The Shifts Getting Real: A Time To Heal

How can you use your time in stillness to be self-reflective rather than self-destructive? Our lives, schedules, and responsibilities offer a compelling story of being busy that permits us to distract ourselves from healing past regrets, pain, or to clear out these emotional closets. In this podcast, we talk about the shift (sh*t's) getting real and how to move through it.

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Welcome to La Vayon, Living Change with Colleen St. Michael's. I'm an intuitive development expert sharing the tools and information to partner with you as we enter a new era of inspiration, Motivation, Growth, And healing. Thank you for joining me on episode two of La Vayon. This topic is the shifts getting real. So what does that mean, The shifts getting real? Often I'm asked in practice each day by my clients as what is happening? What is happening inside of them? What is happening within them? Why do they feel different? Why are they feeling so uncomfortable? Why are they feeling stuck? Why are they feeling lost? And not only as an intuitive development coach teaching people to listen to that inner voice that is programmed with our life's soul prints, What were our purposes in this world, Why we are here, What our mark is in this world, What are we to grow through and learn through as students of earth? And it is in my work with angels as an angel intuitive for over the last decade that has really informed my world in a way that years ago I didn't even understand or believe to be possible. And so I'm super passionate about teaching each and every one of you about the greatness that's inside of you, About the inner voice that is trying to help you get out of your own way, This team of angels that we have that are surrounding us and supporting us. And it's not about a religion. It's not about a belief system. It is about understanding that we are souls here in earth school and we have these skin suits that are creating the human experience. And our angels are partnering with us to help us as we navigate this journey. So our intuition is that inner voice inside that is consistent. It is clear, It is calm, And it is the voice that we have not listened to because we were never shown how to listen to it, How to trust it, How to depend on it. Society has shown us how to follow along, Be competitive, Be in this rat race. And it has created us as a global community to just be disconnected and exhausted and not living life, But just trying to get through it. So when the shift's getting real, It is a message that we can no longer ignore our life prints. We can no longer ignore those inner nudges that are happening within us. We can no longer ignore the fact that we need to step up and be a participant in our life and not just someone who is navigating and negotiating with themselves constantly to make other people happy or to follow along and uphold our responsibilities. Because our greatest responsibility is to ourselves first. And when we neglect that, We start to feel the symptoms and the consequences of doing so. And that is feeling lost, Stuck, Confused, Frustrated, Resentful. All these emotions that are built off of us stepping out of the responsibility to tend to our own being. And that doesn't mean to be selfish. It doesn't mean to ignore what other people feel. But it is to step into what is that we want, Checking in and asking ourselves, Am I happy? Am I even understanding what it is to make me happy? Is it something that I'm chasing, But I have no idea what it looks like? And often I'll share with my clients when they share with me that they just want to be happy. And the million dollar question is, Well, What makes you happy? And often there's just this long pause, A concerned grin, And then a sadness that they just don't know. So how do you know what you're looking for if you don't know what it is? How do you know what you're seeking if you don't and can't identify it? It'd be like having a missing person and having the whole town gather and law enforcement saying, We're on a search. We have to find this missing child. But we have no information. We have no information of what the child was wearing, What the child looks like, What the child was last and where we've seen it. We would never head up an investigation with absolutely no information. But yet we are so programmed to be seeking happiness, But don't know what we're looking for. So the shift is it's getting real, Is shifting from this very outdated program that we have been running on and running out of fumes. That we've been running on to chase in life, But don't actually know what it is we're chasing. And often people feel like they'll know when they get there. Well, If you've been carrying that quest for finding happiness, Inspiration, Hope, Or purpose for any longer than this moment that we're in, You're probably feeling unsuccessful because you probably have been chasing happiness for quite some time. And one day just blends into the next and then it just becomes a pattern of chasing, But not necessarily recognizing what is. So as we're shifting out these old emotional patterns, These old behaviors that have been handed down through our ancestors and our family lines, And they're just outdated. And it's not saying that they weren't supportive when they were presented to us or when our loved ones who handed them down lived them. But our times are very different right now. We are in a new era and this is our awakening. And in the spiritual community, The word awakening is just a very, Very basic explanation of we were living asleep. We were living preconditioned to be pleasers. We were living in the state of greed and the competition struggle. And when we awaken, It is waking up from that sleep-like state and becoming more consciously aware of what it is we're feeling. We're becoming more aware of our discomforts. We're becoming more aware of what our thoughts are doing. We're becoming more aware of why is it that the things that once brought joy to me don't feel joyful? Why is it that the career I chose not feeling like it satisfies me, The relationship that I'm in, Why doesn't it fulfill me? Why isn't the things that I thought I once wanted, Why am I not finding peace within them? Well, Everything changes. Everything is love, It's in a state of change. And as a society, We definitely crave change, But resist it when it comes to changing our patterns. We want to change our car, Our homes, Our nail polishes, Our hair, Our bank accounts. We're constantly in a quest for change. We accept when nature changes from season to season, But yet when it comes to really bringing it back into what we have control over, We are often stuck in that illusion of what we have control over. And that creates that place where we really feel lost. And we're never lost. And just like we are on this global pause, Which is all part of this shift, It's