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Episode 3: Divine Within · Just Be True ~ A Soul-Led Podcast

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  Hello welcome beautiful soul so glad you can
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  be here welcome to I'm just be true a soul at
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  podcast I am summer and I am honored to share
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  the sacred space with you here today So before
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  we get started, I would like to first invite
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  you to check out my website page. It's just-be-true.com
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  There you can find all the events that
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  I am doing here in the Atlanta area. And I will
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  be starting online events soon. And that will
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  give you where you can register for these events.
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  Also, if you're interested in scheduling a one-on-one reading
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  intuitive reading with me,
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  you can do that as well on the Schedule Now page.
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  Also, I would like to invite you to check out
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  my book. I have a book that's been published
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  by Balboa Press. It's called Embracing Your Inner
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  Shadow. going through the storm and finding peace
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  on the other side. This is all about shadow work.
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  So if you have triggers, if you have emotional
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  baggage that you're still hanging on to, emotional
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  triggers that get popped off from now and time
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  and then, this is the perfect for you. It gives
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  you resources to be able to work through those
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  and be able to let go and become a better version
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  of yourself. And so be sure to check that out.
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  There's also resources that go along with that
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  that can also be found on my webpage. So I encourage
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  you to check it out. So today, I'm excited to
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  bring to you the divine within, that infinite
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  loving energy that flows through each of us.
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  It's not something that we have to search for.
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  It's something that we just simply have to remember.
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  And so we're going to talk about that. So as
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  we begin, let's take a deep breath in. And as
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  you exhale, let the noise of the world drift
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  away. And just be present for the next few moments
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  as we talk about this amazing topic. You are
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  a spark of divine light, a living expression
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  of source energy. And yet, it's so easy to forget
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  that truth when life feels heavy, when the world
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  feels uncertain, or when our own self -doubt
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  begins to whisper louder than our intuition.
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  And we've all had moments like this. A lot of
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  this can come when we have big losses in our
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  life. Our major turns and shifts in our life
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  that kind of throw us off balance. When we lose
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  something dear to us, such as a career, someone
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  we love, or going through financial burdens,
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  these things that take place, these are big losses
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  and can put us in a place of uncertainty and
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  despair. Some of you may go through a state of
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  depression and grief, and it's perfectly normal,
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  not something that you should judge or criticize
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  yourself about. Just know that it's normal for
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  it to happen. You may also find it challenging
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  just to get through the day. It may be difficult
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  to bring laughter or a smile into your day. You
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  know, it's just gonna be beyond your capability
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  at the moment. And we're going through these
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  hard times. This is normal, right? It doesn't
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  have to be. It doesn't have to be normal at all.
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  And we'll talk more about that. For some, it
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  may put you in a state of panic, feeling the
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  need to control the situation or take action.
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  And these actions may feel desperate, urgent,
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  or even uncontrollable. The feeling of loss of
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  control can be devastating. It can bring you
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  to take actions that you normally wouldn't do,
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  may make you act out of character, you know,
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  as if you're doing something different or that's
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  totally against your natural grain. You know,
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  many of us has probably experienced moments like
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  these. And I'm not saying that it's abnormal
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  right I'm saying that give yourself grace that
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  these things do happen but what we can do is
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  we can learn that there's another way to move
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  through things you know but what we can the first
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  step is that to learn is that divine source is
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  already within us is already ingrained in our
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  souls and only thing we have to do is figure
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  out how to tap into it We can also lose ourselves
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  when we try to look at others for acceptance
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  and approval, trying to fit in, trying to be
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  like the others, trying to be like the popular
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  kids or whatever that you're drawn to. It could
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  be in the way we dress, it could be in the way
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  we act. And it's when we try to find ourselves
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  in in the perception of others' opinions, when
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  we look at others for acceptance and approval
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  instead of looking within ourselves. I talked
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  a little bit about this in episode two in self
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  -acceptance. So if you haven't heard that episode,
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  I definitely encourage you to go take a listen.
