11:11 Rewilding Your Life: When Shoulds Become Optional

The Way is paved with “shoulds” while the Soul’s Way guides you by intuition 24/7.

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When you take The Soul’s Way through life instead of following the path of domestication, you Rewild your life. When you relinquish the burden of the “shoulds” that have been imposed upon you, you will effortlessly generate the energy you need to fulfill your deepest desires and make your dreams come true. Freeing yourself from any past conditioning that doesn’t serve you now is the daily work that the soul inspires.

Being soul-led means dedicating your energy to fulfilling your soul’s purpose to the best of your ability, no matter what. It takes a lot of courage to follow The Soul’s Way because you have to leave the comfort of The Way, where though you may have felt like a misfit (most Sensitive Souls do), at least you had a lot of company. By definition, following the promptings from your soul is a solo journey; your mission may include many others, but your soul offers instructions to you that are as unique as your fingerprint.

You will recognize a prompting from your soul urging you to take a different route when the well-worn path you were told was The Way becomes a dead end for you. When you can’t take another step on the road you’ve been traveling without falling into despair, pay attention; it’s essential guidance from your soul. It’s an invitation to step into an expanded way of being. When your mind becomes paralyzed by a lack of direction, that can kickstart your personal navigation system, if you allow it. Striking out on your own and Rewilding is neither easy nor comfortable at first. But as your intuitive faculties reveal themselves to you more and more as your personal intuitive life guidance system, available to you 24/7, you’ll recover a sense of childlike wonder, ease and self trust. 

Shoulds Are Optional.

Substitute “I could” for “I should,” as “could” allows for inspired options to emerge.

The more undomesticated you become, the less you will be ruled by the “shoulds” and “musts” imposed by others and by the conventional wisdom that guides The Way. Acting on what you’re drawn to do rather than on what you should do makes you unpredictable, ungovernable, and uncompromising, all of which may be a bitter disappointment for the people, organizations or institutions you used to please.

As a Sensitive Soul, you may naturally “take on” the attitudes and emotions of those around you, but it’s very challenging to Rewild your life when you’re minding someone else’s business. Taking on the responsibilities of others burns out your vital energy, leaving you too scattered to receive the specific guidance that the soul offers to an uncluttered mind. When you’re fully present to the sometimes-wild and circuitous directions that come through your non-rational intuition, you will begin to work smarter, not harder, with much more joy in the journey and much less stress and strain on your nervous system. The elegant logic of The Soul’s Way can only be understood when you experiment bu following the lead of your soul and observing the outcomes.

As you march to your soul’s tune and transform into a truer version of you, you also become a change agent serving the world. By breaking free of The Way and thriving in your soul-chosen mission, you will not only silence your critics, but you will become a bold example of the joy of Rewilding that others are sure to follow.