Golden Steps from the Divine
Golden Steps of Inner Guidance
I realized from doing therapy with my ex-husband many years ago that I love being in deep contemplative space internally and with another, exploring the life journey, looking at all there is to see from our family backgrounds and where that takes us. My spiritual journey started there, with the realization that our marital problems weren’t his fault, that I was part of that creation, too, that I am the creator of my life. Such a big aha, and a turning point for me, becoming conscious.
That experience and realization prompted me to become a life coach and to begin studying metaphysical thought through Marianne Williamson, Eckhart Tolle and other teachers including Abraham (channeled by Esther Hicks). Abraham says that our Souls choose to come into this earthly realm in order to create in human form, to be on the leading edge of evolution, and that we view it as an adventure. I love that perspective! I love how Abraham says that the challenges we face here provide contrast for our experience so we can continuingly adjust our direction as we feel the need. No right or wrong, no blame or shame, no good or bad, sometimes just feeling off course. They say that if we can tune into what feels good and true within us, we can begin to flow more easily with Source Energy, like floating easily down the river, moving with the current of Life.
I’ve learned in my own experience that the more I let go to this way of being, the better things go for me. The more I let go of trying to figure things out, of strategizing, worrying, trying to mentally construct my life, the easier it is to feel my innate guidance within me. With my strong mental orientation, it has required real intention to lean more into my intuitive nature, a constant letting go of thinking my way through things. I’ve learned over time to allow the thoughts to come, to be curious and alert to what Spirit is bringing my way, but to let the thoughts flow through until they naturally start to take form. I focus my attention more on my gut now, what I’m feeling in each moment. With each choice, with each decision, what feels right to me? It’s a practice in patience and discernment, a slowing down into the present moment, not making a move until it feels true for me.
As I’ve lived more into this intuitive way of being, I’ve experienced an interesting phenomenon that I call Golden Steps. As I observe the thoughts coming through and as I wait for an intuitive prompting, a feeling of rightness within me, I often feel a sensation of golden steps being placed one-by-one in front of me from a place beyond my human capacity, by my Higher Self. The thoughts that stick around, that feel good and true within me, start to build on themselves, and then bring supportive people and circumstances to me. A feeling of natural momentum starts to energetically move me forward, organically, like a golden step placed before me that feels easy and natural to take. It’s not a path to begin, it’s just one step, and as I stay attuned and present, I begin to feel momentum and flow to the next step presented before me, and the next, my inner guidance gracefully moving me forward. It feels so lovely to let go to this flow, to feel moved, guided in this way.
As I’ve experienced this more, I’ve learned to trust the process, to trust my inner guidance, feeling my way forward in life. There are challenges to work with, of course, but my life unfolds more smoothly now, often with a touch of magic that can only come from the genius of Spirit. And with this, there’s a sense of safety and protection that feels more real to me than any outer construct that I could create. I am moving and co-creating with Life, with Spirit, with the power and beauty of All That Is, golden steps unfolding before me.