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  And because this touches on that a little bit
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  there as well. You know, I'm here to say this
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  time is that the divine never leaves us. It lives
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  in our breath, in our heartbeat, in every quiet
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  moment when we pause long enough to feel it.
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  When we stop searching outside of ourselves for
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  love and approval, peace or direction, that's
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  when the magic happens. That's when we remember
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  the divine has been within us all along And it's
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  never going to leave you You may feel that energy
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  during meditation When you're walking or enjoying
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  time in nature You may feel it during prayer
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  or even in the stillness of an early morning
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  cup of tea or coffee It doesn't matter how you
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  connect. What matters is that you allow yourself
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  to be present enough to notice that connection.
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  You know, and noticing the connection is being
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  still, is being able to quiet the mind to connect
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  and receive. So for this next segment, we're
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  going to do a relaxation exercise. So if you're
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  driving, save this next section when you're not
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  driving, when you can be parked or no longer
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  behind the wheel. For those of you who are in
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  a space where you don't have to be paying attention
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  to what you're doing and you can just relax and
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  enjoy, then this we're ready to get started all
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  right so right now if it feels comfortable close
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  your eyes place your hand over your heart and
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  just breathe with each inhale imagine a soft
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  golden light expanding within you warm steady
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  full of love With every exhale release the thought
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  that you are anything less than divine We're
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  going to inhale golden soft light loving and
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  accepting Exhaling less than divine As you continue
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  your steady inhaling and exhaling relaxed and
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  say silently to yourself or out loud. I am divine
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  love in motion. I am connected to source within
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  me. I am whole. I am enough. I am light. So let's
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  do that one more time. I am divine love in motion.
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  I am connected to source within me. I am whole.
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  I am enough I am light allow this energy to fill
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  you from your heart to your mind through your
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  body and beyond knowing that this is your truth
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  and this is your divinity Open your eyes. I truly
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  hope these last few moments resonated with you
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  and made you truly feel the love and the divine
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  that is within you. So you're aware I actually
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  have several guided meditations that you can
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  find on Insight Timer. Just search for summer
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  as the teacher. And also they're on my YouTube
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  channel as well. So if you want to check them
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  out there You can they're on my meditation playlist
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  I'm not sure if you can search playlists on YouTube
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  because I'm new To that platform, but definitely
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  go there and check it out. My YouTube channel
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  is just be true So and you know check them out
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  and let me know and if you they resonate with
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  you share them with others right but getting
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  back to our topic connecting with the divine
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  often feels less like discovering something new
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  and more like remembering something ancient that's
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  always been there your experiences can conclude
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  several things it can include a stillness beyond
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  thought In other words, at first it feels like
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  quiet, not the absence of sound, but the quieting
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  of mental noise. Your thoughts soften, the need
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  to figure things out, loosen, and you feel held
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  by something greater than yourself, a presence
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  that simply is. It's like slipping beneath the
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  surface of the busy ocean into calm. clear water
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  where everything slows down and you can finally
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  breathe again. You can also feel like the warmth
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  of the heart. For many, the connection begins
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  in the heart. It might feel like a soft warmth
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  or a gentle pulsing, almost like your heart is
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  glowing from within. It's tender and expansive
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  and At the same time, this energy often brings
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  a sense of love so pure that it moves you to
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  tears. Not from sadness, but from remembering,
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  this is who I am. This is home. It can also be
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  a feeling of wholeness. There's no striving,
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  no comparison, no need to be better. You just
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  simply are. In this state, forgiveness flows
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  easily toward yourself and others. You feel complete,
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  peaceful. You have peacefulness around you. You
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  feel complete. You're aware that everything in
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  your life has a purpose, even the parts of you
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  that once resisted. That resistance had a purpose,
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  right? And if you're still feeling the resistance,
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  know there's a purpose to that and try to connect
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  with it to learn more about what that is, right?
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  It's like standing in the center of your soul
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  and realizing that every shadow And every line
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  belongs there, right? It's just how are we gonna
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  approach it? And how are we going to accept it?
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  And how are we going to resonate with that? Another
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  thing that you may experience is heightened awareness.
