Reaching a fork in the road is an invitation to reflect on where we have been as well as on where we are headed. It is about recognizing we have the power to make different choices. Making more conscious choices enriches and strengthens us from the inside out due to acting from a state of deeper awareness about ourselves. Feel the urge to change focus and/or priorities?
Now is the moment to recognize and act more based on things that really matter: the power of vulnerability, courage, innate worthiness. Part of the journey involves bravely exploring our shadows, the characteristics and behaviours we adopt that echo we are less than we actually are. More specifically, this is about making the unconscious, conscious, growing aware of self-defeating and self-sabotaging choices that point to patterns. Our overt and covert behaviours are linked to our sense of belonging and fear of rejection.
As we reflect on how we are taught to live, what we are taught to achieve and the persona/ role we project, underneath words like "success" and "fulfillment" is that compass that gauges our sense of belonging. This points to our unspoken desire to be seen, heard and validated. Beyond that is a yearning to “be part of something bigger than ourselves, to experience genuine connection with others. Beig true to ourselves is what makes us aware of the nature of authenticity, true freedom and innate power.