow your intuition? Do you force yourself to believe what you think you should believe, or do you pay attention to the truth within yourself?

I noticed that for many years I've been lying to myself and believing the lies because I wasn't clear about my thoughts and feelings or because I trusted someone else's opinion of what I should believe more than my own.

I am a wisdom and truth seeker, so, I vouch for the immense value in seeking others' opinions and perspectives based on their life experiences. Those perspectives and views can be helpful in shaping your world. Once you gain that insight though, it's important to let it simmer and then formulate your own thought on things.

There are many examples of places it is easy to take on another person's opinion or feed yourself a lie, rather than listen to your inner voice. For example, it's easy to believe lies you tell yourself about not measuring up or being good enough for something. Wouldn't it be better to focus on the things we love about ourselves and embrace and accept the things that make us unique? Have you ever considered that you are perfect through your self-perceived imperfections? It is our self-perceived flaws that make us who we are, and who we are is special, unique, and perfect.

Another example of taking on others beliefs is touting political perspectives or politically "correct" views, so we don't offend anyone. At some point, it's okay to accept the opinion you have. You should also accept others with their opinions because trying to change another person is not giving that person love.

Love yourself. Love your neighbor. So be honest with yourself and listen to your inner voice and guide to life. That honesty will help you follow your bliss into a life truly fulfilled with happiness and joy because you can!

Trust Your Intuition

How do you go about making decisions during the day? How do you decide what to wear or what to eat? How do you know what you are really thinking and feeling? How do you make decisions overall? You do have the power to decide after all.

I've spent a lot of life making top-down decisions. In other words, I made decisions out of discipline or obeying rules about what I should do. I never listened to what I wanted to do or felt like doing.

There was always a voice telling me to go against my intuition, and every time I went against that intuition, I subconsciously put myself down. With years of subtly putting myself down, it took its toll on self-esteem. I didn't trust my inner voice or myself. I was so conditioned to obey the other voice full of rules and what I should do, that I didn't even know how to hear my voice of intuition, until now.

 

Joy Is Your Job

Are you happy? Do you want to feel happier? Did you know you could feel deep- rooted feelings of genuine joy every single day?

I didn't know that for the longest time. I would get wrapped up in my real problems or self-invented problems or anything else that was created in "the six inches between my ears." I would focus all of my energy and attention on the negative, the things I didn't like or didn't want, and sure enough they became the center of my life.

 

What Freedoms Have You Built Into Your Life?

Do you feel like you can take risks at work, risks that could potentially propel you forward? Do you play it safe because that paycheck means ends meet at the end of the month? What would happen if you chose to be frugal and saved extra money for a while and built a cushion for yourself? Would you be more willing to take a risk with a safety net below you? I would. That's what I mean by building freedom into your life. Creating protection around you, allows you to have the freedom to take more risk today.

My mentor, Rhonda Shasteen, taught me about this concept of building freedom into life when I've expressed my reservations in the past about being bold. I always wanted to be bolder and take some risks but was afraid of crossing a threshold. Acting out of fear, often means doing nothing or not follow your instincts, when being bold could make a big difference on a project. With time I've built some freedom in my life and gained some confidence along the way allowing me to be bolder from time to time. I learned that each time I experienced success when I chose to go out of my comfort zone and act in boldness, that it was far less frightening the next time I needed to step out in boldness.