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When we begin to know ourselves at this deeper level, life doesn’ t necessarily become easier, but it does become clearer. We recognize the difference between intuition and fear, between reaction and response. We learn to discern what truly nourishes us from what only distracts.

Awareness brings us back to choice, the power to pause, breathe, and respond rather than react. From this space, we meet life from presence instead of our patterns.

This is what it means to move through life with awareness or consciousness. To live as an active participant in our own unfolding rather than as a passenger of old patterning.

As we come to know ourselves more fully, something tender happens: compassion arises. We begin to see the younger versions of ourselves not as mistakes, but

as messengers. We begin to recognize the strength that was forged in the very places we once felt broken.

Knowing ourselves at the soul level doesn’ t separate us from life— it weaves us more intimately into it. We begin to sense our connection to those who came before us, to the earth that holds us, and to the greater intelligence that pulses through everything. In that awareness we remember that we are not here to prove our worth— we are here to embody it.

So pause. Breathe. Listen.

We already carry the map that we’ ve been seeking.

The journey home begins the moment we decide to look within.

When we meet ourselves with gentleness, life meets us there too. Every moment of awareness is a doorway home.

SHARIE HOHN – Sharie Hohn is a holistic healer, energy practitioner, and founder of Illuminate Your Potentials. With over three decades of experience bridging science and spirit, she helps women uncover the hidden beliefs, emotional imprints, and ancestral patterns that shape their lives. Through her integrative, soul-centered work, Sharie guides women to remember who they are and live from that truth. Click here to download your complimentary Personalized Eye Matrix Guide: Discover If You’ re a Luminary, Muse or Seeker gift today! Learn more about Sharie’ s offerings at www. SharieHohn. com