The Psychic Pathway to Joy By Sonia Choquette

Ten Ways to Lift Your Spirit

• When you leave work, leave work.
• Go for a walk with someone you love.
• Invite friends over for a potluck dinner and board games.
• Don't take phone calls during dinner.
• Don't take work phone calls in the evening or on weekends
• Tell stories instead of watching TV
• Get a manicure or a pedicure
• Do something creative or artistic with your hands, and give your mind a rest
• Write a long letter to a loved one
• Take a leisurely bubble bath while reading your favorite magazine

Here’s a good idea;
Sit down in front of an open window and simply
enjoy the view for five minutes a day.

Ask yourself

• Are you meditating regularly?
• Have you practiced the thumb-forefinger stress buster?
• What was the best experience you had this week?
• Is it difficult for you to make the time for and be fully present?   If so, what do you fear?
• Name your three favorite ways to spend quality time with your friends and loved ones.  When was the last time you did one of these three things?

Intuitive knowing is actually the art and practice of listening with your heart, for it is there that the voice of inner wisdom speaks.  It influences the way we take in information.  Listening from the heart helps us focus on becoming aware of not only the content of information but it's intent, it's essence, as well.

Look for what is true, what is real.  And trust what you discover.

We find our inner voice, and the path to personal joy in the heart.  It leads the way to a broader, deeper perspective and understanding both of ourselves, and others.  It brings our attention to the unseen subtle aspects of life and directs us toward a more creative, more loving, more healing approach to life's difficulties.

Trusting Your Heart

We all feel heart-based connections from time to time because it is our nature to do so.  The problem arises when we tune out or doubt this inner sense of awareness, surrendering to the world of outside appearances and opinions instead.

Pay attention to what you are feeling and be aware of how it affects you.  To do that, turn your awareness inward and look for your truth. Develop a keen sense of how energy, seen and unseen affects you by focusing in your heart, where your true and authentic self, your soul resides.  Only when you listen with both head and heart and listen to what you feel to be honest and true will you have a clear and complete sense of real direction in life.

Every time you need guidance, counsel, direction or simple reassurance
from Divine Spirit, close your eyes; take in a few deep-cleansing breaths, and then place your attention directly on your heart.  Allow your focus to rest there quietly for a moment or two, and then ask your heart to guide you.  Trust whatever feelings come up.  Don't censor or discount a thing.  If nothing comes to you from the heart immediately, don't worry.  Relax.  Remain open and patient.  Guidance will come before you know it.

A great way to open your heart is to actually place your hand over your heart, and let it rest there as you speak and listen to another.  This gesture indicates that you are sharing your deepest truth and that you want to be truly heard.  It also conveys that you are truly willing to listen to another as well.  This is an especially effective technique for settling arguments and opening up troubled communication.  It clears away discord and allows real understanding and communication to occur.

One way to better hear your spirit is to
stop asking others for their opinion.

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