Are you lost on your path? Not sure you even have a path? If you are on a path, and are at a “crossroads, are you concerned as to what direction to go? Are you frequently overwhelmed with confusion? Are you wondering what you are here on earth for? Have you developed a “What’s the use of even trying” attitude?
Let’s Walk The Canyon! Let’s sit and talk about it! Not in the usual conventional therapy way, but with me asking you simple questions.
Many, many centuries ago, Greek philosopher, Socrates developed his discussion and inquiry modality, known as the “Socratic Method”, which was based on answering questions with questions, in order to stimulate critical thinking and then to illuminate ideas and ultimate answers. I have developed this healing modality based on my deep and abiding belief that it is WE who hold all the answers to the things that trouble us. We are our own healers. Just like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, we have always had the power to “go home”, or in her case…find out that she never ever was really lost. We each have our “spiritual flashlight” to find our path. Whenever we find ourselves lost, it is usually because we have unconsciously wandered off onto a path that our soul does not recognize. And often, we just keep walking down that path thinking that eventually we will come upon familiar surroundings. We even get used to this constant search, and stay “stuck” traveling in the same repetitive circle. They don’t call our often-time chaotic human lives, the “rat race” for nothing! Our personal journey’s often lead us down the wrong trail! Then, overwhelmed with feelings of confusion, we start striking out on different paths in order to locate where we soulfully belong.
It is when we have the opportunity to become quiet, slow down and deepen our breathing and turn away from distractions that our answers will come into focus, like a new dawn, and to proceed with confidence and renewed purpose.
Using this unique form of “guided contemplation” in the form of answering your questions with questions, you will be able to stand up and see where you are in your canyon. It is vitally important to understand that self-discovery often has rude awakenings, conflicts, forms of grief, and involve decisions that need to be made.