Inside each of us we find the voice which if we listen closely can tell us what is right for us and help us follow our intuition to get there. Counselling London can help you with identifying what it is that stops you from finding your inner voice. The inner voice is very quiet and has usually been drowned out by other, louder voices.
When we are new to the world we begin to make sounds and noises. At this time we speak free and uncensored, allowed to explore until adults tell us we shouldn’t and that we must door say “this” instead.
In a bid to please our parents and teachers we stop listening to our own quiet internal voice and begin listening to theirs so that we can get praise and learn about the world, but then when we grow up things change.
When we grow up we no longer have our parents and teachers to listen to as much so we begin to feel lost and anxious. The mitigate this feeling we run around desperately seeking “important” people to listen to, from government officials, to our significant others until one day we change, again.
Suddenly we grind to a halt and become depressed asking, “What about me, who am I, what do I want?” We no longer want to listen to another “voice” or the “voices” no longer “reach us. Now what?
Now it is time to listen to your soul. To hear what it has to say. After all you are the greatest expert of your own life. But how? That voice is tiny and whispers. Life is too busy, noisy.
Breath. Just stop whatever you are doing and focus on each breath, focus on who is breathing. Yes, it s you. Now say hello to you. Have you ever really listened to you?
Good communication is the most important aspect of any relationship and the most important relationship that you have should be the one you have with yourself.
Keep breathing, slow and steady; now listen close, with no distractions. Do you hear it?
What do you want to say? Now open your mouth and say it. Do not stop it or feel foolish, just say it. Do not listen to those loud voices telling you that you should or you ought, that is just the ghosts of those “others’”
Let your voice keep speaking until it is through. Let it say what it will. I know it is a weird experience but you have finally taken that first step toward finding your own voice, now all you need is practice.
This is life and you are the greatest expert. You are the one that must make the choices for you, but it takes listening to your inner voice and self permission.
Once you begin listening to yourself, you will start to love and accept yourself, and once that happens you will be able to love and accept others for who they are not what you think they should be.
