No doctor, therapist, healer, or external being can heal you. He/she can be a catalyst, can inspire you and motivate you. They can help you to see things that you already know deep down. They can hold up that mirror in front of your face, to be that gentle reminder of who is in there, and what you are all about….no doubt about that. But you have to make the decision, you have to do the work, you are the one you’ve been waiting for..you are the healer.
We all know that February is heart health month. I want to place the focus on the hearts’ role of the soul. Being healthy, the act of obtaining and maintaining health has a whole lot more to do with your mindset, your self-love, your tribe than what is on your plate and how much you exercise. This is not to diminish the importance of those things, but to bring more awareness to the fact that if you are eating pristinely, exercising every day, staying hydrated and getting plenty of sleep…. if what you feed your mind with and surround yourself with is negative in nature, you will never be healthy.
I am not writing this post because I am an expert…is anyone? I am writing this because I know quite a lot, through life experiences. Things that presented themselves to me so that I could grow stretch and move on…not so that I could repeat these things over and over in life.
News and Social Media
One of the first things we need to analyze is how much negativity we are allowing into our space day in and day out. As much as we think we can watch the news every day, scroll through Facebook the moment we wake up or the last thing before we close our eyes at night…..those negative energies we allow in truly live in us. I very rarely turn on the news and began unfriending/unfollowing negative people, pages, and groups. I very rarely watch horror movies, crime shows, etc. I am an empath, and in order to not only survive but thrive as one, if I want my soul to be at peace, and live a positive life…..that does not feed my soul, so it is out. Those days of ‘saving’ someone from themselves….over. NEVER again.
Do the stories you allow on your feeds, on your TV, at work, maybe even your home…are they feeding your soul?
True Health
Finding true health is not about doing everything right, walking the walk every single day, and having everything go your way. It is not about staying in a hole and ignoring the negative things. That is not what I mean. It is a way of being. It is a way of showing up with honesty, showing up for your life fully…and surrounding yourself with others that do the same. Really finding your tribe. Those people that feed your soul, and you can do the same for them.
My healing crisis, my soul assassination were complete blessings. It was a call from my spirit to wake the fuck up, see how I was abusing myself, how I was ignoring my soul and allowing my own ego and the egos of others to affect me. I would not trade my hardships for the world. The lessons have been amazingly powerful and finding my true tribe a blessing.
Now that I am listening, I have gotten back to my gifts. I am creating art again, got back on my yoga mat. Make conscious times away from any outside media and negativity and quiet my mind.
I am curating things for you as well. Through my growth and new approach to living life, I have shifted my business model, my passion, my mission to speaking on mental wellness.
I will be sharing what I have learned. I will peel away the layers of healing. Helping you to find yourself. Helping you to see that you are good enough, always were, always will be. I will share with you directly and indirectly. By doing what I do and being who I am. Passion, compassion, creativity, nurturing, sensuality, receptivity, raw, real.
Wishing you abundant health and happiness xo
Leslie
