Inner Wisdom & Creativity Blog

I saw clearly today how each of us is a light in the centre of the Universe…we each represent the Universe as it revolves around us. It’s like we are all having the ‘Universe’ experience, all from our own perspective. We truly are each the centre of the Universe (wrap your head around THAT one!).

Then, I understood that the Universe is neutral. There is no good or bad, right or wrong in the Universe. The Universe encompasses ALL things, it excludes NOTHING, and those things in and of themselves are neutral. They simply are what they are.

The variable is us. We ACTIVATE things in our experience by thinking about them. We tend to either think of things as good or bad, right or wrong, and this determines how we experience those things.

In that regard, we also have ultimate control over our personal experience in life. All that is required is that we take notice of our thoughts and examine them. When we shine our conscious light on something, we can start to question if our thought or belief about it is really true. What is true makes us feel open, light, flowing and good.

When we feel bad, we are restricting our energy, we are shutting ourselves down in some way and feeling conflict, resitance, pain and fear. Examine any thought or belief that makes you feel that way and ask if it is really the truth. Ask “is this how Source sees this?” and use your inner knowing to feel for the answer.

This is how you free yourself from all the pain, fear, suffering and stuck-ness in your life.

Wow! What a day!

If you’re a friend, family member or have been part of my social media circle, you’ll know that I’ve been keen to launch myself and my self mastery coaching and mentoring but something has been holding me back like a vicious circle.

I have written notebooks full of ideas and I’ve had the ‘know how’ to set up coaching programs and multiple streams of income as part of my business. I’ve taken in a lot of info, watched a lot of videos, listened to a lot of teleseminars and audios, read many books. All the while hitting a brick wall every time it came to pulling together my “stuff” and launching it in a particular way.

Lately I’ve really been feeling the frustration of having great ideas but hitting that block…around and around again. BUT, I did know that something would have to give eventually and that I was still in a process of clarifying until I tapped into that missing piece of my internal puzzle.

Today was one of those really strong angst days where I was so sick of not moving forward.

I decided to ask my soul what it wanted.

I acknowledged that one of my strongest core values for my business is FREEDOM – to express who I am and in sharing my gifts to help others. It’s why I left my previous business partnership. My soul longed for freedom and no constriction.

Herein lies the conflict. I kept trying to use a business model where I would be packaging my “content” and offering it in different ways to clients. Something kept feeling unsettled about that and I KNOW to listen to my intuition…it’s just that sometimes we know something’s off but we don’t know why or what to do about it.

The good thing is that the more roadblocks we hit and the more frustrated we are, coming head-on with what we DON’T want, we eventually get to that place where we can clarify what we DO want. When we reach that point where we can ask the right question, the answer ALWAYS comes. I knew this but it didn’t help me stop the frustration of not HAVING that answer yet.

As I’ve been exploring various business models and what others are doing, I repeatedly identified some things that didn’t sit right with me (not that they weren’t right for others…just that they didn’t resonated with how my soul wanted to express itself). As I encountered them repeatedly it helped me become clear about what I wanted.

Earlier today I wrote down clearly that I wanted to be “leading edge”…not to do something someone else was doing. I also realised that I was most passionate about what I do when I’m in the process of helping someone – I wanted to feel passionate in my work, not to have to write an article or seminar just to have content to share. I had this inner sense of co-creating with people. I also realised that I’d previously observed how others naturally draw from me what they need, from their own asking. So I had to acknowledge that a big part of who I am and what I do is in working intuitively, without a pre-determined plan for “content”.

Ahhhh….my soul took a deep breath! While I knew these things about myself like seeing myself doing retreats and feeling strongly drawn to connect directly with people, I devalued this about myself by thinking I still had to package myself like everyone else and offer that “content” in some way. Wrong. In the last 24 hours this little voice in the back of my head was telling me that I needed my own business model. When the bits fell into place and I stopped trying to fit the “template”, my soul started buzzing.

Another AHA – the purpose of past pathways becomes clear…

From 1999 to 2002 I studied for 4 years to earn a Bachelor of Education degree where I explored my love of learning but felt conflicted with the restrictions in the education system. I didn’t end up teaching like I’d envisioned for those 4 years but I was divinely guided to then home school my eldest children for 2 years…and now I know why. EVERYTHING I identified about learning naturally and providing the space for learning to take place as a facilitator and guide… is WHO I AM. I’ve known I am a guide but it’s really deeply hit home how it all ties together for me.

So, this is what you can expect from me:

• facilitating sacred environments and opportunities for you to connect with your soul in your own unique and powerful way
• to be there to intuitively answer your questions based on my own connection to Source…being the guiding light that allows you to tap into your own inner light
• to be the one who sees your truth and value and reflects that back to you
• to integrate your powerful transformation and insights with casual, fun, playful and creative environments – bring on the coffee-shop gatherings!
• to guide you into the space where you can tap into your own inner wisdom, inspiration and creativity
• to gather together circles of women where everyone’s knowing can deepen and widen by co-creating together – this is the leading-edge stuff where we all contribute to expanding each other’s knowledge, wisdom and inspiration. Bring your pens and notebooks!

Ain’t it grand! LOL

Self Mastery

Mastery of one’s domain is to be its leader -
the source of power that makes decisions
and others look up to for direction and advice.

Mastery of a subject is to have studied widely and deeply
- to be able to hold a conversation
and teach others of the subject.

Mastery of a skill is to have practiced so often
that the ability comes effortlessly -
without the need for conscious thought.

Mastery of the self is most elusive of all -
requiring patience, understanding, commitment
and bravery -
not of any domain, knowledge or skill,
but of the mysteries within.

No-one else can judge mastery of the self,
except the individual in question.
No-one else can ask the hard questions
and give honest answers.
No-one else can look in the mirror
and see what is really there – inside.

Mastery of the self requires
first meeting the self, then listening.
Mastery of the self requires action
to bring the inner self to the surface
where it can greet others.

And the Master of the Self does not shy away
when someone questions it,
It does not back down when challenged,
It does not conform to others’ expectations,
It does not require approval from anyone.

For only the Master – the true Master of the Self
can stand against all influences and be true to itself.
This is the ultimate mastery and is set as a challenge
for all who seek happiness, harmony
and a lifetime of fulfilment.

© Donna Thomson