Transcending Indecision

You are not indecisive, you have just lost your ability to connect to your own inner truth after a lifetime of learned self-censorship.?Most of us have been conditioned to stifle our own needs in order to appease others and gain the love and acceptance of our family and friends.?We are praised when we make mommy and daddy happy, and disciplined when we follow our own heart if it defies another's wishes or makes them uncomfortable.?For those who grow up in a hostile or unsafe environment, we develop heightened abilities to sense other people's moods so we can adapt for our own protection.?We fall into patterns of indecision when we are afraid to make the wrong choice, which is ultimately a symptom of not trusting ourselves or believing that we are going to be ok.

To transcend this programming, we must learn the language of our own hearts so we can live an authentic and more rich life.?Most of us are just shadows of ourselves, which is why we feel so lonely and unfulfilled in a time when we have never been so connected with an abundance of resources at our fingertips.?Getting to know ourselves is a process that requires us to slow down enough so that we may respond instead of react.?Our body is always communicating with us and will let us know the instant we are out of alignment.?Whether you hear the whispers will depend on how still the waters of your mind are.??

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This week, when someone asks you where you want to go to lunch, or what movie you want to watch, instead of saying, "I don't care," give yourself permission to have an opinion and more importantly, to voice it.?Your needs are just as important as everyone else's, contrary to what you might have been shown.