Few people can say we are the same as we were a few short years ago. Much has changed within each of our lives, our environment and our existence: how we spend our time, who we interact with, what are priorities are, when we act or not and, most importantly, why we do what we do.

Nothing in life ever stays the same; however, the shift that we have all experienced is extreme by any measure. It can be related to a massive typhoon of sorts. A shifting wave of energy has engulfed all of us, tossing and churning our emotions from the unknown, creating fear. A newfound faith is enabling us to see parts of our own Souls that were dormant and buried under a rat race of finite time and preconceived duties of need. Everything has shifted and nothing looks the same. It isn’t the same, because we aren’t the same.This massive wave was expediential in creating a cataclysmic shift in consciousness as a gift to each of us. The lockdown allowed us a moment to stop long enough to evaluate our lives, reevaluate our relationships, our jobs, who we spend time with and what our priorities truly are in our hearts. We had time to think. That is correct, the time and need to think actual thoughts of our own to decide what is real.

The world is filled with influences that use all sources including TV, radio, computers, advertising, social media, trends and branding. Each has its personal ambitions, desires and goals of power, fame, wealth and control for self and their missions. This shift has allowed each of us to ponder important issues: including who we are, what we are doing, how we spend our time, what we want, what we need, why we are following our paths, is it our truth, what brings us joy, what we like to do, what our dreams are, when is the best time to act, where we find strength and how we can be of service to others and our higher Self.

Contemplating each of these issues allows us the chance to elevate our personal evolution, as well as our place in the world. The key is to find balance. A way to find balance is to think of a surfer. The energy and flow of the ocean is always building, shifting and ultimately breaking to cycle once again. This is the same about each of us adjusting our strengths from external to internal. Allowing our Self and our Soul to connect to the greatest wisdom and insight available and that is the Love Source that is connected to and within each of our hearts. This Source is infinite. It grows as we allow our egos and minds to quiet and open to more than what we may “know”. The Universe has wisdom and knowledge that we can hardly conceptualize, but we do have the capability to access that Divine guidance as we allow ourselves and our souls permission to receive. Those loving messages allow peace in our lives, balance in our emotions and provide strength to move forward and live out our dreams. Finding our tribe, supporting one another and remembering that the greatest love we will ever know is learning to truly love ourselves and to live that true authentic self.