all part of this great awakening, Where it's truly giving an opportunity for every individual who resides on this beautiful planet to step out of this insanity that we call living and step into themselves to ask and reevaluate and assess what areas of my life are out of balance. What areas of my life am I not living in having a say in it? What areas of my life do I feel like I'm suffocating because I can't see how it could change without having casualties left behind? So often when our intuitive voice is speaking with it, It's speaking in consistency where you might hear that message, It's time to change your job. It's time to follow that passion. And passions are not irresponsible. To follow a passion, To be creative, That is not irresponsible. It is a part of a harmonizing symphony within you that is helping to create balance. Whether you follow passions to have an outlet, Whether you follow passions to create a profit. In the angelic world, They give a recipe of the three P's. Purpose, Passion, Profit. It is not one or the other, It is a combination of using all of your three P's and bringing it into the world and understanding that we have been living irresponsibly under the title of living responsibly. Staying at a job that is unfulfilling and is toxic because there is a fear of money. Staying in a relationship because of not wanting to hurt children. Staying in toxic relationships with our families because they're family. We keep negotiating ourselves to create comfort for other people and situations, But in the end who's winning? They're not authentic relationships when you're not actually in it. We're not authentic time that we're spending with people if we feel resentment and frustration. We're not being authentic to ourselves if we're negotiating our own personal body as a shield to the assaults that we receive from toxic relationships. So in not wanting to hurt others, We are tearing ourselves apart. We are emotionally becoming empty. And how do you know if this is where you were at? It's by what you feel. Confused, Stuck, Lost. Feeling of helplessness and hopelessness. So the word shift in Webster's dictionary means to move or cause to move from one place to another, Usually in small distances. So there's a key word with that definition, Shift. Move or cause to move in small distances. The key word small, Subtle movements. We live in a very past faced society where everything is instant. Instant gratification, Instant information, Instant connection, Text messaging, You send it, You want a response. You send an email, You want to Google something. You want information and it is readily available relatively quick without a lot of waiting. So what would be our first response when something doesn't feel good? We want to be impulsive. We want it to be just as quick to move out as it is to get information on the web. It doesn't work that way. Technology cannot speed up the process of actually learning to feel your emotions. We cannot consistently keep distracting ourselves from what the indicators that we were born with are showing up and showing you. And that has created a lot of discomfort in people. It's created them to start numbing, You know, With using substances just to quiet that feeling, Step out of it. You know, We abuse food, Alcohol, Narcotics, Whatever, You know, We distract ourselves with technology, Gambling, Something that takes us out of feeling what's in front of us and trying to impulsively just respond by quick fixes, Quick gratification. And as we are all guilty of this, We know it is not a long-lasting solution. So in that word, Shift is getting real. So it's small movements that create a lasting habit. And it's understanding that we all are equipped to handle any of the experiences that have been presented to us in life. But it's how we're choosing to respond to what those experiences have been. And it's not about, You know, Blaming anyone or creating stories. And that's where, You know, We have this ego, Which is the polarity of our higher self. It's the polarity of our intuitive voice, Right? So it's the ego is, I always teach my students, The ego is not your amigo. It is the voice that is launching the assault constantly on you and, You know, Dragging in and pulling up the archives of any, You know, Experiences that you have maybe felt rejected or not good enough or, You know, It taps on our unworthiness and our insecurities. It is aware of all the emotional closets that we have created and not wanting to feel and deal with what has happened in our world. So it then keeps us small. It keeps us held back. It keeps us down. And we never attempt to, You know, Give ourselves permission to start thinking about making a positive change, A change that we have been receiving from our intuition. The ego is quick to snatch it. And then it creates another negative story. And it's enough with the storytelling, Right? Because we're just creating these false stories about ourselves and they are just boldface lies. If we actually had people in our life who follow us around, Who lied to us the way we have, We would never allow them. We would never trust them. We would never bring them into our circles. But yet we allow the lies built on these stories about who we are to control our lives. So we need to understand that you are capable. You are absolutely equipped to thrive in life. You are absolutely built with everything that you need to step into your greatness. And I know every single one of you out there believes this. But you're afraid to believe it. You're afraid to put any faith into that investment because you don't have evidential proof that it's possible. But your ego has supported you long enough with all of the negative talk that supports you're not worthy. Because in that belief, Our personal energy, Our personal vibration system attracts situations and people to validate that inner belief of not being worthy. So the first thing we do in shifting is understanding the differences between those two voices. And understanding that the ego is always going to keep you confused. The ego is always going to want to keep you down. It is the illusion of your personality, An extension of it. But it's not your truth. So when we are looking to shift, And if this is something that is new to you, It is about understanding that you have control over what it is you're saying to yourself. And it is about self-awareness in what direction your thoughts are bringing into your life, Consciously or unconsciously, As you're living your daily routine. So your first step is to pay attention to how often your thoughts go into that negative space. And when you notice it, Just say stop. And repeat it with an affirmation because short affirmations do not offer the ego any ammunition. And repeat it to yourself, I'm enough. That is not my truth. I am worthy. Whatever it is that you feel connected to, But your first step is being aware of how often you are