Within each of us, there are numerous voices often that compete for our attention. It can be difficult to decide which one to listen to, particularly when their messages are all quite different, sometimes conflicting, and even alluring. One voice, however, is the speaker of truth. Among all your inner voices, your true inner voice is the one which encourages you, gives you hope, and pushes you to trust and believe in yourself. Conflict within oneself is often caused by dueling voices inside of each one of us. As we move through life, we get mixed messages from the various aspects of ourselves. Some of our voices, such as the naysayer or saboteur, can speak so loudly that they drown out the voice of truth. Listening to your true inner voice often the voice of understanding, support, and self-assurance - can help lessen and even resolve internal conflict.
If youre looking toward the future but your faith in your ability to succeed in life is wavering, you will benefit from finding and listening to your true inner voice. You can connect with it by remaining relaxed and alert, while listening carefully. If you have trouble distinguishing your true voice from the others, meditation may be helpful. You may hear many voices as you meditate, but the one you should pay attention to is the one that speaks to you with love, understanding, and compassion. It will bolster your spirits and urge you to go after your dreams. And it will never cause confusion, remind you of past mistakes, or cause you to doubt yourself.
The more you listen to and believe in what your true inner voice is telling you about your value and your potential, the stronger that voice will become. And the more you disregard the voices that can interfere with your resolve to succeed, the quieter those voices will become. Saying no to the voices that are judgmental and make you feel ashamed will help you stop being critical of your failures and afraid of success. By finding and strengthening your true inner voice, you will be able to ignore internal conflict and pick out the one that speaks the truth.
Dee - I really like this one. Could you send it over to the pain pill site? I have been struggling with so many different things over the years. The voices that say I can't do it have always been the winner. I'm going to try listening to the quiet one that says that if someone else can do it, then so can I. I have 57 days clean and sober today. I am now embarking to lose some weight. I didn't want to pressure myself with too much too fast. Now I am so uncomfortable that it's time. With the holidays in full tilt I'd rather take the bull by the horns now. So instead of relying on my own way of doing things, I'm going to join weight watchers and follow instructions. Someone told me, "when in doubt, follow instructions". Thanks for posting that one.
I liked this post. I get the perspective it is coming from. I happen to have the "thrill seeker" personality. I hear the "don't do it" but, the oh. my GOD that seems awsome ...voice is louder. Not just about drugs but, everything in life I want to take the road less traveled it usually leads right to trouble. I want to push all limits. I like to shake things up. I never could do just a lil of anything everything with me has to be all or nothing. That comes in very handy when i'm doing something productive . I never fail at things I set my mind to. That voice can be terrible when i'm on the path of self destruction. That "Bad" voice is SO LOUD.
Bump.