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  Color seems softer, more alive, music feels deeper.
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  synchronicities appear, the right words, the
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  right people, the right moments. The thing about
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  synchronicities that I'll say real quick is that
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  once you start acknowledging the synchronicities,
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  the more they'll happen. And that's amazing.
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  I love synchronicities. So they're truly amazing.
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  You may sense that the universe is communicating
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  with you through every subtle energy intuition
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  signs like it is all around you and There's an
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  inner knowing that is that you are guided with
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  right that life is unfolding for you and not
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  to you Right, so you're taking steps and life
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  is just laying out the red carpet for you Take
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  your way through. Another experience could be
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  an overflow of love or gratitude. When you're
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  connected to the divine within, it feels like
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  the love is just endless and unconditional and
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  pure. You may find yourself smiling for no reason,
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  moved by beauty and the simplest things, sunlight
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  on leaves, laughter, your own breath. Gratitude
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  flows easily because you recognize the sacred
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  within everything When I have these moments and
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  these are moments like it's not constantly But
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  when I have these moments The beauty and everything
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  I love the moments of the beauty and everything
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  the beauty in the wind rustling the leaves on
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  the trees The beauty of a butterfly, you know,
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  fluttering by. The beauty of a snail, you know,
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  moving across the ground. And you can look at
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  these things from a different perspective. Knowing
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  that these things were also created by the same
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  divine energy and source that you were created
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  by. And it gives you a different sense of connection
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  with everything, right? And yet, it can all be
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  subtle. It's not always a lightning bolt moment.
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  Sometimes it's quiet, a whisper that grows stronger.
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  the more you listen. Other times it's a wave
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  that washes over you unexpectedly during meditation,
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  prayer, music, or even while you're washing dishes.
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  But once you feel it, even for a breath, you
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  know it. You recognize that divine energy as
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  your true self and you will go out of your way
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  to experience more of those moments because they
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  feel so good and they're so healing and they're
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  so amazing. Now there may be some times where,
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  especially in the beginning, where the moments
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  can be a little overwhelming. What I say to you
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  is learn to be able to sit with that and to be
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  able to allow yourself to connect with the uncomfortableness.
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  because the uncomfortableness will become very
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  comfortable like a warm cozy blanket, right?
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  And you'll want more of it. So there are some
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  practical applications that can help you along
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  the way too. As you move through this week, find
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  little ways to honor your connection. Maybe by
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  sipping a warm cup of holy basil tea while reflecting
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  what your heart most needs. The honey basil tea
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  is a beautiful way of calming the body and opening
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  the spirit. It helps you return to that quiet,
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  sacred space inside. Or perhaps you can keep
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  a piece of amethyst nearby on your nightstand
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  or in your meditation space or simply held in
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  your hand. I have a piece of amethyst right here.
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  I like it, but there's a small piece here. So
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  you can just like hold it in your hand while
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  you do a meditation. The violet light reminds
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  us to stay aligned with our higher selves and
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  to trust your inner wisdom. So together with
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  the honey basil and the amethyst, you can create
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  a bridge between earth and spirit. grounding
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  you while lifting your awareness into the divine
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  clarity. I mean, you don't have to use these.
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  These are just additional tools that can help
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  you along the way. Right? So, you know that the
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  divine you seek is never outside of you. It lives
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  quietly within your breath, your heartbeat, your
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  stillness. Remember, awakening is not becoming
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  something new. It's about returning to who you've
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  always been and waking up and realizing who you've
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  always been. Carry that truth with you this week
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  and let it guide your steps, your choices, your
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  words, and your heart. I truly hope this resonated
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  with you. I want to thank you for sharing this
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  sacred time with me. If this message resonated
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  with you, I invite you to visit JustBeTrue, Just-be-true.com
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  to read this week's blog. Enjoying
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  our newsletter where you can explore each theme
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  in deeper and more personal ways. And until next
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  time remember, you are divine, you are loved,
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  and you are always connected to the light within.
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  I hope to see you soon. Bye.