How to Align Your Life with Your Inner Truth

10/28/2024

Deep breath in and deep breath out. The words are there, the passion is there—don’t stumble as you try to get it out. Stop focusing on perfection and saying it just right. Instead, focus on getting all of the thoughts out on paper.

Today, you’re looking at living bravely.
Living in accordance with one’s own truth. This is something you have helped multiple people find over and over again. So what does that mean to you? What does that look like for you? You have the stories and the answers.

ARE YOU LIVING BRAVELY?

Start with you.

The bravest decision you had to make was admitting to yourself what your deepest desires were. You grew up learning to be ashamed of sex, so talking about fantasy or enjoying sex just because it felt good wasn’t something you were comfortable with—let alone the desire to play in a group, have a threesome, or be tied to a wall. Those made you feel less than human, and yet you didn’t know why you wanted them. But you did.

The problem was, you couldn’t even admit it to yourself. You couldn’t say the words. Well, if you can’t accept yourself for who you really are, how the fuck do you expect others to?

It’s easy to bury who you are so deep inside that you actually become the person the world tried to turn you into. In fact, it happens more often than most realize. The people bustling around every day, from the grocery store to the bank, are nothing more than carbon copies of who they were prepped to be. Their beliefs exist because that’s what they were taught as children, and these beliefs were reinforced through adolescence and young adulthood. At some point, those beliefs root so deeply that people think they came up with them on their own.

They become adverse to change, critical thinking, and self-awareness, and achieving a purposeful life isn’t even on their radar. Much of the time, the person walking around in this bubble doesn’t realize that they are merely existing—not living. They’ve buried their truths so far down that there isn’t even a rumble of them trying to escape.

But those of us who are self-aware and understand human nature see it. We see it in the snap judgments and defensiveness they send out because of their deep insecurity. Insecurity is rooted in misalignment, and someone who is pretending to be someone else is more than slightly misaligned—they’re driven by fear.

The Two Types of Fear

The only way to overcome fear is by being brave. But I say this cautiously, because I see two types of fear.

There’s the fear that leaves you excited. You’re nervous and scared—but excited—because you want what’s on the other side, even though it’s unfamiliar and terrifying.

Then there’s the fear that leaves you petrified. It literally freezes you. You don’t want to go, you don’t need the $200, but you feel pressured to be brave. I don’t believe pushing through this type of fear equates to bravery.

Bravery is about owning who you are and what you actually want. Sometimes, NOT doing the thing is the bravest choice you can make.

Brave Decisions as a Compass

Think of brave decisions as your personal compass. Your due north is your inner truth—it’s who you are at the epicenter of your core. Brave decisions will always point you back to that truth.

The problem is, most people have been conditioned to ignore or override those feelings. They’ve literally lost the ability to locate their own intuition.

How to Reconnect with Your Intuition

Here are ways to reconnect with your intuition:

From Google:

• Meditation: Regularly practice meditation to quiet your mind and access deeper awareness.

• Mindfulness: Be present and observe your thoughts and feelings without judgment.

• Observe gut reactions: Pay attention to your initial feelings when making decisions.

• Body awareness: Tune into physical sensations like tightness or discomfort as intuitive signals.

• Spend time alone: Create space for introspection.

• Nature immersion: Spend time in nature to calm your mind and connect with yourself.

• Deep breathing: Relax and access your intuition through conscious breathing.

From Me:

• Daily journaling

• Brutally honest, gut-wrenching conversations with yourself

• Digging deeper into discomfort

• Moving your body

Signs You’re Out of Alignment with Your Truth

• Jealousy

• Constant burnout and exhaustion

• Guilt

• Anxiety

• Anger

Signs You’re Living in Your Truth

• No longer wishing you were someone else

• Feeling comfortable in your own skin

• Understanding the depths of your worth

• Maintaining strong boundaries

• Freely speaking your truth

There is a thin line between confidence and arrogance. Choose confidence by living bravely in alignment with your truth.