No Approval Necessary
Faith is Powerful Removal for Approval Syndrome
On recent trip to Northern Michigan, I picked up my journals. When I moved to AZ in December 2022, via my Prius, I packed clothes, plants, iron skillet, Bible, Jim Harrison books, and about 15 journals. The other 50-60 journals remained wintered in a storage shed a snowballs throw from Walloon Lake. Near Hemmingway’s cabin.
Leaving some of my journal behind felt like leaving some of my children and friends behind. In December 2017, when I evacuated to San Luis Obispo for 10 days due to Thomas Fire, I took all my journals. And a huge painting of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. A family heirloom painting that hung over bed of Great Grandma and Grandpa Kane. I chuckled when my Nana told me that. Leave it to an Irish Catholic to sleep under Agony in the Garden. They did have 4 kids tho.
Evacuations from fires. Leaving CALI for a few life chapters in Michigan. Then, crossing bridges and deserts into Carefee. A spiritual route of leaving things behind.
Returns. Reunions. Agony. New Life. Surrender. Resurrection.
This is Spiritual Bushwhacking. The path to finding and returning to my heart. On a road trip. In a journal. In a relationship.
Step by step. Word by word. Breath by breath. My lifepath. My journal. My Soul. Coming home.
Home to my Divine Blueprint. God’s purpose and plan for me life. Navigating from faith and trust. No approval needed when I navigate career, relationships, and decisions based on my Soul’s Mission and God’s Word.
Writing helps me remove doubts and opinions. Writing connects me to my Soul’s Mission- God’s purpose for my life. Writing reroutes me to faith in God’s plan for my Divine Blueprint. I feel more confident, patient, and productive after a writing session when I invite the Holy Spirit to be my co-writer.
Whenever I feel off course, simple act of putting pen to paper navigates me H💙ME.
Stress Relief and Sacred RerouteTip: The next time a doubter or bad habit tries to force or coerce you to shift course regarding a decision, job choice, or personal belief, pause, pray, and retreat to a blank sheet of paper. Wield a pencil or pen, and map out how your decision, choices, and beliefs align with God’s promises, your heart and God’s plan for your Soul’s Mission. That is a most holy trinity of divine potential.