One of the great gifts of recovery and transformational work, as well as one of the great challenges to this internal work, is finding our voice. It is a gift for us because it is through our voice we learn to speak what we want, don't want, what are values are and how to care for ourselves in our relationships with others.

Finding our voice is a challenge as well because as we learn to speak what we want, don't want, what are values are and how to care for ourselves in our relationships with others, there will be change. Finding and speaking our voice will have an impact on our lives and interactions with others.

When we finally connect with our deepest desires and learn about our needs and passions, we have no more excuses for keeping ourselves "victim" in our own lives. As someone with a voice, we have responsibility for expressing ourselves, setting boundaries and taking a stand for what matters to us. As we mature in our own empowered state and attract relationships and communities that support our increased self-esteem and clarity, change will happen. It will manifest in how we care for our spiritual bodies and our physical bodies. Friendships will naturally deepen with those on a similar path and other friendships might end or shift to accommodate a more one-sided maturity and growth. We also learn more about ourselves and our reasons for keeping ourselves small and quiet. With this information we are able to take aware risks of leaping into the unknown by changing our familiar ways of behaving.

As is the case in many significant changes we experience, there exists both a blessing and a curse. Being able to see both perspectives creates increasing maturity both emotionally and spiritually. Exploring the gift as well as the challenge allows us to handle both with balance, consciousness, clarity and wisdom.

Blessings to you on your journey of finding your voice.

Sally