Walking the path to authenticity requires continually practicing awareness. Awareness of when we are being guided by our own intuition and values and when we are instead being guided by our programming. Which is the push from our conditioned self to be accepted and understood.

This is not an easy path, for it requires constant scrutiny as the conditioned beliefs and values that we are surrounded with and are continually reinforced within us keep constant pressure, so much so that sometimes we can’t tell where they end, and we begin.

As these start to fall away more and more, we start to see that we are not what we have been taught, we are unique we are our own being (part of a bigger whole). This can be unsettling, to say the least, as it can leave us feeling lonely, cut off and an outsider to everything we have known in our lives up to this point.

There comes a time along this path, probably numerous times, when you will come up against a conditioning that has become such a part of who you thought you were that you feel that if you let it go you won’t know who you are. It is in these times of transformation that the push to gain acceptance can be such a draw that it pulls us back into the programs. The loneliness feels too much, and it feels like it is easier to just remain in the place where we are.

Yet there is a very strong part of us that wants the freedom that comes with authenticity. That wants to return to our natural state of being. That wants to be our own support. These are the times when we feel like we need to stand firm like a mountain against the elements of our societal conditioning and be strong in our own KNOWing.

It is at these times when our practice of self-love, acceptance and grace are our lifelines. It is at these times that we know at a very core level that we need to stand firm and continue down the path no matter how difficult it may feel.

The beautiful thing is, is that as alone as we may feel we never really are alone!

We always have a team of guides, angels and other beings supporting us and cheering us on. No, it is not the type of support we are used to it is one that is less obvious and more a part of felt sense. It is more the love and connection we feel from them, than it is a physical presence.

We were never meant to walk this path alone, for alone it is way too easy to get lured off course.

Trust yourself, trust your Soul for it knows that you have chosen this challenging path to feel the expansion and freedom that you have craved. It is at this pivotal point that we have to practice surrender and leaning into trust more. It is at this point that we invite the process to awaken, shift and transform us. It is at this point that we open our hearts and minds to our greater Truths so they can be revealed, and we can feel more connected to something way bigger than we can even contemplate.

The process is not an easy one! It is not for the faint of heart and it requires a dedication and commitment to self that few are willing to accept. It is for the brave hearts and Souls that know the choice to be on this path was really the only choice there was, for the other options were unacceptable.

To all you courageous Souls who have chosen to walk this path. I see you! I love you! I am you! And I am grateful for you!

Much Love

Tara

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