How did you end up here?
As I was sitting on the beach watching another beautiful sunset I heard one of my inner voices coming up with this question...
As I was sitting on the beach watching another beautiful sunset I heard one of my inner voices coming up with the question:
How did you end up here?
The question I asked in return:
Does it even matter?
I didn’t know where the discussion with my guides was leading me, so I stayed quiet for a while; knowing that a story was on its way. And of course it didn’t really matter how I got there…
I ended up at the beach because I needed it… That was the answer:
I gave myself what I needed.
Which was something I didn’t do for long periods of my life. In other times of my life I followed what was asked from me and was afraid to do the things that really excited me.
Conversations with my guides
Since a while I am having conversations with my guides. That might sound really spiritually uplifted (at least that is what I always felt when people told me they were having conversations with their guides or angels), but this truly is available for everyone.
Guides can lead the way to the life that suits you best. They helped me to live a life away from the hustle and bustle of the life I thought I had to live. Now they are guiding me to a life filled with joy, ease and abundance.
That didn’t come natural to me. As children we can connect with our guides and angels easily, but when we get older we are taught to listen to our rational minds and let go of this inner wisdom that is actually very natural to us.
The older I got the more I tried to make decisions with my heart or my gut feeling, but loads of times I let my rational mind make decisions. Sometimes I needed to make them because I needed stability in my life. Sometimes I followed the ideas of the people I loved and other times it just felt better to do what other people did.
All these decisions didn’t bring me any joy. Sometimes they felt empowering. Mainly because I was proud to have made a decision, instead of going over and over the options that were laying in front of me.
But I (and I bet you too) get the most joy out of making decisions that suit me. And therefore bring joy to the people around me. When I am in my happy zone, the people around me can get in this zone as well. The light I am sharing is the light they will see and that can light up the world around you. And we need so much more light in the world. Because you might have experienced the way things work when you send out anger of fear. You will definitely get more of that.
Back to the question
How did I end up at this specific beach?
Mainly because it was close to the house I am living now and I didn’t have the energy to drive any further. So this was an ‘in the moment listening to my needs’ action. But as a Dutch girl living on a Greek island there is more to it. I ended up here because of an ocean of decisions I had made in the past.
At the end of 2021 I was planning a trip to Latin America. I was on the way of finishing my book ‘ik ben Sara’ which I had written with the help of the internet during Covid times. In the book the main character travels to Mexico and Guatemala, so I wanted to see these places myself. But the truth was, I was pretty scared to go there. And even though I could visualise myself going there and told everyone I was going, I never booked the ticket.
As time moved on I was very frustrated that I didn’t move forward. One evening I was watching television and fell into a tv show where people were looking for a house on Corfu, the place where I had always felt at home. And the place I had put aside many times, because I thought the world was bigger than this small island.
Suddenly it felt like everything made sense. There was the answer to the question of where I had to go to finish my book. Because part of the book is set in Corfu, it seemed very logical to go there.
A couple of weeks later I went to Corfu. The moment I set foot on the island I knew I was finally home. And after six weeks of writing in solitude on my happy island I knew I had to return.
But before I truly moved here I again made some decisions based on ideas that looked great, but didn’t suit me very well. Even though I knew Corfu was home, I went to another part of Greece and France before I really followed the guidance I had been given.
I had to learn that it was safe to follow my intuition, my inner wisdom. And that peace is found in making decisions based on it.
Follow your inner wisdom
The reason I am sharing this story with you is that whatever life brings to you now, it can get better. If you feel trapped in a life that doesn’t suit you, know that there is always a way out.
You are strong and capable of achieving all you desire. To get there you have to start listening to your inner wisdom. It doesn’t mean that you will end up on a Greek island like me trying to make your living as a writer and exploring the depths of life and love. But you will end up living the life that is meant for you.
Following your inner wisdom might mean you have to say goodbye to a job, a partner, a home. But when you don’t take bold steps towards the life you desire, you will remain questioning yourself what could be. It also means that you will have to experiment and be comfortable with doubts and fears. But know there is a strength in you that will help you change when you need it.
I want you to know that all will be well in the end. And (as they say in India) if it is not well, it is not yet the end.