Figuring Out Your Next Step in Life
I look back on my last blog post and I cannot believe how time has passed! We're already into 2025 and I ask myself where did 2024 go? As I begin this year I have lots of big changes planned while I am still healthy (knock on wood!).
I feel the time is now to pursue other interests and passions for this next exciting stage of reaching 65 years of living my life. I am wiser, more confident and I am beginning to finally embrace my grey hair! I have received so many signs over these past 6 months and I feel ready to take the big leaps I have planned for myself. Manifestation has been a practice that has proven to work for me when I last set some big intentions for myself in 2020. Now it's time to begin manifesting the new life I want to lead this year.
Our lives are made up of pathways that we can use to move from one phase of life to the next. For some of us, our paths are wide, smooth, and clearly marked. Many people, however, find that they have a difficult time figuring out where they need to go next. Determining which “next step” will land you on the most direct route to fulfillment and the realization of your life purpose may not seem easy.
There are many ways to discover what the next step on your life path should be. If you are someone who seeks to satisfy your soul, it is vital that you ask yourself what really lights you up. Often, your inner voice will counsel you that it’s time for a change, and it is very important to trust yourself because only you know what is best for you. Personal growth always results when you let yourself expand beyond the farthest borders of what your life has been so far. When figuring out what your next step will be, you may want to review your life experiences. The choices you’ve made and the dreams you’ve held onto can give you an idea of what you don’t want to do anymore and what you might like to do next. It is also a good idea to think about creative ways to satisfy your passions. Visualizing your perfect future and making a list of ways to manifest that future can help you choose the next step that’s in harmony with your desires. Meditation, journal writing, taking a class, and other creative activities may inspire you and provide insight regarding the next step in life that will bring you the most satisfaction.
It is when you are willing to listen to yourself and be fearless that figuring out your next step becomes easy. The universe is always offering us signs to help us, we just need to slow down and pay attention. Beneath the fear and hesitation and uncertainty lies your inner knowing that always knows which step you need to take next. If you can allow the taking of your next step to be as easy as putting one foot in front of the next, you’ll notice that your next step is always the one that is right in front of you. All you have to do is put one foot forward and on the ground.
I am both excited and scared for what lies ahead. I do feel strong and I know from the past five years I am a survivor. I am willing to take the risks to embrace the years I have left and to continue on my path of empowering women to say to themselves 'I choose me'.
Happy Valentines Day to yourself.
"Until you love yourself, you will never know who you really are and you won't know what you're really capable of" — Louise Hay