Just shut up and LISTEN!

I know that is tough rhetoric.....but.....I am talking to me too;-) It actually is a perfect title to settle in to where I am going this morning in this entry.....I have been deeply listening to my inner voice in this era.....I like era better than chapter today.....so era if you will:) And the gift of being afforded the time, and space, to REALLY begin to HEAR yourself, cannot be overstated.....it is why coaching and therapy work so well....providing a space to filter through the noise, and just listen.....I have said it many times....but it has also been the value I have found in writing each morning.....So this week it was proven to me, so clearly the power in that.....the other morning, I think it was Thursday of last week, I had a young gal on my heart and mind....she is my friend's daughter....and I decided to buy her a little gift, right on the spot, thank you Amazon:) And.....it was SO clear to me that I should.....and so I gave her the gift on Monday....and unbeknownst to me, it was a timely gift.....one she needed RIGHT at that moment for lots of reasons....and the confirmation came of that.....and like wow right??? I feel that we are available to be used in this life to touch other's experiences.....IF.....we can hear the call....and the quiet mornings I spend, on my own.....in my favorite chair;-) allowed the space and quiet to hear that nudge, the whisper in my ear.....and it felt good to touch this young person's life at a crucial time in her life.....but it requires me to shut up and listen lol:) I have been sticking to my meditation daily amid the rest, and it has so many benefits....but one is the ability to REALLY hear myself and what is for me.....and what isn't.....more of that living live prayer business I talked about the other day.....The last two weeks have found me really hearing and understanding so much more.....like leap and bound stuff.....March was for sure a game changing month for lots of reasons for me....and I feel like I have stepped into a new era again.....it is coming with a deep knowing....one rooted in faith.....the peace in my life leading the way.....and I have had several people tell me the last couple of weeks, how peaceful and positive they find me, my energy being steady.....solid.....and peaceful.....and that felt like a lovely compliment.....because if we believe we are to be the things we want to receive, then that means I am right in the spot I want to be, to attract that kind of energy to me too.....but I really feel that now....for the first time in all of my life.....since my divorce....deep peace....a peace I have sought forever.....a quest of sorts....and now I got it:) And in addition to my fitness, and the rest of the treasures I have found.....I am not giving any of it back:) My dad came and put my treadmill together yesterday, so I am ready, running again will feel good amid the rest.....and as long as I keep shutting up, and listening deeply, well the rest will fall into place;-) You should shut up and listen too if you haven't been ;-)Happy Wednesday!:)