WHAT DOES THE SOUL WANT?

A 30-day journaling process for connecting with your soul in a deep, meaningful way
Coming into a new year we tend to reflect on the previous year. Were our hopes and dreams realized !o we li"e where we are heading #his also prompts us to loo" $ac" over our lives. %ave & accomplished what & wanted to Am & happy with my spiritual growth and development !o & have a clearer sense of why & am here on this planet at this time !o & feel good a$out the type of person & have $ecome 'y actions, $eliefs, goals, and connections (n my death$ed will & loo" $ac" over my life and $e pleased with the life that & have lived &t is sometimes difficult to have perspective when we are in the middle of things. %aving a perspective from a higher place often helps us see the $igger picture. )i"e in the movie, *&t+s a Wonderful )ife, evaluating our lives from the overall view of our e.istence - not just our momentary perspective. Who do we ta"e our direction from Where do our influences come from %ow much power and authority do they have over us Are the decisions and life choices we ma"e a$out career, relationships, goals and dreams really our own #a"e some time to reflect on the influence that you might $e unconsciously $e responding to $y contemplating these categories, or others that come to mind. /. 0arents1grandparents - our up$ringing, family values and e.pectations, cultural traditions, our ancestry, social class. 2. (ur spouse, children, si$lings, friends - people whose opinion we value, whom we want to please, to ma"e them proud of us. 3. 0riest, minister, religious doctrine, spiritual mentor - may $e divinely inspired and have our $est interests at heart, $ut input still filtered through their own values, education and e.periences. 3. (ur !4A1genetics, past life e.periences, unconscious motivators 5. 6ocial propaganda, ads, #7, educational system, e.pectations of living in the 86 in 20/3 - car, house, %! #7, cell phone, good jo$, social contacts, college education, etc. 9. Conscious and unconscious social mores and e.pectations - 'en wor" and financially support the family. Women nurture children, emotionally support hus$and, etc. :. ;our ha$its - $ased on programming, $eliefs, e.periences < the path of least resistance. !ifficult to change without a pressing reason.

=. (ur own needs and wants, talents and a$ilities, our desires and values. What if you could tap into an aspect of yourself that wants nothing from you, no agenda - just love, happiness and fulfillment #his is difficult to imagine since we have so many responsi$ilities in our lives spend a great deal of our time wor"ing a jo$, studying at school, doing activities to please others, ta"ing care of family matters and our own self care, shopping, laundry, coo"ing, eating, cleaning, yardwor", house and car maintenance. 4ot that this isn+t rewarding - it can $e very rewarding. >ut what if we can tap into this uncomplicated, simple, joyful connection to our purpose, to what we+re all a$out, to our joy, to our growth and development (ur teacher Audle descri$ed the soul something li"e a /000-lighted chandelier, a /000-spo"ed wheel, a /000-pieced pie. ?ach light or flame represents one of the /000 laws of our universe that we are here on this planet to master. #hin" of it as the soul+s journey to live life and learn lessons, to grow and develop until we have mastered these /000 laws - $ecome complete1enlightened. ?ach lifetime we $ring down a piece of the pie @one of the /000 lawsA to $e addressed, e.perienced, ac"nowledged, wor"ed through, until we have learned that lesson, mastered that law and a flame is lit in the soul+s chandelier. #he goal is to get all /000 flames lit, master all /000 laws, complete the perfect pattern of our oversoul through our deeds, actions, development, e.perience and understanding. %aving this world view may help us withstand some of the more difficult life e.periences @death, loss, griefA when we can see that these e.periences are ena$ling us to learn a lesson that we otherwise would not have *gro"ed,. #hese e.periences may $e what is needed to move us further along our spiritual path - providing what is needed to put light into our soul. As we are doing our year in review, it might $e helpful to e.amine what percentage of time our attention has $een focused through conscious understanding @viewpoint of the soulA vs. what percentage of time do we spend in activities unaware of our soul+s purpose %ow do we even "now what our soul+s purpose is %ow do we find out #he presumption is that living our soul+s purpose will help us feel that our lives have meaning - that we are really accomplishing something valua$le and meaningful. #hat we have gifts and talents and specific life e.periences for a reason.

6o, when we as" the Buestion *What does the soul want , we are accessing that higher $roader perspective a$out not only our actions now and how they affect our lives $ut also to determine whether we are doing everything we can to perfect that perfect pattern of our oversoul. We can also receive guidance from our soul that can direct us to "eep on trac" with those $eliefs and activities that support our "nowledge of who we are and why we are here in a happy, joyful, caring, rewarding way.

THE PROCESS
&t might $e helpful to clear out the old year, release, resolve, get rid of things you no longer need, let go of grief, sorrow, trauma, and complete unfinished $usiness from the previous year prior to $eginning this process. 8se a $eautiful journal to record your e.periences on a daily $asis for 30 days. /. 'editate, $reathe, $ecome peaceful. Calm your mind. Cela. your $ody. 2. As" to $e connected, in communication with your soul. 0eacefully $reathe. )et go of any preconceived ideas a$out what the answers might $e, or the form they will ta"e. >e neutral. )et the answers come however they come. After each Buestion wait patiently for a response. #he answers might $e $rightly visual, or ver$al, or sym$olic, or li"e watching a movie, or a faint impression, or all of the a$oveD Accept whatever form the answers ta"e. &f you need clarification, as" for it. *0lease communicate with me in a manner that & can understand, that has meaning for me., #he messages will continue to $ecome clearer the more often you communicate with your soul. As" your soul, *What do you want , @Wait patiently for an answer. Cecord the information in your journal.A As" your soul, *!o you have any messages for me , @Wait patiently for an answer. Cecord the information in your journal.A As" your soul, *!o you have any guidance for me , @Wait patiently for an answer. Cecord the information in your journal.A 3. 6ee, feel, imagine the /000-lighted chandelier as a wheel at the top of your head. 6lowly lower the chandelier down through your $ody until you reach the ground. When the wheel reaches the ground, then slowly raise the wheel $ac" toward the head. !o this several times. ;ou are infusing your $ody with the energy vi$ration of your soul. >reathe and Affirm, *& fill my $ody with the energy vi$ration of my soul,. 3. 0our as much love as you can into your soul. 5. As" your soul, *What can & do for you my precious, $eautiful soul , @Wait patiently for an answer. Cecord the information in your journal.A 9. As" your soul, *&s there anything else & need to "now, @Wait patiently for an answer. Cecord

the information in your journal.A :. 'a"e a commitment to yourself to follow through with the information received from your soul. =. ?.press your gratitude to your soul for connecting and communicating with you.