{"id":6103,"date":"2016-11-03T05:30:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T12:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redshoezone.ca\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2016-11-02T13:58:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T20:58:40","slug":"your-soul-is-calling-how-will-you-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmywordjournal.com\/redshoezone\/your-soul-is-calling-how-will-you-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Soul is Calling. How Will You Answer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, it\u2019s your soul calling. I\u2019ve arranged a special event for you. This event will remind you to check in with me, to nourish me to see how I am doing and make changes if necessary.<\/p>\n

IT\u2019S YOUR WAKE-UP CALL<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\"woman<\/a>

Hello……it’s your Soul calling.<\/p><\/div>\n

It always comes as a surprise. You don\u2019t know what it\u2019s going to look like or when or how it will arrive. It could be a serious illness or a significant life event like the kids leaving home. It can be the ending of a longtime marriage or retiring from the work world. It could be losing a loved one or narrowly avoiding an accident.<\/p>\n

However it arrives…it\u2019s an event that makes you realize life is short. Too short to waste in a job you no longer love. Too short not to buy those red shoes you\u2019ve always wanted. Too short to be surrounded by people who want you to live small instead of big. Too short not to take those risks you\u2019ve always wanted to.<\/p>\n

Wake up calls shake us out of complacency and oh-so-cozy routines.
\nThey cause us to question the meaning of our lives, our relationships and how we spend our time.<\/p>\n

It can feel like falling into a big black hole.<\/p>\n

It can jolt us to life.<\/p>\n

Some wake up calls make us want to hold our kids tight, tell people that we love them. Others encourage us to live life to its fullest, to reach our potential, to build a legacy. Their intention always is to shake things up and then step back and watch how we respond.<\/p>\n

HOW WILL YOU ANSWER THE CALL?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We all have wake up calls, but we don\u2019t always answer them. Sometimes we respond in a half in\/half out way, \u201cYes, but\u2026.\u201d.<\/em> Yes, I should make some changes to my life but <\/em>it\u2019s not the right time or right place. Yes, I would love to walk every day or take that art course but<\/em> I\u2019m too busy right now. Yes, I would love to\u2026 but<\/em> my aging aunt needs me, the kids need me, the cat needs me. But<\/em> is (really) saying \u2026\u2026 no. \u00a0Not this time.<\/p>\n

Answering a wake-up call and getting into action requires a subtle tweak. \u00a0It\u2019s tiny word change and it has big consequences.<\/p>\n

Here it is, \u201cYes but\u2026.\u201d revised to \u201cYes and\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suddenly everything shifts.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cYes,<\/em> but\u2026.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0resists, closes the door, shuts down possibilities.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Wake-up call \u2013 Declined. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/strong> opens, expands, and builds on what we\u2019ve been handed.\u00a0\u00a0 It welcomes change and new-ness into our lives and goes to work creating possibilities.<\/p>\n

Wake-up call \u2013 Accepted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYes and I will take the step.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

YES I’LL TAKE THE STEP<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Answering a wake-up call requires we take a step into the unknown. This can be scary. It can be exciting. It can be both. The step can look like signing up for that class you always wanted to take. It can be making the decision to quit your job or close your practice. It can mean following your curiosities to discover passion + purpose.<\/p>\n

When we take a step into the unknown the future may look a bit murky, unimaginable or even a complete blank.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cHow can you know what you\u2019re capable of if you don\u2019t embrace the unknown.\u201d<\/em> Esmeralda Santiago<\/em><\/p>\n

Give yourself the time and space you need to heal, regroup, rediscover yourself and become the woman you were created to be. Answering the call requires a promise to yourself that you will keep going, that you won\u2019t fall back into old habits.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep going trust everything will come to you in the right time.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

It can mean being willing to sit with uncomfortable emotions.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter where you are in your journey that\u2019s where you need to be. The next road is always ahead.\u201d<\/em> Oprah Winfrey<\/em><\/p>\n

It can mean exploring our habits and beliefs that are no longer working for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must be willing to let go of the life we\u2019ve planned, to have the life that\u2019s waiting for us.\u201d Joseph Campbell <\/em><\/p>\n

A willingness to ask difficult questions. To spend time understanding why we have made certain choices in our life and how we can move forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of difficulties grow miracles.\u201d Jean De La Breyere<\/em><\/p>\n

Our soul wants us to thrive, to live life fully. It will continue to send us Wake-up calls and opportunities for true & profound healing until we\u2019re ready to accept the call and take the first step.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve answered a few wake-up calls. Here are 3 that stand out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first wake-up call was to \u2018retire\u2019 as a film and television actor at age 44. This industry that I loved and had been so good to me has a way of discarding women after a certain age, I could feel it breathing down my neck (wake-up call) so after a successful 3 year run on a television series I said \u201cthank you\u201d\u2026.time to move on. At that point I wasn\u2019t sure to what. But it all become clear within a few months. I carved out a path as an educational consultant using performance strategies to build critical thinking in youth. This work found its way into 3 countries and was deeply fulfilling. I loved it just as much if not more than being in front of the camera.<\/p>\n

The second wake-up call was when my daughter left for university.<\/strong> Life seemed to change overnight and suddenly I\u2019d lost my way (wake-up call) and was \u2018prompted\u2019 (read that as \u2018forced\u2019) to rediscover myself in the new place. The rediscovery process had extreme highs and lows but ultimately revealed a totally new direction that has included this blog and supporting other women in the (re)discovery process. This work is profoundly meaningful.<\/p>\n

The third wake-up call was heart surgery<\/strong>. Coming face to face with one\u2019s mortality is extremely difficult and very uncomfortable. I made peace with death not something I ever imagined doing and the learned preciousness of time and the understanding that this moment is all we have. This wake-up call shifted my world significantly. I now understand we all have a choice in each moment. My choice is to Act now. \u00a0Speak my truth, tell someone I love them, say YES, encourage another and give in the highest way possible in every situation.<\/p>\n

What have been the wake-up calls you\u2019ve answered? Where did they take you? What did you learn? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Please share your stories they encourage and inspire us all.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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