A Natural Approach To Healthy Living

Just how do you "follow your dreams " or live "your heart's desire"?
Most of us know what we don't want as opposed to what we do want..
We all have an inner voice that speaks to us every minute of every day, learning how to listen is the key. Knowing what you don't like is part of the inner voice , it is telling you what is harmful to you. On the other hand so many of us have not been in touch with our heart's desire that we can't recognize the that whistle from the heart.
There are some guidelines that I learned after attending an Alan Cohen seminar, after some practice you will be able to recognize that holler from the heart.

Step one:
Tell yourself the truth! Ask your self " what hurts me?" "what heals me or makes me feel good?" Write this out on a piece of paper in two columns What I love to do in one column and what I don't enjoy in the other column. At first your what I don't enjoy will fill up fast ,, nobody is going to see this or pass judgement so be honest.. If you hate to do laundry write it down,some people love to iron, just keep writing. Take some time to do this

Step two:
Take a look at your "What I love to do list" When was the last time you did any of those things? Now is the time to take a step and do one of those things,,this is a baby step in learning what being fulfilled and living your hearts desire is going to feel like.

Step three:
Try to find ways to decrease the "what I don't enjoy " list. Do you really need to work on that committee? Do you really have to say yes when you want to say no? At any given moment you are either cutting yourself free or you are restricting yourself . Does it contribute to your freedom or your imprisonment? To remove from your life that activity that doesn't serve you , will make way for time and energy that thing you desire or heals you. If something leaves you feeling drained and depleted,,,, remove it!

Step 4:
Now make a list of talents and activities that seem to reward you the most. What do your friends and strangers compliment you the most on? What skill or talent brings you the most money quickly? What I mean is when you work for somebody it takes a week to get paid, what have you done or created that got you money right away? wrote a story and sold it in an hour? baked a cake for the bake sale and it sold first? painted a painting and it's gone? this is a clue from the Universe trying to point the way for you.

Step 5
Try to make choices based on the joyful or peaceful feelings they bring. Don't try to dress your soul in an outfit that doesn't fit ,, you will NEVER be comfortable. You just can't walk very far in shoes that don't fit nor can your soul or spirit excel when being pinched with ill fitting gear or choices.

Step 6
What would you do even if your weren't being paid for it? Jesus gave us this same clue "Seek ye first the Kingdom of Heaven and all shall be added" to me he was saying ,,, find out what gives you joy , move toward it and everything will fall into place for you . Money does not bring happiness but happiness brings or attracts money. This is so very contrary to what we believe and if you can really grasp that statement you will be living your heart's desire.

Step 7
You have a guide that resides in you all the time. Learn to listen to that, give credit to your hunches, imaginative impulses, use that intuition. Reason can out talk all of your intuitive thoughts, so if a thought keeps returning like " gosh I really would like to take that workshop in french cooking" don't let the fact that nobody in your family likes French food stop you. Feel the hunch ,, does learning to do french cooking produce a feeling of peace and joy inside you? big clue,, your feelings toward something is your compass on your heart path.

Step 8
Can you NOT do it and live comfortably? Don't struggle against the call of your joy.. It will keep hounding you ,always in the back of your mind until you take action

Step 9
If there is real doubt or fear about something then let it go..living from the heart does not include fear,doubt anxiety.

Step 10
Like Robert Schuller once asked "What would you do if you KNEW you wouldn't fail? " No struggle? Struggle means you have gotten off the path , you are in the wrong ocean. If something is a labor of love but doesn't feel like labor or work, that is a hearts desire in action.

Step 11:
Still not sure ? Then ask your God or universe or higher self for a sign , a pointer and then watch and listen for it.

Step 12:
Step forward and take action. This may take some faith and risk but you have to take a step. Don't let a safe but unfulfilling environment be the hindrance to better! If you have read down this far you then you can no longer just sit there and wish,,, Know that you were directed by Spirit to read this and begin to live your heart's desire,
Yes this article IS one of those messages or signs you have been waiting for.
Best wishes
Lucinda

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