The Spiritual Hedonista’s 9 Ingredients for Delicious Living

“Do I look fat?” This has to be one of the most frequently asked questions of another when trying on clothes and looking into the mirror. “Do I look fat in this? Does this look okay?” you ask your best friend or lover with the expectation of the reassurance that you look fabulous and are a divine Goddess no matter what is currently wrapped around your hips. “No, of course you don’t look fat!” they exclaim back at you, “You look great.” Not knowing whether or not you really believe them, you half-heartedly accept their reassurance and decide to wear that outfit, even though it feels 2 sizes too small and makes your gut look enormous. Why do we do this to ourselves? The Answer is simple: we have not learned how to be our own gurus. One may ask, “Well, how do I be my own guru when I can’t even decide whether or not I look fat in my outfit?” Here’s how.... How to be Your Own Guru: 1. Stop asking your friends, lovers and family whether or not you look fat in a particular outfit. 2. Get to know your gut (your instinctive, intuitive gut that is). 3. Sit in silence as often as you can everyday so that you get to know the sound of your own inner voice. 4. Know that your own inner voice is your guru. 5. Know that your gut is also your guru, otherwise known as instinct. 6. Stop listening to what other people are telling you. 7. Stop asking for other people’s opinions. 8. Start asking yourself what your opinion is. 9. Start listening to your own opinions. Most people spend more than half of their lives listening to the opinions of others and then taking action based upon those opinions. Don’t you find that to be amazing? And less than half of their lives do they listen to themselves, their own opinions, their own instinct, and their own guidance based upon their feelings. Oftentimes, people who have made it a priority to cultivate their intuition and follow their gut instincts are seen as being selfish, because these people simply refuse to bow down to the opinions of others, making their own wishes and own desires their top priority. Where and when did we as a society come to the conclusion that this is a bad thing? Inner guidance is a spiritual gift and it is the most important tool one has to navigate through life. There is nothing more self-loving than to follow one’s own feeling of comfort or discomfort. That feeling of comfort or discomfort in any situation is the communication of your own Inner Being, or Source Energy guiding you towards or away from that which you are wanting. Your positive feelings are guiding you towards what you want, and your negative feelings are a signal letting you know that you are currently in vibrational place that is leading you towards what you do not want. When you follow your own guidance you will ultimately benefit others through your alignment with your Source Energy. This is not inconsiderate of other’s feelings. It is the ultimate act of consideration for your own feelings and it is in turn for others as well. And the reason why it is considerate for others is that by being true to yourself, you give others the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be involved with that which you truly are wanting. Be who you are and following your guidance, and allow The Law of Attraction to bring to you those others who are in alignment with Who You Really Are and that which you are wanting. Be your own guru because, after many failed attempts at trying to be happy by listening to those outside of you, you will gradually over time realize that you are the only one who can hook onto that personal guidance system that you are born with. Only you know what you are feeling in any moment in time. Only you know which direction you are going in because only you can feel what your guidance is telling you. Being your own guru means following your own Inner Voice, intuition, gut instinct, whatever you want to call it. It is your own personal guidance system that only you and Source Energy know anything about. Cultivate the practice of being your own guru each and every day, and then each and every moment, and you will be guided towards all that you are desiring, and all that you are dreaming about.