Listen to Love

Are you part of the We Can Do Hard Things podsquad? I simply love this podcast. I believe what makes it so successful is the balance of characters who host it. Glennon Doyle, the bestselling author of Untamed (an excellent memoir, worth reading if you’re writing one), is introspective and spiritual. Abby Wambach, the soccer star, brings practicality and a can-do attitude. Amanda Doyle, Glennon’s attorney sister, analyzes everything from an intellectual perspective.

And even if you don’t know the podcast at all, or if you listen but don’t catch every episode, I invite you to listen to the 3-part series in which Elizabeth Gilbert, beloved author of Eat Pray Love, explains the power of writing a Letter to Love: Episodes 268, 269 and 281.

These three episodes are simply gorgeous. Filled with humor, laughter, wisdom, insight, humility and love, they offer, IMHO, all the spiritual wisdom you need to make it through life. 

But my favorite part, quite simply, is this: Liz Gilbert reminds us that in all the great mystical spiritual traditions, the gurus, saints, prophets and poets deliver the same message: The answers to our greatest questions, the solutions to our biggest struggles can be found within ourselves. 

And what is the most powerful way to access this inner wisdom?

Writing.

TIP OF THE WEEK: Tap into Your Inner Voice

In these podcast episodes, Liz Gilbert expounds the benefits of writing a love letter to yourself. I do invite you to listen to all three and then try the exercise for yourself, but I’ll summarize the process here:

1. Sit down with pen and paper.
2. Begin your letter, “Dear Love, what would you have me know today?”
3. Allow the words to flow. Don’t try to control them. Don’t worry about making them sound beautiful. Just write down what it is that love has to say to you.
4. Re-read what you wrote and reflect upon it. Does the message surprise you? How does it feel in your body – do you feel more relaxed?
5. If you enjoy this process, try doing it every day. 
6. If you feel courageous, share your two-way love letter with close friends and trusted family members. 

Have you ever written a letter from love or God or your higher self or your inner voice - however you choose to name it? If so, how did it make you feel? Hit Reply and share with me.

Aloha,
MeiMei

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Where are we to find light when the sun has been extinguished? From within.

 ~The Upanishads

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