Clarifying your Soul’s Purpose is like doing a dance with your spirit, you just have to learn the steps.  They are as easy as 1,2,3…

Laura Hollick soul dancing. Photo by Kevin Thom. Hair & makeup by Sue Upton.

6 tips for clarifying your Soul’s Purpose

1. Decide ~ Make the decision that you want to know your Soul’s Purpose.  Decide that knowing your Soul’s Purpose is important to you.

2. Request ~ Have you heard the saying “Ask and it is given”, it is true.  You have to ask for what you want. Make a request to know your Soul’s Purpose. Say it out loud  “I want to know my Soul’s Purpose”.

3. Listen ~ Once you’ve made a decision and a request, you have to listen for your spirit to respond to your request.  The way to listen is to notice spirit nudges and intuitive guidance. Notice when you feel drawn to something, notice when something glows with excitement for you.

4. Decipher ~ As you listen within, you need to be able to decipher what is your spirit talking and what is something else.  Your spirit speaks in joy, aliveness, health, invigoration, and relaxation.  When you feel these you can rest in knowing your spirit is present with you.

5. Respond ~ When you hear your spirit you must respond to it.  If your spirit guides you to do something you must do it. If it is true spirit guidance you will feel awakened by the notion of doing what is asked of you, even if it seems challenging. Respond to your spirit by acting on your intuition.

6. Trust ~Trust your own rhythm and you will waltz right into your purpose.

*Take this a step further and discover your Iconic Trait,  which is like your Soul’s Purpose magnified!   Listen to the free audio called ‘Discover Your Iconic Trait’

*To take it even further you can begin your ‘Create Yourself’ Soul Art journey and transform your life & business into a work of art.

in-JOY!

There is something so intoxicating about being in connection with the Divine.  When it happens it can feel like a passionate Love Affair that washes over you like a storm, or it can feel like a Mystical Union that puts everything into perspective with a deep sense of peace.

Whatever it is, I shape my life around these moments and exercise my spiritual awareness so that I can deepen the potential for these experiences.

Being a Soul Artist is the practice of connecting with the Divine through art and creative expression.

During this past week I coloured a bunch of Mandala’s while meditating on my spirit.

While I was choosing the colours and selecting the arrangements I felt like I was romancing my spirit. With every motion I was inviting my spirit to speak with me and dazzle me with insights and guidance for my life.

I did receive a harvest of insights from this creative process. One of them was a list of 21 ways that you can romance your spirit to speak with you.

21 Ways to Romance Your Spirit

1. Set the intention to connect with your spirit

2. Bring closure to an old relationship

3. Organize your finances

4. Take a long luxurious bath

5. Go shopping just to try on beautiful outfits

6. Create a mandala

7. Call a friend

8. Watch children play

9. Laugh at funny memories

10. Go for a drive and sing to the music on the radio

11. Prepare a nourishing meal and enjoy eating it

12. Have a conversation with someone who thinks differently than you

13. Reveal the truth of how you feel in your journal

14. Fantasize the most amazing love affair

15. Just start running!

16. Send flowers to someone anonymously

17. Rearrange the furniture in your home

18. Think about all the things you love about your family of origin

19. Cuddle with a pet

20. Do something risky~ like telling someone the truth

21. Create  Soul Art!

Leave a comment and tell me some ways you romance your spirit….

Have you ever wondered ‘HOW’ your soul speaks to you?

With so much talk about soul, spirit, connecting with yourself, intuition, and listening to your inner voice…
What on earth does this really mean!? And, how can you get this working for you?

Before we even talk about ‘HOW’ your soul speaks with you, let’s figure out the value there is in being able to receive communication from your soul. There would be no point spending time figuring out ‘HOW’ your soul speaks, if it didn’t hold any value for you.

I would like you to imagine a situation in your life where you need to make a decision about something. You could potentially go one way or the other. Would you want to know what decision would guide you to your fullest potential and deepest joy? Or would you like to bumble around in confusion?

When you are able to hear your soul speak then you are able to receive nudges leading you to your fullest potential. Decisions become pathways to a rich meaningful life. Do you think that is valuable?

If you do, keep reading and I will teach you ‘HOW’ to hear your soul speak.

SOUL SPEAK

To hear your soul speak, you need to know what it feels like when you are not hearing your soul, this will give you a clear understanding of the difference.

When you are not listening to your soul, this is what you will most likely experience…. confusion, frustration, feeling stifled, anger, bitter, resentful, constricted, afraid, desperate, etc…

Surely you have felt one or more of these emotions, I know I have!
When you do feel these, they are indicators to put your soul ears on and listen up, because somehow you’ve gotten off track. This is not a bad thing, this is like your own personal GPS, letting you know
you are going in the wrong direction.

Knowing when you are going in the wrong direction is the first step to being able to listen. Let’s not underestimate the value of this, it is important to know what it feels like to go in the direction away from your soul, because then when you move towards your soul, you will recognize the feeling with greater clarity.

The next step to hearing your soul speak is becoming familiar with your own sense of joy, peace, fulfillment, and expansion. The more familiar you become with the way these emotions feel within your body, the more familiar you will become with your soul.

Listening to your soul becomes an act of finding those feelings wherever you are. Not to be confused with imposing these feelings upon yourself, but truly finding them within yourself.

TRY THIS RIGHT NOW
recall a time when you felt deeply fulfilled, and I mean deeply fulfilled! Notice how you feel in your body.

This is your soul speaking!

This week really take notice of how you feel, are you listening to your soul or are you moving away
from your soul?

Creating and living your dreams is RISKY BUSINESS because everytime you attempt to move, shift, grow and transform into that grander version of yourself, your mind gets busy trying to scare you into staying in exactly the same position.

Have you ever experienced this?

You feel the inspiration to grow, and you start moving in the direction of your dreams and then….Fear hits!

Okay, you are not alone. This is actually a healthy sign that lets you know your mind is actively serving you.

Your mind is designed to keep you safe and secure. If you begin to move into new territories and new experiences your mind translates that to be insecure, because it is unknown. As a loving, loyal servant to you, your mind will make you afraid so that you do not move into a potentially unsafe experience.

That is great to know, but now what!?

The big question is how t0 continue moving in the direction of your dreams even when your mind is trying to scare you into staying where you are?

I saw a beautiful quote that I would like to share with you:

“Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absense of fear, but the conquering of it.” -Dan Millman

Creating and living your dreams is RISKY BUSINESS because it will bring your fears forward. But, that doesn’t have to stop you.

If you are determined to create and live your dreams, then you will need a strategy for when the fear hits! I’ve designed an exercise for you to try when you feel fear set in.

This is for the brave soul…..

Living your dreams exercise for when the fear hits!

Take notice of what you are feeling and thinking. Write down on a piece of paper an exhaustive list of everything you are afraid of. (really include everything)

Once you’ve got your list of thoughts, acknowledge your mind for making you aware of these thoughts.

Recognize how your mind is doing an excellent job of trying to keep you safe. This is an important step, don’t overlook this step, really take the time to acknowledge your mind and Thank it for serving you.

Once you have fully acknowledged each and every fear thought. You are going to look at that very same list, but this time, looking at it through the eyes, and heart of your spirit. What is your spirit’s perspective on these thoughts?

For each and every thought you have listed record your spirits perspective on each one.

Now, introduce your spirits perspective to your mind and notice what happens.

Enjoy being exactly what and who you are celebrate every aspect of yourself!

As you are changing and evolving in your life:
Be kind with yourself
Be conscious
Have fun!