How I Take and Implement Advice

Very recently I was presented with a situation where a close friend of mine gave me advice. It was harmless advice, in good faith, but it really didn’t sit well with me! I didn’t resonate with it, and felt very conflicted by the the information that was given to me, and thus sent myself into a mental whirlwind trying to sort out how to take it all in.

In this noted circumstance, I had reached out for said advice, but in reality my heart new the truth and the answer I needed. When the external advice went against what I knew internally internal truly, I really struggled with how to make the two sides of the coin match. Basically, the advice given, left me with even more questions.

I asked myself, “Do I take this advice? Is it right for me? Does it fit my life circumstances? Does this person really know me?”

So many questions went through my mind. And it came to me that I was asking someone else for my own clarity! It was silly really.

I know we all can feel unclear in life and reach out to those we love for input and advice only to feel more lost and confused. The truth of the matter is no one can really know what’s best for us, because we all hold such unique energy and desires.

What that means is, yes we can take in advice and wisdom from others, but we have to digest it in our own way and see how the energy of it sits within our own energy. Just because something works for someone else doesn’t necessarily mean it will work for us.

So, when someone imparts their wisdom upon you, take it in, sit with it, see how it feels. And if something feels off, don’t shake it. Allow yourself to use what feels good to your soul, and gracefully reject what doesn’t.

You are the only one who knows what’s best for you. And you should repeat that to yourself everyday. You are the only now know intensely knows your energy, your desires, your values. Remember that when discounting our own inner wisdom, in seeking external validation.

Looking to others for guidance or advice isn’t wrong or bad, so long as we have a solid sense of who we are and what we want, internally, first. When presented with a fork in the road, rather than passing along the baton to someone else to make the decision, look inward and ask yourself what you truly want. The answers that lie within you are dying to come out, if you’d let them.

xo, Michelle

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