“Whatever your age, if you learn to listen, your inner voice will tell you about your path,” writes oncologist Dr. Bernie Siegel in Peace, Love and Healing, his ‘work on earth’. This wisdom that directs you from within is your birthright … an inner message, an inner awareness that says, “This is your way, this is how you can be the best human being possible.” If you follow it, you will reach your full growth and full potential as a human being before releasing the Tree of Life … “

I know Dr. Bernie is right, because I see the power of the inner voice on a daily basis in my clients, in my friends, and in my own life. My clients ask: “How can I access that voice, that wisdom and put my feet in the road?”

It’s easy for any of us to get discouraged by suffering around the world: racial prejudice; addiction and self-destruction; Political oppression in its many forms (hunger, war, torture, misinformation, imprisonment, denial of the right of expression, health and human dignity, and simply intolerance and evil).

My own reaction, years ago, was despair. “I can’t bear it! So much suffering! So much trouble! There is nothing meaningful I can do.” Gradually, with the help of wiser people, I realized that I wasn’t supposed to do EVERYTHING. I only needed to do one part. But what part? So I began to learn about my inner wisdom, my unique birthright, my own quirks and talents.

We are all unique, with different genetic mixes, different fingerprints, different gifts and personalities, so suppose there must be a reason for our differences; a plan. Included in the Plan is a special place for each of us, and we have been designed, by a Super Intelligence, for a special task within the Plan. Assuming there is such a Plan, what is your part in it? What were you designed for? What is your “job on earth”?

If you feel confused or overwhelmed by life, or if your life seems to have no meaning, no important reason for its existence, take some time to reflect on the Plan. Whether you call your Source a Higher Power, Spirit or God, try reading His mind a little: Imagine: if you were God and you had created the human being that you are, what would you have created that person for? It is an interesting puzzle and the clues are in your unique characteristics. Are you good at listening? Then perhaps counseling is your intended “job”. Can you explain things well? They may direct you to teach something. Are you a math genius? A musician? An artist? Can you make people laugh? All of these talents can be used in unique ways to make the world a little bit better. For example, if you like to make people laugh and you like older people, maybe entertainment, volunteering, or working at a senior center is your special place. Or if you are a survivor of abuse or illness, perhaps your “job” is to help others survive.

Like me, many others have found it helpful to reflect on solving this puzzle. The hints and suggestions are subtle, but they do exist. The secret of your life purpose is hidden in your heart’s desire. Discover that and you will discover meaning, joy and purpose. There is a plan and you fit into it. No one has been omitted, every little link fits. As you discover your secret mission and join the rhythm of the Wise Plan, life begins to race, doubt fades, and joy becomes a more frequent companion. Try listening to your heart and the obvious things about yourself, and you will find that it works.

“’I give you something, you don’t know what, enrich it, you don’t know how, bring it back, you don’t know when. And remember, I’ll be watching you. ‘ Said the Sun to the newborn. “- thus, the children’s writer PL Travers expresses the mystery of finding his” work on Earth. “

“Finding in ourselves what makes life worthwhile is a risky business,” writes Marsha Sinetar in Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics: “because it means that once we know it we must look for it. It also means that without it life it will have no value.

Did you know that problems with binge eating, substance abuse, destructive addictive relationships, and obsessive behavior are, in most cases, misguided attempts to satisfy the heart’s desire?

We are amazing miracles of creation. Within each of us there is a driving force, which will NOT give up and disappear. We can try to drown it with a loud and strident life, anesthetize it with food, drink or drugs, avoid it through some fanaticism or another, run away from it being frantically busy, ignore it by working obsessively, be drama and agony too overwhelmed to notice; but as soon as the inevitable quiet moment occurs, there it is, urging us to move on. Often times, people misinterpret this uncomfortable inner restlessness and call it “fear” or “loneliness”, but it is only the call of the heart. Until we recognize it, it will not allow us to be at peace. Believe it or not, our hearts are filled with purpose and meaning, and we will constantly be pressed to discover our true desire and act accordingly.

A spectrum is a wide range of something, like the colors that light creates when it is projected through a prism. A rainbow. My rainbow, the one I want to share with all of you, is the warrior rainbow. It is the wide range of people who are willing to face their own fear and anger, to challenge the terrors deep within, to challenge naysayers and critics, because they know how important it is to be who they really are. It is a broad spectrum of people, of all colors, orientations, beliefs, and experiences. Nothing fancy is required to take your place in the warrior rainbow, just the courage to be you, to face your fears, believe in yourself, be willing to fight where you can, while remembering that a rainbow warrior always involves prudent risks. -Destruction is not encouraged.

I find that many people who come to me for advice are “autophobic” – they fear themselves. They are afraid of feeling emotions, afraid of being forced to be alone with themselves, afraid of discovering what is really inside them. In fact, it is about fearing the power within. We run very fast, in an attempt to escape who we are.

“If the person insists on a certain program and does not listen to the demands of his own heart, he will run the risk of suffering a schizophrenia attack,” warned philosopher Joseph Campbell. “Such a person has … aligned himself with a program for life, and it is not the one that interests the body at all. The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors. to know what they should do, how they should behave and what are the values ​​they should live by … my analysis … is that we would rather feel alive than be alive. Sometimes it kills you, feeling so alive out there in a field of battle somewhere, or in a corporate environment where it’s pretty clear that you’re headed for a heart attack, and you don’t change your course because you’re living in that stream of energy and vitality. Your life away because of it. “

In reading the wisdom of the ages, I have come across this advice time and time again. Mankind’s best teachers insist that the cost of denying your heart’s desire is far greater than anything that could happen by following it. Every time my clients overcome their reluctance to know who they are, they release an inner power that transforms their lives.

What better time to become a rainbow warrior than now? Here’s Dr. Campbell’s advice on how to get started: “You must have a room, or a certain time a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe him. to nobody, you don’t know what nobody owes you … a place where you can simply experience and manifest who you are and what you could be … the creative incubation place … if you have a sacred place and use it, something it will eventually happen … Where is your happiness station? You have to try to find it. Get a phonograph and play the music that you really love, even if it is cheesy music that no one else respects. Or get the book you like to read. In your sacred place you have the feeling of “you” of life … for everyone … if you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a track that has been there all the time, waiting for you, and the life that you should be Living is what you are living. When you can see that, you start to meet people who are n in the field of your bliss, and they open the doors to you. I say, follow your bliss and do not be afraid, and the doors will open where you did not know they would be. “

I invite you to become acquainted with your heart’s desire, to join me in a resolution of surrender, to slow down and discover what is inside, striving to get out, yearning to make contact with you. Make a “sacred space” for yourself, and spend a little time in it, first reading or listening to music, and little by little listening to your heart. Maybe your life will change, as has happened with so many others. God has already blessed us all.

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