There are so many different ways and tools out there for what I call: “Still Small Voice Whispering.” Most of them are usually categorized under relax, flow, self-care, journaling and being kind. But there have been times in my life where no matter how much relaxation, meditation, silence and solitude I get, I don’t get anything from The Still Small Voice. This usually occurs after a time period of high stress and anxiety where I shut myself down for weeks or months on end, just to “get the job done.” I do this all the time even though I know…
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As I’ve mentioned in past posts, I’m not great at acting all the time with my Still Small Voice. I shared with a co-worker that if things in my life are messed up, it is not God’s fault (that’s the terminology that made sense for them). Or that it is not The Still Small Voice’s fault. The next step will be clear, simple and easy. The Still Small Voice says: “Step on the X in front of you.” I say: “Nope. I’m going to step to the right onto the Y instead. I want to see what happens.” It’s all…
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Listening to The Still Small Voice can get a bad rap. How many people have you heard of or talked to that made a seemingly insane, unhealthy or irresponsible choice that said “I just know I have to do this? I don’t have a good reason. I know I just have to.” (PS: I have been one of those insane people but stay with me.) You listen, trying to be patient but you really want to shake them and yell “What is wrong with you?! Have you thought this through at all?!” I am a default Billy Joel fan and…
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How can you tell when you are hearing The Still Small Voice or if your brain and/or all of your societal, social and cultural conditioning has taken over? The Still Small Voice is your inner knowing – it may speak, or show you a picture, or give you a sensory sensation. It may do all or none of those things. It may be consistent and sometimes it may do lots of different things. (I call that the “I need to get your attention because you aren’t listening to me” tactic.) It may seem like your brain and your body are…
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I was fascinated this past Sunday by the Biblioracle’s latest post: Where Did Our Authorities Go? https://biblioracle.substack.com/p/where-did-our-authorities-go?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web And fascinated enough to write a response as his final questions were: “So, tell me, what do you trust? Who do you trust? How do you work through the turbulence when you realize something you believed might not actually be true? Share your wisdom in the comments for the benefit of all.” I remember interacting with a similar question from Danielle LaPorte years ago when I was reading The Desire Map multiple times a year. It guided me through some personally troubling times.…
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And do we listen to the still small voice? The definition of the word listen from American-Heritage Dictionary via Google (because everything is via Google): 1) To make an effort to hear something. 2) To pay attention; heed. 3) To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend. So listening is not just hearing. How many things do you hear (and subsequently block out) in a day? In a week? In a year? The Still Small Voice is not the TV news, the book club pick, or your Instagram and Facebook feeds. It…
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“You should smile more!” & the relief of grey days Leaving the woods after my walks, I am always jarred stepping back on the road and into “civilization.” I’ve had access to these woods for years but only found out/had the courage to explore about 4 years ago. And even though I have easy free access to them, I still don’t go back there as much as I want. Which is silly. Because there is never a bad walk in the woods. There is always a good walk in the woods. Why am I not stacking the deck for me? …
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What an elementary school project taught me about life… From The Enchanted Life, Sharon Blackie… “The messages are clear: sometimes, you have to step off the path you are so determinedly striding along and learn a few more skills. And learn them properly – through your own lived experience, not experience copied from others; and by continuing to learn for however long is necessary, from someone who really knows. These stories tell us that sometimes it’s okay to feel that you’re not progressing, because, as we’ve already seen, the myth of progress is another of those profoundly pernicious myths which…
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There is this myth out there (and I’ve probably helped perpetuate it at times, I’m sorry.) The myth is that listening and acting on your Still Small Voice will solve everything and it will all be easy. HAH! Usually, listening and acting on your Still Small voice causes frustration, sadness, anger, chaos, disruption and all around panic. (Aren’t you so excited now? Can’t wait?) We live in such times that it is easy to be buried in and overwhelmed by choices and ideas that we never consciously chose. Trying to be conscious can be by itself an overwhelming task. (Why…
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Why and how to share… We do a lot of sharing on the internet. It’s kind of the Internet’s thing. Some of the sharing is good. Some of the sharing is bad. Most of it is somewhere in-between and in the eye of the beholder. And lots of it we would all probably be better off not sharing, no matter what the beholder decides. ANYWAY… Why do we share it? In sharing (because we are going to do it anyway), let’s do it right…intent matters. Intent matters. Because: 1) Sometimes we get lulled into thinking that THAT platform, or in…