Exploring Your Inner Self

Toi has the ability to go within and receive true inspiration. It could be a thought, a poem, or an insight about why you doing what you're doing. Allow yourself to receive this great gift from within. Open that inner door and find the gifts waiting there.

Transcript

A very big aloha.

I'm Reverend Cindy Palos,

And I wanted to talk about something that's been my kind of passion and way of life for so many years,

My gosh.

It's communication.

It's communication in the field of talking,

The field of writing,

And also sometimes artwork.

And I have found that communication for me is a wonderful way to express what's going inside my soul and my heart.

And then I seem to be fed by my meditation work that I do every morning.

And I think that I have found many amazing people who are musicians or people who are writers seem to be fed by refining that ability to receive what's going on and how to express it in their lives.

And you know,

There seems to be,

For me,

I see more women able to express themselves more easily than men.

But when men focus on their writing and they focus on their artwork,

It's actually pretty amazing.

I mean,

I know some amazing musicians that are men.

So this is something I think is a true gift that can be developed that is truly life changing.

And I think through meditation,

You kind of learn to build that bridge between what's going on inside yourself,

What you see in your life,

What you feel in your life,

What you're thinking in your life,

And how you express with others.

Now,

As children,

As babies,

You yell and scream if you want something,

Right?

You smile,

You know,

And nothing like a baby smile that makes someone else smile,

Right?

They're not at the ability where they can speak yet.

So look how beautifully they express themselves even without words.

So obviously,

As a baby,

We learn that pretty quickly,

That if we want to get a communication going,

We can do it through a smile or through crying or,

You know,

Making an expression.

And then as we get older,

It's interesting that we allow ourselves as children to play,

You know,

And easily.

And when you're out walking,

You see children will run right up to you and smile or even touch you,

You know.

And then I don't know where it is really.

I think it's around when you become more self-conscious at seven years old,

That you begin to be afraid to do what you did as a child.

Easily communicate what you're thinking or feeling or expressing or receiving in your expression.

So,

And then it kind of gets shut down.

Now,

I think that that can be renewed and restored.

I know it can be.

And I guess you have to be aware of that.

And I guess you have to be aware that you wish to do that.

And I think that the same process you go through in meditation is also a similar process to open up that inner part of yourself that really loves to find a way to express what's going on.

And then what happens on the level of your friendship and your relationships is one level,

But then there's another level.

There's a level that goes on between your inner self,

Your higher self,

Your soul,

And you.

And that takes a little more subtlety.

That takes on,

You know,

Something that's not using vocal words,

You know.

But at the same time,

It can really find a way to reach you and touch you.

Anything from looking at the beauty of nature and finding how wonderful and expressive that is as it reaches you in your life,

To reading a book,

To listening to music,

Can be refined,

Can be given expression.

And as it is given a chance to express itself,

It's really an amazingly powerful,

Beautiful thing.

Now,

If you're not aware of it,

If you don't have some outlet,

If you don't take time to be aware of it,

You may be missing out on something that's so valuable and important in life.

And some of that,

Again,

Is nonverbal communication that's going on.

So you have to trust yourself.

You know,

One way to do it is to just to sit and meditate.

Just take time to be quiet and to listen,

To allow yourself to listen to what's going on.

Now,

I know a lot of people and can communicate to God through prayer.

And then the thing is,

Do you listen to what comes to you as an answer?

Now,

If you believe in prayer,

You're trying to communicate that,

Are you listening to what's coming from within as an answer?

Is that same line that we're talking about,

That you develop in life in communication and awareness,

Developing to the higher sense within?

Now,

This again takes some time and energy because it's a little more quiet,

It's a little more,

It takes a little more ability to listen,

You know.

And as you listen to what's going on,

You have to have a space to receive the answer.

It's just like going out for a walk and having a space to see the beauty of what's around you.

It's the same process as actually I find is listening to beautifully inspiring music and receiving that inspiration that you get from music that just can lift you up so high.

Same process,

Same process can happen in meditation,

Where you're allowing yourself to listen to that highest energy field of communication that can come from within.

And that takes believing,

That takes allowing,

That takes building this receptive communication that is going on between your higher self and your mind and your personality and your level of your daily life.

It's a beautiful process to learn and it's not easily taught because this is something you have to do yourself.

You have to develop yourself to be able to receive what's coming from a higher place of communication.

Now,

Again,

This happens as you,

You know,

Go into meditation and you develop that inner relationship and you take the time to just breathe and to just be and to relax and to open,

Open that inner door,

Open up that beautiful space,

That wonderful space to receive and to believe that you can receive this beautiful energy that comes from being open within.

And as you breathe and as you allow yourself to just be,

As you allow yourself to listen,

To listen from within and receive what's there.

Just take the time to be here now,

To breathe and to be comfortable and to relax and allow the body to be still and listen,

Listen,

Listen.

Watch the colors.

As you've closed your eyes,

There'll be colors that drift by.

I'm hearing birds outside.

Do you hear anything?

Hear any noise or any kind of birds for you?

Maybe other noises?

I find birds are very much in tune with the energy that's present.

And as you silently allow yourself to open your inner door,

You can ask.

You can ask yourself.

Your inner self listens to you.

It does.

It knows you intuitively.

It's always there.

And ask if there is something that can be communicated.

Now you can be specific.

You think there's a situation in your life or maybe you want to hear a message that might direct you and help you in your life.

Maybe you wish to be inspired.

Allow that door that receives that gift of creative information to be open wide.

And allow that inner self,

Your highest self,

To communicate with you.

And maybe it's one word.

Maybe it's a smile that comes to you.

Maybe it's a feeling.

Whatever it is,

Allow that subtle energy to communicate and receive,

Receive,

Receive that energy.

See where it comes to you.

Is it coming to your head?

To your heart?

To your body somewhere?

Your hands?

Do you notice something?

A difference?

A shift?

And slowly allow yourself to build that communication bridge where you come out of meditation now.

And as you slowly come back,

Allow yourself to receive whatever it is that might be coming to you as an impression.

And breathe it in and bring it to that conscious part of your mind.

And take the time to write it down.

Now it may be using your computer or your phone.

Whatever way you communicate,

Allow yourself to just have the time to allow that inner energy,

Whatever it might have been,

To be expressed through you,

To speak to you.

Now you may not always think that there's something there,

But if you start to do whatever it might be in the way of communication that you receive it,

If you allow yourself the time to write it down,

You will be amazed.

Now maybe it's just a word or two,

But then maybe more will come.

I know many wonderful writers who say,

Just write.

Don't think about what you're going to write.

Just write.

Just write and see what happens.

It's pretty amazing.

It's pretty amazing.

I get a message every day.

Even when I think there's nothing there,

Something comes.

Isn't that amazing?

What a great gift.

Now I hope you get to understand the power of that gift,

The beauty of that gift,

That way to honor yourself and trust yourself enough to build that communication.

It may be through,

Again,

Through art.

It may be through writing.

It may just be through your perception of what you're seeing,

But it's a beautiful way to have the inner come out and to understand what's going on inside yourself.

I send you the greatest gratitude and blessings and love.