Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Jun/July 2019 Aspire Magazine FULL Issue | Page 51

Life is not a random series of events. You
are all here by design in an intricate web of
complexity created to help you learn and grow
with each experience and with lifetime. When
given glimpses into the soul’s existence,
you’re able to more clearly consider our own
place in this world recognizing that no life
is wasted, there are lessons to be learned
in every kind of life. Every life has meaning
simply by having lived it. Your existence
affects others one way or the other simply
by your having been here!
The “Soul-Minded Approach to Living” takes
practice. It’s about shifting your perspective
to see things differently and knowing that
you are not alone. Empowered with the self-
knowledge of who you truly are, you can
move forward, with less worry, comforted in
knowing that you are here with a purpose
and your spiritual team is always with you
to help you succeed. Help is available when
you need it, you simply have to ask and learn
to recognize it when it arrives.
The following journal exercise can help you
to begin to discover and identify your own
gifts and abilities, many of which you carry
with you from lifetime to lifetime. Take time to
really look at yourself objectively to uncover
the qualities you possess:
1
One way to recognize your gifts is to look
back to your childhood. What kinds of things
did you enjoy doing without being told to do
world. It’s what makes you laugh at some
things and cry at others. At times you may
forget, but when you remember, it initiates a
wonderful acceleration of synchronicities in
your life.
them? What activities were you naturally
good at in school or in your social life? Were
you afraid or curious as a child? Were you
outgoing or were you shy?
2
What gifts, skills, and abilities do you
possess? Do you know the gifts that make
you special? Learn to recognize what’s
unique to you that you bring with you
wherever you go. Do people turn to you for
leadership, or a sense of comfort, or for a
laugh because of your unique perspective on
things? Do you have an upbeat attitude or
sense of adventure? Are you a good listener
or naturally organized? Do your talents lie in
gardening or are animals naturally drawn to
you? Are you good at building things or better
at demolition? Are you great at manifesting
ideas into reality?
3
What skills and abilities do you admire in
others? What do others tell you they admire in
you? Identify the special gifts you bring to your
relationships and interactions with others.
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