Member Journey: Part 2

One of the best ways to create space for your inner voice is through outer silence.

Silence allows space for reflection.

In the gap created by silence, without the bombardment of constant chatter, your depth from within has room to emerge.

When you resist the urge to share your ever-flowing stream of thoughts, it forces the mind to have that dialogue with itself. In this way, silence can be a tool for connecting with and getting to know yourself.

Through silence, you resist the urge to respond and this can be a useful tool for inner growth.

This is because conversation requires your precious and finite energy to maintain.

When you’re not engaging in conversation and choosing to abstain for certain periods of time, you get to keep all that energy for yourself. 

Because of this, silence can be a powerful way to regain, restore and boost your available energy for if and when you do choose to respond.

Not everything on Earth requires your immediate attention or action, and in the pause, silence can create space for you to find peace in the situation as it unfolds.

As the chatter calms, silence can also speak for you. It can provide information about your energy, your standpoint and your priorities in ways that words never can.

One of the powerful aspects of silence is it shows you - you do not need words to make your presence felt.

When you choose not to engage in meaningless conversation, your self- worth also improves, because you are sending a signal to others about the value of your input and energy.

For this reason, silence can be a protective shield you can use to prevent yourself from wasting your emotional energy in places where it isn’t valued.

Further, when you withdraw your energy, you now have space for your own clarity and truth to step forward, since silence removes the distraction of having to explain yourself to others, where others’ feedback can diminish your truth and cloud your clarity.

It also helps you hone your wisdom on when to speak and when to abstain.

Exercise: Take A Vow of Silence

Aim to make some time for silence every day.

During your silence, resist the urge to fix things for others, explain yourself or engage in conversations just to pass the time. You do not have to be immediately available to all, anytime your energy is requested. 

Make your words scarce. Only after you’ve taken time for silence, share them with those who value them.

To begin, take a big deep breath in and out. 

Visualize all your energy cords, tethers and streams coming close into your energy field. 

Imagine your energy body glowing with amber, golden light. 

Ask your inner voice, please quiet the chatter in my mind. 

Please remove all the external voices from my mindspace. 

Please suspend thought. 

Now, just be in the moment. Breathing in and out.

In this space, speak to your inner self. Share with it a wish for the future. Ask that it shows you the possibilities present now.

Give yourself the gift of silence. 

When you’re not conversing externally, it allows the space for you to have important inner dialogues with yourself, clearing your mind and giving your Higher Self a chance to share its wisdom with you.

Creating scarcity with your words can also increase their value, as in the absence of your continual stream of validating praise, others will have a chance to think about what you’ve said and long for the gifts your presence provides.

This longing can have the effect of improving the way you are treated.

To Recap

Let’s wrap up! The takeaway of this week’s practice ~

You’ll…

Give yourself the gift of silence, so you can make space for your inner dialogue, which will create an opening for your inner wisdom to come through.