Written by Maeve Belshaw, co-founder at Soulful Soundwaves
2020! What a wild ride it’s been thus far and we’re only six months in.
This is the year of major transformation; there is no denying that. Our beliefs, our feelings, our fears and our lives have been shaken. What was normal, is now not there. Has our comfortable life how we knew it vanished? Or how do we go about getting it back?
What COVID-19 has definitely taught us, is that the comfortable normal we were once used to may not have been actually working for us. We just hadn’t realised it. Were we in harmony with all that we wanted to be, achieve and feel in this world? Or was it an illusion?
However, one thing is for sure we can now re-write what our new normal is in a more wholesome, fulfilling and satisfying way. Sure, it takes guts and commitment to gently jump onto a beast that may not be totally tamed, grab the reins and softly and kindly give the sign that forward is the only option. However, this isn’t something to fear. The untamed beast, is you - your soul! Your innermost precious being waiting to be felt, honoured and listened to.
The last three months provided us with something so out of the ordinary, yet also all kinds of normal at the same time. Spending 12 uninterrupted weeks with our children is something many of us wanted to do in the pre-COVID times, spending an afternoon baking and listening to an audio book was something we wanted to have the time to do but never did, and having the time to start (or finish) those projects we always wanted or said we would do are finally done. Yet, this time was something we feared. Doesn’t seem right really, does it? A time spent in close confined space with our families and ourselves was something we feared.
So coming out the other side of our isolation bubbles, this is a time to not just slip back into the old – especially back to something that was and never was working for us or our family in the first place. This is a time to write our new normal.
Our untamed soul steed is awaiting. However, forever it will not wait. This is our opportunity to take the first step - the first (and most important) step in a long journey towards a happier and healthier life.
Each and every action or decision we make is a choice. It is either a choice towards our soul desire or it is a choice to ignore our soul whispers and ultimately take the harder route. How do we know if it is right for you? Ask yourself and see how you feel. Can you feel happiness in your heart when you think of it or do you feel a tightening of your chest or sickness in the tummy? For our soul knows EXACTLY what direction and step to take to find our new reality.
The journey towards freedom is one of healing, not one that leads us away. For every step we take in our own ignorance is one step further away from our truth, one step further away from the best person we can be and one step towards misalignment and possibly even sickness.
This is our time. Right now. Although 2020 has been brutal is many ways, it is also providing us with a once in a lifetime gift. The gift of change and change for the better – for you, for me, and for every single one of us.
So together, let’s take that first step.
We look forward to sharing the journey as we collectively try to tame our soul steeds and find our new normal.