Discernment is something I actively practice in many areas of my life and often when I pray I will ask my angels to help be discerning with my words and especially the words I choose to use to communicate with others. I try and speak from a place of love and grace and I don’t always get it right but moving into a place of consciousness in where I take greater care with the words I choose to speak is important to me. The nursery rhyme that suggests “words can never hurt me” is such an ignorant statement, though I’m sure it was said with good intention but the fact is, words can cut very deep and can even become ingrained in us and so it’s our responsibility as mothers, daughters, sons, fathers, friends, siblings and so on to speak with consideration. We can either be the voice in the back someone’s mind who makes them feel as though they can’t or we can be the voice in the back of someone’s mind who reminds them that they can.
it can be difficult to take step back and have a real authentic look at ones life and be honest with ourselves with the things that make us unhappy and it can be even harder if it includes people that we love or care for. It can also be hard if it involves our own self sabotaging actions. Whatever it is, whoever it is that is no longer bringing value or purpose to your life, just remember that sometimes we cling on to things and even people because they are familiar to us even if it brings our energy down, we can’t seem to help ourselves because of the ease that comes with familiarity. I think when conducting any change in your life, it’s good to keep in mind, to take things one step at a time, one day at a time and to be gentle on yourself whilst you process the change that needs to take place. Making changes big or small can appear daunting, I know and sympathise with that more then most but break it down and do what you, where you can and little by little you’ll have made more progress then you could have ever anticipated and before you know it, you look back and see how far you’ve come. But please leave space to patient with yourself.
It can be easy to become bitter through our personal trials and tribulations, especially for those who have been at the hands of cruelty of any kind. But I’ve learned it’s important if not necessary to use what has hurt us in the past in a way that helps one to empathise with others and hopefully as result, we may help to make their suffering a little less painful, then our own. We must certainly actively try to heal from our pain but also not loose sight of what it felt like because that way we can keep a softness that the world is in such desperate need of.
I find this quote so relevant and especially as someone who is actively blogging staged photos as well as spontaneous captured moments. I am someone who uses Instagram everyday and I like my account to look neat and well thought out and It’s taking part in something that us as external as Instagram that encourages me more and more to make sure it is aligned with who I am. It’s important for anyone who’s building a picture based on exterior to consistently check in with oneself and make sure that we are giving as much attention to our minds and souls as we do to the image that we create for ourselves. Our ego can work for us but it can Also prevent us from seeing our own truth and that is what we must be mindful of, always.
