To Thine Own Self Be True

An inspirational talk to encourage you to find your own inner voice. It's so important to foster that inner connection to your true self and to have the courage to follow the special gifts you have. I include some inspirational quotes from Shakespeare and Mother Teresa, and do a meditation to help you connect your soul and find that inner vocie to help you find a way to express it.

Transcript

Aloha,

I'm Reverend Sinti Palos and I'd like to talk about being true to yourself and to develop your special precious gifts that are uniquely yours.

There's a wonderful play that Shakespeare did.

Hamlet lived through the ages,

Of course,

And there's a quote in there that says,

This above all else,

To thine own self be true,

And it must follow As the night the day.

How can't not then be false to any man?

Of course I love Shakespeare.

And that quote says so much.

And we have to always go back to our inner self and really search our soul to see if we're being true to our inner self,

If we're expressing who we really are.

It's very easy in this day of social media to become accustomed to wanting to post things that will be liked.

And then we check to see how many likes we've got.

And then we'll do more posts like what is liked by others,

Right?

And we get trained to not necessarily post what we really want to express or our own true self,

But what others want us to express.

There's an amazing quote from Mother Teresa.

She was such an amazing woman who really truly walked her talk.

She said,

People are often unreasonable,

Irrational,

And self-centered.

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,

People may accuse you of being selfish and having ulterior motives.

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,

You will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere,

People may deceive you.

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend your years creating,

Others could destroy overnight.

Create anyway.

If you find the good you do today will often be forgotten,

Be good anyway.

Give the best you have and it will never be enough.

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis,

It's between you and God.

It was never between you and them anyway.

There's such truth in those words.

And I think those words are key to how she was able to do her work,

How she became so strong and had such courage.

And we have to really look at how we are connected to our special gifts and how we express them regardless of whether or not other people may think we're right or wrong or judge us or like us.

There was a wonderful documentary that Michelle Obama,

Our former First Lady,

Just had done.

It was based on the book she had written called Becoming.

And it was extremely interesting because she would take time during her book tour to go into schools and talk to school children.

And you could see they were very intimidated and some very scared to even be there with her and also very impressed.

They'd talk about some of their issues and she would always try to turn them back on her understanding what made her be able to be who she is.

And she expressed it to them,

Telling them,

You are unique.

You have your own gifts.

Don't worry about what other people say.

Don't worry about trying to be the top of your class in the numbers that you get.

But find out how you can find out what's really inside of you,

What makes you uniquely you.

And develop that,

You know,

And share that with others.

And it was so beautiful to see their eyes glisten and the light bulb go off.

And see that sometimes people hadn't really encouraged them to find their unique gift and to be themselves.

And you can develop that.

You know,

I find that it's very easy in meditation to develop that connection we have to our soul and to God and to who we uniquely are.

Affirmations and prayers work as well.

Here are some affirmations on this.

I'm listening to your inner voice.

I know that I am expression,

An expression of God's uniqueness here in life.

I honor my unique expression.

I honor this gift that God has given me.

And I connect with my inner self in that light to express it daily.

I breathe in my soul and spirit and I find a way to let it be coming out through my daily life.

I take time to pray and meditate.

I listen to that inner guidance,

That voice that leads me on the right way.

Thank you God and so it is.

Here's a prayer to listen to your inner voice.

Lord,

My inner voice cries out to be heard.

The soul of mine listens and observes and here I am to express your words.

Lord,

I know that you have given me a purpose in life.

I know that I am unique and a reflection of your love.

Allow me to call upon your strength and express that uniqueness.

To hear my soul speak to me,

To find my true purpose and my inner gift and let it come forth in my life.

God,

I honor your energy.

I plug into your light and love.

I breathe in your spirit and I take the time to find that gift you have given me.

Amen.

Now let's do a meditation,

A unique meditation that finds our connection to that beautiful inner self,

That jewel that we have within our soul.

Take some deep breaths in and out,

Breathing in,

Smiling and releasing your breath.

Embrace yourself as you would embrace your closest friend.

Breathing in and allowing your light to shine as you breathe out.

Let that light come and fill every single cell and part of your body.

Breathing in deeply,

Pausing and connecting to your soul and breathing that light of your soul out into every part of your mind and into your heart.

And now go to that sacred place within your heart of hearts and try to remember what you have come here for.

What is it that you really love?

What is your unique gift that you are here to bring to the world?

Allow yourself to go deeper and deeper into that place where you are connected to that gift of who you are,

There in your soul.

Get the vibration of that energy in and let it re-energize you and listen.

Listen to your unique inner voice.

Listen to your soul.

What would your soul say to you right now?

What message are you here to express?

Find that energy that resonates there in you.

Find that inner voice that speaks to you.

Let it fill your mind and your heart,

Let it feed your energy and your divine purpose.

Be in that space where you know what your unique gift is.

How would you follow the words,

To thine own self be true?

Find that inner truth and feel it ringing like a bell alive in you,

That truth of all truths.

And allow yourself to realize that when you are true to yourself,

That you are also true to your soul and true to God.

And that nothing can take that from you.

It's between you and God.

And breathe that energy in and allow yourself to bathe in it,

To believe in it,

To absorb it and see if some words come.

What is your truth of truth?

What is your unique gift that makes you you?

Let it be manifested,

Let it be expressed through you.

And now slowly come out of meditation.

And if there's a word or a thought that came to you,

Take the time to write it down.

And allow yourself to follow that thought,

Follow that lead,

Take action on what is there that you need to express.

And know that you can turn within every single day and get more energy,

More reinforcement.

Be re-energized and renewed by that one source that feeds your soul.

And breathe that in deeply and say,

Thank you God,

And so it is.

Thank you so much for allowing yourself to be connected with your soul and your true inner gift,

That part of you that is uniquely you.

God bless you always.

Reviews

Amazing talk, prayer and meditation!
Thank you 🙏🏽 so much for the power in your words. Peace and blessings to you.

Such a beautiful and inspiring reminder of what truly matters. Bless you and thank you.

Thank you for all the wisdom of your talk/prayer and meditation.
Blessings to you with love

Thank you for your inspiration and the reminder to be true to myself❤

Thank you for reminding me tosearch my inner self so that I am aware of who I am, where I’m going, what I’m doing, and why I am doing it. I will learn to be true to myself.

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼 I shall be true to myself. Grateful for you.

Thank you Cindy, two of my favourite quotes! Loved the meditation! Peace abs blessings to you! Namaste 🙏 🙏🙏

Beautiful 😍

Lovely self compassionate meditation, thank you 😊

Thank you 🙏🏾

So helpful, we often neglecte our own well being, & connection with our soul and God 🛐🙏

Heartfelt and brilliant