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What Happened to Life’s Magic?

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Palm tree and aqua seaIt can be quite scary when you feel like the magic has disappeared. Life feels flat, like a corkless bottle of champagne the morning after the night before. Even the little things that used to give you pleasure don’t seem to strike the same chord anymore.

Just recently I was suffering with some health challenges, which I am pleased to say are all cleared up now, thanks to a wonderful acupuncturist I found. My energy was really low, and I had to give up some of my favorite pick-me-ups – cappuccinos, chocolate, wine and cakes and pastries with soft, gooey textures. Ouch!!!

I have always loved the good things in life. I can actually have peak experiences relaxing with a latte in one of favorite cafes. I’ll sit and write, basking in the warm glow of my own heart, gazing up into space every now and then with a smile on my face.

Suddenly, I wasn’t feeling the magic anymore.

Actually, I was also dealing with a few disappointments that triggered up some feelings that made me have to dig deeper to resolve. So maybe it was more than goodie deprivation. But, for a while I just could not find the magic!

How much are you experiencing life’s magic right now?

What makes you lose your sense of life’s magic?

These are good questions to ask yourself, because being receptive to a sense of magic in life is a wonderful barometer for how fully you are living your life.

Living your life fully is not just about world travel, high levels of success or having a great social life. These are outer experiences that can come or go, and do not necessarily give you a sense of magic.

Living your life fully is about being open to the magic of life in any one moment, wherever you are. This is a way of living that opens the door to inner happiness. Another key to living your life fully is to be doing what is meaningful to you, so your heart and sense of purpose feels fulfilled.

So how did I find the magic again?

There were three key things that I did. Look out for my next Tuesday blog post, where I’ll tell you about the first step I took that opened the door to feeling more of life’s magic.

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Nicola Walker works with women who want a purposeful, passionate life to navigate the mess (the mind and their life’s circumstances and what’s happening in the world) so they can flourish and thrive! She has been an inner freedom coach and hypnotherapist for nearly 20 years and is the author of the upcoming book, Joy in the Middle of the Mess: An Evolutionary Adventure of Self Discovery in the Quest for Success.

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I Just Want To Be Moody

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Does incessant bad weather affect your mood? Does the sight of heavy grey skies and the sound of splattering rain day after day make you tighten up inside and think negative thoughts? I definitely felt that way one day last week, during a series of storms that swept across Santa Cruz and the surrounding Bay Area. Enough was enough. I grimaced as I looked out the window. I growled with the dogs. I was ticked off by too much rain.

Even though I teach people how to breathe through inner tension and negativity to connect with the jewel-like guidance of their inner wisdom, I really didn’t feel like doing that. So I have to admit, there are some days when you just have to declare, “I just want to be moody.”

You know when you stumble on one of those kind of days. It’s time to curl up with a snarl on your face. Put up a sign saying, “It’s best to stay away from me today,” if that’s the case, and just stay alone feeling authentically miserable.

If all goes well, the next day you should bounce out of bed feeling marvelous. Your inner wisdom will be eager to communicate with you and you’ll feel full of passionate purpose.

If this doesn’t happen and you continue to feel moody, then maybe there’s something else bugging you. Time to turn to your inner guidance to find the answers that you need.

How Do You Know If You’re Living Your Purpose?

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Your purpose is in your heart, so your heart tells you if you’re living your purpose. If you feel passionate and inspired about something, then you’re sensing a connection with your purpose.

Your purpose is what motivates you. It’s the reason why you feel drawn to one job, career or entrepreneurial path and not to all the others that you could choose. It’s the reason why you are drawn to certain books or articles, seminars or people.

Do you spend a large part of your life feeling passionate, inspired and motivated? If you do, then you are living your purpose. You must be doing something right because you feel a big “yes” in your heart. This is your heart wisdom speaking to you.

Of course you might feel on fire with your purpose, yet feel confused about how to live it or get it out there in the world. If that’s the case, you probably need to tweak your understanding of your purpose, to become more specific. Or look at some of your beliefs and question your thinking.

Your inner wisdom knows where you’re going off course. Sometimes the reasons are right in front of you. You just don’t see them because they are so familiar.

A lot of people feel half on, half off with their purpose.

Is that you?

I used to be that way. Until I learned how to go deeper, to turn to the wisdom of my inner guidance for support with the simple practice I created called Inner Listening Skills™.

If you’re dragging your feet, following shoulds and not feeling like you’ve found your place in life, you haven’t fully found your purpose yet. Or you’re avoiding it.

Maybe you’re going through a tough situation that may lead you closer to knowing and living your purpose.

You’ll know if you listen.

Everything is meaningful.

It all depends on how you frame it.

Sometimes it takes just a small shift to truly be living your purpose. So you really are waking up each day feeling passionate, inspired and motivated.