59: How to Feel More Connected Spiritually and Have Faith with Toni
The human experience is a beautiful thing, even when it\u2019s challenging. It is sacred when someone is vulnerable. Today\u2019s caller, Toni, shares her vulnerability as she asks for guidance. She reveals that many of the decisions of her life come from a place of fear. Toni is confused about what security and love really are. We talk about having a relationship with a higher power especially after she has gone through times in her life when she didn\u2019t feel there was any kind of God. There IS some kind of higher power. There are so many names for it, so many ways people interpret it, but to me, it is infinite unconditional love. It may be hard to believe in any kind of God, when there is so much suffering in the world. The best way I can attempt to understand all the horrible things that happen, is that they happen as a result of human choice and free will. While many human choices are still made from a place of pain and fear, we are in a time of awakening. We are in a massive shift in consciousness. What is available to us all, is to make the choice to see the world through spiritual eyes. See ourselves through more spiritual eyes, without judgment; to see through the eyes of infinite and unconditional love. To heal our own pain that is preventing us from feeling connected to a higher power. We are moving into more acceptance, forgiveness and gratitude. If you are craving a deeper spiritual connection, please don\u2019t wait for God to prove itself to you -- instead, open your heart, and pray to be shown the way. You are a spiritual being having a human experience. You are one. You are love. You are connected. \xa0 Consider/Ask Yourself: \u25cf Do you feel you are operating more out of fear than faith? \u25cf Are you making a lot of decisions with fear or self-doubt? \u25cf Are you a people pleaser, who is afraid of disappointing people? \u25cf Is connecting to a higher power challenging to you? If you do have a connection, would you like to deepen it? \u25cf Are there situations in your life that make you doubt whether a God exists? \xa0 Toni's Question: Toni feels all aspects of her life are affected by her making decisions from a place of fear. She would like to find a way to think more productively. \xa0 Toni's Key Insights and Aha\u2019s: \u25cf She fears failing and disappointing people. \u25cf Her self-worth is based on her people pleasing. \u25cf She\u2019s confused about what security and love really are. \u25cf She hasn\u2019t felt protected, or connected to her spirituality, since her father passed. \u25cf She feels like she would be clearer, if she had a spiritual connection. \u25cf She has been operating in survival mode. \u25cf She should know she is not broken. \u25cf She can change her relationship with herself, today. \u25cf She can focus on her blessings, not on her fears. \xa0 How to Get Over It and On With It: \u25cf She should realize she can access her spirituality. \u25cf She should start processing her pain, and remove judgment, to arrive at forgiveness and love. \u25cf She should put herself in an environment where she can heal. \u25cf She can start cultivating her relationship with God, by talking to him/her. \xa0 Assignments and Takeaways: \u25cf What is in your way of a connection to a higher power? \u25cf What is keeping you in patterns of people pleasing and indecision? \u25cf Do you have old trauma that needs to be processed? \u25cf What beliefs may be keeping you from having beliefs? \u25cf What religious upbringing did you have, which no longer resonates with you? \u25cf You need to find which truth resonates with you. \u25cf Look for a spiritual community of people who are committed to awakening, and who know we are all connected to source.\xa0 \u25cf Start to develop a relationship with your higher power. \u25cf Pray. Pray for experiences, feelings, and pray to be shown the way. \xa0 Sponsor: Audible - Free audiobook download and a 30-day free trial. \xa0 Resources: Christine Hassler Christine Hassler Podcasts Christine Hassler Free E-book Find me on Snapchat @chrishassler @christinhassler on Twitter @christinehassler on Instagram Christine@christinehassler.com Over It and On With It Initial Podcast