“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nightly for many years I lay in my lonely marriage bed and fantasized about what I called running away from home. I could never quite see how Id do it. To keep thinking about it seemed to relieve the pressure of my daily struggle but still no action for 15 years.
Now I realize that my biggest moment of power was when I made the decision to leave my husband. I made a decision. I even trusted it though I had not thought the whole idea through. This time what blossomed in my mind as a result of that decision was the awareness that I could rely on myself. And as important, the decision motivated the actions that followed.
I had heard the voice of my Real Self guiding me and it was in this way that I decided the future of my life. I heard could instead of should and want to instead of have to.
The old ego-mind voice was trying to keep everything the same for itself and left a heavy feeling in my gut. The new voice left me feeling uplifted and light. It felt like angels in my heart rather than...