Episode 137
Listen to “Listening With Love While Actively Changing Patterns and Behaviors” on Spreaker.
Listening with love is not something that always comes naturally. It’s a practice – a way of being that evolves as we do, and influences how we actively change our patterns and behaviors as we grow.
While much time and energy is often focused on forcing change, beating ourselves up or wishing things were different, listening with love is a simple, powerful tool that does something very unique – it invites us to hear differently. It helps us notice when old patterns are holding us back, when we are being needlessly mean to ourselves, when fear is taking over, and when new energy is inviting us to change.
Yet, there’s so many reasons – fear, shame, learned family behaviors, lack of self-trust and more that make us feel as if we are unable to break out of old ways of being to do things in a more supportive way.
On the latest episode of the Flirting With Enlightenment podcast, I talk about how listening with love is a practice worth learning. It’s a little different for everyone as it’s a personal knowing and understanding, but listening with love can cut to the heart of things (pun intended) in a way that the mind never can, because all the mind does is churn up facts for or against what we feel. It doesn’t acknowledge and process feelings, which is what we really need in order to actively change patterns and behaviors to heal.
As we step into a time of uncertainty and discord, our biggest asset is our own heart. The more we can learn to listen to it and disengage from the patterns and behaviors that have worn out their welcome, the more grounded we can be – and learn to trust ourselves with increased confidence.
The key to moving through a big transformation (as we are right now as a collective), is to listen with love and trust to what you hear from your own heart. The more you can live into this practice during life changing times, the more grounded, balanced and connected you will be to your true inner voice – the voice that speaks from the heart and guides you to clarity, calm and the right next steps for you.
Interested in hearing more podcasts on a similar topic? Check out Understanding the Inner Awareness Change Brings and Ways to Assess Empowering Opportunities for Yourself. Want to spend some time 1 – 1 with me for extra support, coaching or guidance? Visit Creative Katrina to set up an appointment.
*PS – Quick note – on this podcast, I switched around my pronouns a lot during the recording. Due to the fact I pick a topic and hit record without of a bunch of advanced prep or a written script (my recordings are all organic) – sometimes a bit of inconsistent grammar happens. My post production is limited to general audio editing and clean up. Just wanted to give you a heads up in case the inconsistent pronouns are confusing (or annoying) to the grammar nerds among you!