So many people are searching for answers these days. Lots of you have even pinpointed exactly what form all of your answers will come in. Is it a weekend workshop, new career, new home, new romance? If only you could get cast in this one show, or if you had time to finally finish that book, then all of the wisdom of the world would be yours.  Really?  So, this one fleeting life experience will validate all of your thoughts and emotions and inspire you beyond your wildest dreams?  You sure about this one?

I view this quest for answers in the outside world as a reflection of a disconnection within.  When we have forgotten who we are, what we love, or what we value, all of everything appears to be an enticing problem solver.  We often use the outside world and new exciting experiences to distract ourselves from ourselves.  It is much easier to hold some external resource responsible for our inspiration.  It’s like admitting that, indeed, we really are boring and not so powerful at all. We can’t possibly know what’s best for us, or be responsible for our own inspiration. Who? Wittle ickle cutsikins, me? I have all the answers within? But this big, handsome man over here has been an expert in his field for over 50 years. He has all the answers!  Thus, I trust him to help me out with me.

Please, allow me to take this moment to remind you that you have known you your entire life.  Wouldn’t that make you the expert when it comes to you? When it comes to all your questions, it is you that holds all the answers! YOU!  YOU!  YOU!  Big and powerful YOU!

When we are connected with ourselves, we feel at peace, trusting, secure, confident, and inspired.  Look within.  Get connected. I’m not saying, not to do whatever it is you are interested in.  I’m asking why it is that you are interested in this?  Bring it back to you.  I do believe that what lies outside may accentuate what’s already within.  Acknowledge what’s already within.  Use this outside resource as a tool to help you focus or build the gifts that are already within you.  Please, don’t do yourself the disservice of expecting this outside source to place a gift within you, though.  We all come with built-in answers and inspiration!  Yup, it’s the new human model, did nobody tell you?

I’ll use myself as an example.  All I want is to fall in love!  Love, love, love, I wanna be in love!! When I ask myself “why?” I realize that to me love represents a lot of attention, lots of praise, lots of unconditional acceptance, laughter, connection, and so much more!  It is these things that I want.  It is these things that I value.  So why not use this insight and gift myself all of this?  So I do!  I make myself laugh all the time!  And how unfair would it be for my partner if I put all of these expectations on them?  Or for your ashram, your life coach, or whomever or whatever else, if we placed all responsibility for our own personal growth on this outside resource?

Looking within may be a different experience for each of us.  I enjoy asking myself questions and I love meditation.  Try asking yourself what you love, when are you the happiest, when do you feel most inspired, when do you feel most at peace, what are you drawn to and why?  Listen to yourself.  Know that this insight is only useful if put in action.  So, now you know you value meditation, adventure, romance, etc.  What are you going to do about it?