unconsciously negative about yourself and about what you're capable of and situations that are around you. Be aware of how often you're telling yourself stories. Be aware of how often you are getting lost in these stories and then building more pages to these stories. And each page that you add on becomes more and more catastrophic. And then you actually allow it to then become how you are living your day. You become responsive to these stories that you've created in your mind. And then you become a puppet to them. You show up to life to that story. We need to cancel, Clear, Delete that story. And it's a practice. It's a subtle shift each day. Just being mindful. Just being aware of what direction your thoughts are going into. Because you will see why your life looks the way it does if you don't feel a fulfillment in your life. It's because your thoughts are taking you exactly down the road that you're driving. And that's how we become empowered. We become empowered by allowing ourselves to take the wheel. Take control over our thoughts that are constantly punishing. And then start filling those pages with the stories that we want to live. Stories of what you are capable of. Stories of how you absolutely are capable. As a professional medium and working in the afterlife, I have learned so many beautiful morsels of information to live by. And once the soul crosses over, It is no longer aligned with anything that doesn't align with love. So when a soul crosses, It completely understands what it's capable of, What it was capable of, And what we are capable of. And it's amazing to understand that as our soul crosses and the information they share is that they feel as though most of us save life and are afraid to live it. And they want us to live life and not save it. Because we understand how capable we are. We understand that all of that worry was an investment in a bankrupt company. All of that time agonizing over things and people that just weren't in alignment with our soul's purpose. The most incredible piece of information that I've ever been shared and given is understanding our life review. I was raised Catholic, So I was in a belief that our life review was like Judgment Day or the day we were punished and the day we were kind of scolded for how we chose to live or mistakes we made. It was a very gray area for me because I lived a lot of my life in fear of Judgment Day and wasn't living freely but was living feeling fear. And it's not about living fear. It's about living because I was just a good person on the inside and these were my choices. And all of us have that goodness inside of us. And we are going to make mistakes because mistakes are opportunities for us to grow. And we have to honor those lessons that we are in so that our being can learn and expand. And as I've learned in the afterlife, And we have that life review after sitting with thousands of guests and speaking to their loved ones in the afterlife, About the life review is not about Judgment Day because that is solely a human condition. It is not a soul condition. And in our life review, We are shown what life looks like from the day we came into this earth. We are shown how successful that we have been since we took our first breath but give no attention or recognition to any of those successes because we're so disoriented in the journey that we're in that we don't pay attention to the facts of where we came from. How many times do you think in your day how successful you were that you learned to roll over, That you learned to move your hands, Hold a spoon, Hold a glass, You know, Learn to think, Learn to run, Learn to ride a bike, Learn to read, Learn to excel in advancement in school, Learn to accomplish tying your shoes, Success, Success, Success. These are very tangible successes, Very factual successes that we have all experienced on some level but give no praise or attention or give any trust to that we are successful. But that's what the life review shows us. It shows us that we have proven success but yet we got distracted. We distracted ourselves out of that belief in ourselves that can take us from this discomfort, Use our inner tools to take us back into our path. And it is in that knowledge that I encourage you to sit with yourself and write down all of the things that you have been successful with because you will see that you have surpassed all of the things that you hold yourself accountable for. If we are doing weights and measures, Your successes in life outweigh the things that you hold yourself emotionally responsible for and punishable for. You know, That pause in life has been happening well beyond this global pause that we are all on today. We have paused our journey and stopped it numerous times if you are consistently living in the past and judging it. If you are afraid of the future, If you are mentally assaulting yourself today, You have already been paused well before this global pause happened. But now is a great opportunity for you as the energy from the universe is nothing but supportive. Our teams and the divine are closer than they've ever been because their influence of this pause to release the distractions, To release all of the things that we run from and creating a stillness to allow us to be still. To acknowledge that nature just allows growth to happen. Animals follow their instincts to live. Nature follows its instincts to thrive. Death and rebirth. Death and rebirth. Cycles of life. We are all a part of this ecosystem in the living world and yet we fight the growth. We fight the death of ourselves and the rebirth. And it's all a natural instinct that all of us experience. So when we stop resisting and we start healing, We start paying attention to what is surfacing. Offering ourselves forgiveness and compassion and support. You will find that you freely are able then to release the things that have held you hostage. It's a freedom to allow yourself to listen to what your intuitive voice is sharing with you. Your intuition, Your instinct is specific only to your journey. It was never created for anyone else's journey but your own. So if you're spending time looking around and seeing what everybody else is doing, You're wasting valuable time because somebody else is doing what their journey is guiding them to do. We all have our own imprint in this world. We all have our own fingerprints in this world. And our fingerprints are our soul's guidance system. Just as unique. It's only for us. And as you listen and things in you start to be awoken because your soul is always listening and it's craving attention. It is craving attention to be heard, To be followed and to be listened because your soul knows that you never came here to play it small. And your soul knows that it has a gift that this world needs. Thank you for joining me on this episode of La Vejom with Colleen St. Michael's Living Change.

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