What Is Your Truth

I don't know about you, but sometimes I find myself wondering "what's so special about me and how am I qualified to do what I do?"

It's not because I doubt my skills and abilities, it's because there are times when I think about where I thought I'd be at this stage of my life versus where I actually am.

I've heard people ask the question, "if you could go back and talk with your younger self, what would you say?"  But my answer is always the same, "there is no way my younger self would ever believe me if I told her what we would one day accomplish.  She would not have believed what we're capable of because it was not our truth."

​I'll never forget the first time someone told me I am brilliant, talented and compassionate; because that was not my truth.  That was not how I saw myself when I looked in the mirror or introduced myself to strangers.  If I could not see the brilliance, talent or compassion within me, how could I believe anyone who was saying those words to me?  

I've come to realize my life is an expansion of who I am and who I've always been.  The truth is, you don't know what you don't know.  If someone tells you something that seems so far beyond what you believe to be true, it can be difficult or nearly impossible to believe it's possible.

How could I possibly believe an older version of myself, telling me everything I've experienced has laid the groundwork to teach others because I feel compassion for what they've gone through or because they're going through something similar?  How could that be true when I believed my value was based on my traumatic, hurtful, shameful, and degrading experiences?

I believe when the student is ready, the teacher will appear.  I also believe we have many teachers but don't always recognize them for what they're here to teach us.  An abusive parent can teach us we have no value, or that we will one day have the power to break the cycle of abuse.  The person who victimizes us can teach us we are a victim or that being victimized does not make us a victim.  The marriage that ended in divorce can teach us we failed or that we are now expanding into a higher understanding of who we are and what's possible in our life.  The empty bank account can teach us that lack in any form is a reflection of how we feel about our self-worth and as our self-worth increases, so will our level of abundance and prosperity.

The question then becomes, "what is your truth?"  Do you believe yourself to be gorgeous, talented, fabulous and worthy of all the abundance and prosperity the Universe has to offer or do you believe yourself to be unworthy?

When I was quite possibly at the lowest point of my life, my truth about who I believed I was, was making my life miserable.  It wasn't until I chose to question what I believed to be true, that I could begin to see it was possible there might be some truth to what others could see in me.  As my understanding of what I believed to be true shifted from unworthy to worthy, people and opportunities began to show up.  There were people who guided me to write and publish my books, asked to feature me in their magazine, assisted me with my website, and even asked me to speak to their audiences or groups.  Before I knew it, people were asking me, to teach them my process to understand their own truth.  People could feel my compassion for what they were going through.  My belief in their ability to choose a different truth about who they believe they are and what they're capable of was something they were ready to be true about their own life! 

There is one truth I believe that exists for everyone, you will never know what's so special about who you are and what you're qualified to do until and unless you're willing to understand why you believe what you believe and why you choose to make it your truth.  Only then can you ask yourself, "is that true or have I made it my truth based on past experiences?"

Remember, it's not what someone says to you that matters, it's what you believe about what they say.

​When you truly know yourself, your truth will be based  on a foundation that you really are that special and qualified to live an abundant and prosperous life!

Nancy Mueller
Life Sensei