Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Dec/Jan 2018 Aspire Mag Full Issue: Taking Time fo | Page 67

EASIER DECISION MAKING When we are not connected to our soul, we are making decisions from the mind and often swayed by fears, false beliefs and the opinions of others. It is difficult to know if the decision is truly right for us, or if it just looks good on paper. Often the choice that the soul wants us to make doesn’t even make sense, but later on we see why it was the right one. I notice that when I am making a decision from my mind, I bounce back and forth between options, questioning my choices, doubting myself. It takes forever and is also agonizing. But if I can take the time to ground, center and connect with my soul, I can feel the right answer almost immediately. For me the answer that is in alignment with my soul gives me a warm feeling of rightness and calm, as opposed to the other choices that make me feel anxious, tight, off-center, nauseous, cold or empty. It may be a different experience for you. “Yes” often feels expansive, and “no” feels contracting. Some people receive the answer as a voice in their head, a knowing, a sense in their gut that something is right or wrong, an image, dream or vision. Practice connecting with your soul and making simple decisions, or even yes/no questions, until you get comfortable with how the answers feel to you. It is important to establish this to understand how it is that you sense what is right for you and what is not. Practicing also helps you to trust the answers that you receive, which will make it easier to receive your answers and use this for more important decisions. IMPROVED HEALTH When we are not connected without soul, or are doing things that are not in alignment with our true self or soul, our health can be affected. One of my clients had been working in a stressful job that she didn’t really like, but she stayed there because she needed the money and benefits. For years she had been taking classes in something that she really felt passionate about. She kept saying that someday she would start a business and do what she loved. Suddenly she developed a health issue that kept her from working. Her doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong. She would improve on the weekends, but as soon as she would go back to work the issue would return. After a while, she realized that 67 Do you often find yourself asking , “Why is it important to be connected to our soul? What difference will it make?”? Here are four life- changing benefits that connecting with your soul can create: