Silence is Golden - Part II

Kara Mia
Mar 6, 2023
4 min read

Updated: Apr 19, 2024

A 3-Part Novel Excerpt

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Trust + Respect = Love

I had assembled the fundamental building blocks necessary for creating a symbiotic relationship with my intuition and genuinely began to enjoy our quiet time together. By giving my intuition a chance to speak and lending my trust to her discernment, knowing she is in connection with the All, I am open to receiving her show of respect by which she continuously guides me toward the Light. With this exchange of trust and respect, we give each other the tools to make choices that enhance our quality of life most efficiently.

It was like falling in love with myself. I learned to listen to my intuition and then solicit my voice as a conduit for my intentions. Now that I had figured out how to let my spirit be the leader, or, as some call it, "operating from the highest self," I could give my brain and heart some much-needed rest.

I finally understood how Silence could be a way of expression. What a relieving realization that was! Notably, the greatest gift I have given myself to date.

Wait, I didn't read Part I

Yet, I digress; meditation is labeled a practice for a reason.

You must continue to do it as often as possible until that intuitive voice is the first thing you hear when your heart skips a beat, your head wants to explode, or even worse when your entire being is shattering into a thousand pieces. How else can you work through each new scenario in life that stirs up your emotions without that Divine guidance? Okay, okay, I'll answer; YOU WON'T.

Every time something rocks your boat, you'll end up like me from a few paragraphs ago. Wrecked, distraught, listless, depressed, and angry, among many other negative emotions. Without a connection to your body and nature, you will continue living in this revolving simulation of imbalanced experiences. Until you can be the observer—"The Unmoved Mover."-- and use your intuition to comprehend your anger, accept that it has a purpose, then lend compassion and gratitude to yourself and others.

Understanding + Acceptance = Compassion

There is more than what meets the mind or the heart in any circumstance; slow down.

Knowing that the Universe ordains all moments, we can understand that each experience is a lesson presented with a purpose. Moments of failure in our life don't eternally stigmatize our character, nor do our previous actions indefinitely stifle our ability to grow through adversity. Still, we must learn from these moments to avoid repeating them on a larger scale later on down the road.

Acknowledging that every human is a product of their previous choices and mistakes is the precursor to learning to accept that we all have points of weakness in our lives. Elevating your perspective to this viewpoint lends compassion for each person's path, making it easier to forgive when we feel guilty or hurt by our transgressions and those of others.

All of this work leads to the most profound transmutation moment in the entire process.

Forgiveness.

Love + Compassion = Forgiveness

We must notice that forgiveness is the floodgate to our healing and regaining strength after tragedy or betrayal. Respond to each situation from an intuitive state instead of reacting from an emotional one. Check in with your intuition when faced with negatively charged energies in people. Allow yourself to notice what's truly behind their words and whether or not they are working to bring Light to the dark corners in themselves. Mastering this level of attunement enhances your ability to mentally and physically detach from these people and spaces when needed. It is a powerful tool when attempting to set boundaries, break a cycle, and seek a path for inner healing.

Once this step towards enlightenment begins to unfold, you will see that the anxious feeling of attempting to control other people's actions or emotions is a fool's errand, that this behavior only perpetuates expectations, and crippling disappointment is sure to follow. Lending compassion to those who do us wrong automatically absolves them and us from future misgivings because we can sense where in their journey they currently are, leaving no more room for judgment, only love. The ouroboros of this philosophy is that once you understand it, forgiveness naturally replaces judgment in every moment. At this point, our energy is no longer needed to process through the words and actions - or lack thereof - of the people we encounter or lose because these moments and people simply flow through us with kindness and no attachments. No two stories are the same, but we all can rise to the occasion of self-discovery and heal through our adversities.

Moving through this experience, I found that my gut - my intuition, my highest self - knows what is best in the grand scheme, but I must practice listening to understand my mission. She is divinely connected to the rest of the Universe and speaks a language one can only hear in those ever-so-quiet moments of introspection. This synergistic relationship lent me the discernment to know what does not truly serve me and the acceptance and courage not to hesitate to release those things. It allowed me to celebrate the future instead of fearing it and washed away the anxiety of the unknown, facilitating a positive, peaceful space to seat my mind and heart.

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