choosing an unfamiliar heaven over a familiar hell...
Welcome back to another edition of The Soul Letter 🤍
I am so grateful to have you in this cozy corner with me for our weekly reset. As we move through our daily lives, it's easy to notice how deeply so many of us are craving a true sense of ground beneath our feet.
Let’s grab a warm drink, slow down, and take a deep breath together.
🕊️ An Honest Note from the Thick of It: Safety
A lot of us struggle to feel safe, especially in these current times we find ourselves in. In fact, my own personal anxiety about safety was one of the main factors that finally made me crack open A Course in Miracles and start doing the lessons.
Being confused about safety is one of the Ego’s absolute favorite ways to open the door to fear.
When we feel confused, we immediately search for answers, usually turning to our minds first. We’ve been conditioned to constantly risk-assess, analyze, and problem-solve. But what happens when a situation doesn't have a clear problem or a clear solution?
More fear trickles in. We begin to feel like small children left completely alone to find food and shelter in the dark.
We are not left alone, however. Higher Self is always waiting quietly for us to seek guidance. But if we wait until the fear is so loud we cannot stand it, we risk missing that still, small voice.
Think about it: in a room full of screaming, the person with a calm, firm, compassionate voice won't be heard over the noise. We only end up hearing the passionate incoherence of the Ego trying to drown out everything else just to be chosen as "right," even when it isn't.
You cannot expect an anxious, exhausted, confused mind to instantly know how to block out Ego fear. It takes practice. We never truly forget how to ride the bike, but we do get rusty, sometimes so rusty that the wheels feel completely stuck.
Yet with just a little bit of effort and a genuine willingness to see things in a new way, you can begin to reconnect with that sense of true, unshakable safety every single day.
🕯️ Where in your life is your mind trying to risk-assess a situation that needs trust instead of control?
🌊 Deep Waters: On Fear
Fear has a sneaky way of disguising itself as wisdom, protection, or "just being realistic." It sits quietly in the dark corners of our mind, painting worst-case scenarios and convincing us that staying small and frozen is safer than moving forward into the unknown.
When fear takes over, it paralyzes our intuition. It tells us that we aren't strong enough to handle what lies ahead, or that taking a chance will inevitably lead to ruin. But if you sink beneath the choppy surface waves of anxiety and drop into the deep waters of your soul, you remember something crucial: fear is only a feeling, not a fact.
Most of the time, fear isn't warning you of real danger, it’s just signaling the edge of your comfort zone. The moment you decide to sit with the fear, breathe through the tightness in your chest, and take a step anyway, the illusion dissolves. You don't have to eliminate fear to move forward; you just have to stop letting it make your decisions.
As the quote goes: "Feel the fear and do it anyway."
Easier said than done, yes, but that doesn’t make it any less worthwhile. Our bodies and minds naturally want us to choose a familiar hell over an unfamiliar heaven simply because it feels safe. Be the cheerleader for yourself until you hear the Universe/Source join you. You are strong enough, smart enough, brave enough, talented enough, and capable of doing anything that is truly right for you. Don’t let fear’s weakness convince you otherwise.
🕯️ What decision or step have you been avoiding out of fear, and what is one small way you can reclaim your power from that fear today?
🔮 Weekly Card Reflection
This Week’s Cards: (Pictured below)
Four of Cups & Make a Commitment
If you’ve been feeling a bit disconnected, uninspired, or trapped in a haze of apathy lately, this week’s cards arrive with a loving shake to wake us up.
The Four of Cups speaks to those moments when we are so focused on what isn't working, or so consumed by internal noise and dissatisfaction, that we miss the golden cup being offered to us right under our nose. It’s that familiar place where the ego turns inward, sulks, and convinces us that nothing exciting or meaningful is available.
Enter Archangel Michael’s card: Make a Commitment.
On the bottom of the card it states: “My Prayer: Archangel Michael, as the angel of courage and confidence, I call upon you to lend me your strength. Allow me to commit to myself, my life, and my Divine purpose. Please clearly guide me so I can fully open my heart to every experience.”
This powerful combination is asking you to stop sitting on the sidelines of your own life. Waiting for inspiration, safety, motivation, or the money to magically show up before you engage is another trap of the ego. True alignment doesn't happen by accident; it requires a decision. When you make a firm, wholehearted commitment to your peace, your growth, or a specific path forward, the energy shifts immediately.
Your Focus for the Week:
Look up from the boredom or the doubt: Notice where you've been putting your focus into what is missing, rather than seeing the subtle opportunities right in front of you. The first step is rarely a giant leap.
Choose with intention: Stop dipping a timid toe in the water. Make a clear, conscious commitment to a project, a habit, a boundary, or simply to your own inner peace.
Invoke Archangel Michael's strength: Ask for extra courage and protection when you feel yourself slipping back into passivity or fear. Repeat the prayer from the card if you are unsure how to ask for help,
Shift out of the waiting room and claim your energy back. The moment you commit to yourself, Spirit moves to meet you.
✨ Ready to Dive Deeper into Your Own Guidance? ✨
If something in this week's letter touched a quiet spot in your heart, or if you're navigating a crossroad and finding it hard to hear your inner voice through the mental noise, I’m here to hold space with you.
Whether you’re looking for a quick, focused Voice Note Reading delivered right to your inbox, or a live, interactive 1:1 Intuitive or Akashic Records Session where we can unpack the maps together, you don't have to navigate it all alone.
No pressure, no heavy expectations; just a grounded, compassionate space to help you shift out of fear and step back into your power.
🎙️ Before You Go...
Thank you so much for opening your heart and inbox to this space today. Remember to treat yourself with extra gentleness as you walk through this week.
🕯️ If this resonated with you today, hit reply or send an email to eternalsoulawakening@gmail.com and let me know: How are you practicing creating a sense of safety within yourself today? I read and respond to every single email!
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