Miracles News

January-March, 2023

Trust in Yourself — Everyone Else is Already Taken

by Rev. Vicki Evans, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

I remember the first time I ordered a positive affirmation bracelet on-line and it said, “Be Yourself; Everyone Else is Already Taken” and I really wanted to live that mantra! As I continue my learning journey with Pathways of Light, I embrace that I am learning to trust myself by going to Holy Spirit for a miracle or change in perception. I want to live with the thought of trusting in myself as everyone else is already taken in that each person has their own Innate Wisdom to trust in themselves!

At times in the past, I felt that I needed to ask others for their advice or opinions, almost like I was conducting a life survey for my decisions. This scavenger hunt for validation seemed endless as I would ruminate over the advice given or follow a path of given advice, only to discover that the answer did not work in my situation as the words came from the toolbox of another person’s journey. Trust and confidence at times seemed like an elusive concept. It seemed to me like a butterfly, that was flying in my arena, but I could never latch on to it and enjoy its benefits.

I looked up the definition of trust in the Oxford dictionary. It was listed as a “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.” I then read the definition again but left off the words “or someone or something” and substituted the word “yourself” for “someone.” A light went off for me that gave me the wisdom that trust is strength and reliability in someone and that someone is myself! Then I realized that I need to instigate this idea into action and Pathways of Light provided me with the tools to begin the journey of self-trust.

First and foremost, I know that I have Holy Spirit always with me and all I need to do is ask and go to Spirit to receive a miracle of a change of perception and with that miracle is the gift of trust in myself. The more I practice this gift of going to Holy Spirit or Inner Wisdom, the more trust and confidence I have gained in my ability to choose decisions for myself in any situation. When I go to Holy Spirit, how can I put this gift into my daily life plan?

I often like to start with a Pathways of Light meditation to further my serenity and peace to help me focus, so that I can rid my mind of inner useless chatter. Then I am open to the healing benefits of letting my confusing thoughts surface so that they can be acknowledged and changed with the lead of my Inner Wisdom. In this state of relaxation, my true Self will activate to lead me to the answers that align with my Internal Wisdom. I look within for visual images or ideas and thoughts that I could not achieve when I was in an anxious state of searching for outward answers.

I also realize the benefit as a minister of helping others to be open to trusting themselves. Through the techniques of Accessing Inner Wisdom Counseling, I learned the value of facilitating the skills to guide others to access their own Inner Wisdom to help encourage self-trust and problem solving skills. By relaxing and allowing confusing thoughts to surface, the opportunity to change these thoughts is there and healing can begin by being open to the lead of Inner Wisdom which therefore facilitates self-trust.

I sometimes fall back into the role of detective of truth in considering asking others for an immediate solution to a dilemma. But I now take a step back, go to Holy Spirit, go into peace and be ready for ideas, words, and visuals that are given to me by my most innate Self with the guidance of Holy Spirit. And I remind myself to trust in my Self. At the same time, respect that everyone has this gift to go to their Inner Wisdom and navigate the path that is healthy for them, just as I go to my own Inner Wisdom to forge through life in an aura of self-trust, joy, and peace.

I also hold onto the idea that I am doing the best I can at any given moment in any decision when I choose to go to Holy Spirit first to find my own innate truth and avoid an impulse reaction that may jeopardize trust. When I step back, go to peace, I can find my inner light of trust and know that I have found a truth that tells me that any decision I make will originate from the true Self that I am. This trust will lead me towards decisions that are sincere, kind, compassionate as these are the qualities that I always find when I go to Holy Spirit. What a relief!

Now, I feel that trust can be that butterfly that flies freely, but that also lands on me whenever needed as a reminder that what I hold onto is inside of myself like an eternal flame that never extinguishes. That butterfly will land on others also as a reminder that our Inner Wisdom is available to all of us. I see trust as an eternal flame that resides within me as a beacon of light that beckons me to go within and be open to this gift of Inner Wisdom!

Rev. Vicki is a Pathways of Light minister living in Dallas, Texas. Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Phone: 713-775-9153

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