7 Tips How to Trust Your Path

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Welcome to the joyful journey podcast. If

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wisdom, access our highest self and unleash joy. As we raise our

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vibration, we heighten the collective consciousness and

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that, my friends, is the joyful journey. Let's dive in. Hey,

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joyful juniors, I need to Adams here your host of the joyful

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journey podcast. And today we are going to talk about what it

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takes to trust your path, listening to your inner wisdom,

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that sole voice that is guiding you to your highest self. And

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that grandest version of your life isn't always easy, largely

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because it takes a whole lot of trust. Trust is defined as the

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firm belief in the reliability of someone or something. It's

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the acceptance of the truth of the statement without evidence

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or investigation. And herein lies the reason why most people

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don't follow the highest calling of their soul. They want to know

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beyond any doubt that the path they're on is a reliable one,

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that it will deliver them exactly to where they want to

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be. They want to see the destination and the outcome in

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its perfection. And they want the evidence to be plain and

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clear that shouts Yes, this path will get you there. I have been

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guilty of wanting those assurances. Perhaps you have

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been too. You have an eye on the end goal and you want proof that

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one, this path will actually get you exactly to where you want to

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be and to have all the paths to take. You want to know beyond

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any doubt that the one you are on is actually the best. You

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can't help wondering if there's a faster or easier way to get

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there. Although it is important to have a clear vision of where

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you want to go, part of trusting your path is to be detached from

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the outcome. Meaning you've got to be alright with the

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possibility that your path may ultimately take you to a

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completely different destination. That's a hard one,

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isn't it? What's more, you've got to let go of how you get

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there. Sheesh, that's scary, and may even seem impossible to do.

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I'm telling you though, it is completely within your ability

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and something you can master with a bit of practice. The

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first thing you have to do is remember that the universe is

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conspiring for you, not against you. You must also remember the

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universe cannot be micromanaged. As I am a self professed control

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freak, letting go and being in flow is often a challenge for

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me, I have to constantly remind myself of the things I'm sharing

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with you today, which is probably why I felt called to do

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this episode. The times in my life. When I have surrendered to

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the universe trusted that it would guide me along the right

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path and let go of attachment to any specific outcome, the

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universe delivered, and the results were better than I could

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have ever imagined. An example of this is when my husband and I

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had to cancel our plans to move the family to India for a year

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when the pandemic hit. Although there was some initial

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disappointment about having canceled this trip, something we

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had been planning and saving for for nearly five years, we were

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able to let go of our disappointment and move on. It

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was completely out of our control. So what's the point in

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wallowing and disappointment. And besides, we had more

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pressing concerns, like where were we going to live as a lease

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on our home was about to expire and couldn't be renewed. To say

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this caused a bit of stress would be an understatement. It

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was early in the pandemic, there was a lot of fear around the

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unknown. My business got hit hard financially, and we had to

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find a new place to live in a market where the prices just

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kept going up.

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If you've been listening to any of my other episodes, you

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already know what I do when I feel stressed or anxious. I head

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out for a walk in nature. time invested in nature calms the

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monkey mind, and gives your soul voice space to present

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solutions. It was during one of my early morning walks in the

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forest, just behind my house that a solution was presented

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about our living situation, albeit not a very conventional

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solution. My sole voice told me to get rid of our possessions

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and turn nomadic Hmm, interesting idea. And one I sat

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with for a few weeks to figure out if that was really a soul

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voice direction, or just a strange fancy of my mind. There

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are two things I want you to take from that last statement.

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One, don't immediately dismiss or judge those things that come

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to you from within and to give yourself space and time to feel

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your way through the resonance of those whispers. I returned to

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the forest every day and asked myself Is this what I really

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want to get rid of my possessions and turn nomadic?

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Sooner realized, yes. This is what I want. feels right. When I

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pitched the idea to my husband a few weeks later, he didn't even

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think about it. He just said, Yeah, let's do it. Sometimes I

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marveled at that man. He is definitely someone who is in

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flow in the moment and attached to outcomes and not easily

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rattled. Maybe that's one of the reasons the universe put them in

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my life, to teach me how to chill out and just go with the

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flow. This decision to go nomadic was in the spring of

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2020. And by July 1, both of our kids had moved out that was a

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decision by the way that they came to first before we decided

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to go nomadic. And in July, our possessions were reduced to our

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outdoor toys and some memory boxes that would fit in a into

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the smallest storage crate we could get. We were officially

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homeless. We had a loose plan. We knew what we wanted to do

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tried living on Bowen Island for a time. And we figured we could

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have that sorted by September as a lot of places would come

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available as a summer residents would move off island. So we

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decided to take the summer to just enjoy. Go camping,

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kayaking, visit some friends couch surf as needed.

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On one of my morning walks, I started to imagine the home I'd

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like to live in and I expressed my desires out loud to the

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universe and the squirrels that were watching me make my way

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along the path. Dear universe, I began, I like to find a three

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bedroom bedroom house on Bowen. I want to pay month to month so

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no long term commitment, please. It's got to be at least $1,000

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less than what we've been paying in the city. I need sun and lots

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of it. So a big sun drenched deck would be awesome. And it

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would be sweet if we could have an ocean view and our beautiful

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trees. I love our beautiful trees. Thank you universe. I was

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energized by this conversation with the universe was fun. I

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felt like the squirrels were cheering me on to saying yeah,

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you got this. That very afternoon, we got a call from my

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mother in law who lives on Bowen. She had been golfing that

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morning with one of her Island buddies and it turns out her

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friend was looking for someone to rent her home. We didn't know

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anything about this place other than it was the right price and

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big enough to accommodate us and our kids, our kids should they

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need or want to move back in with us. That night, we were

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invited over for a glass of wine to check it out. As we were

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driving to this woman's summer home. My mother in law told us

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not to agree to anything at our meeting or sign any documents

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just take your time to consider the offer she advised. As we

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drove down the winding dirt road through a grove of trees. A

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charming White House appeared on a high bank overlooking the

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ocean. My husband and I turned to each other high fived and

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said in unison we're in. We hadn't even stepped out of the

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car yet, let alone met the owner or seen the inside of this

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house. But it felt right. And that view had us mesmerized. It

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turns out the home was better than the one I shared in my

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recording West to the universe that morning. Four bedrooms,

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oceanfront sundrenched decks are beautiful trees, no long term

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commitment required, and the cost was cut in half from our

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city rent, I often reflect on how this manifested so

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beautifully. Having clarity of what you desire is key to be

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sure. So is having an open and grateful heart. Equally

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important is your ability to take that leap of faith and

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trust that it will work out. I recognize that we were in a

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privileged position, which makes it easier to trust. We had money

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in the bank, a large support system in place and each other.

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We weren't doing this on our own. However, there are some

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clear takeaways in the story that can help anyone, regardless

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of their particular situation, develop the trust they need to

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follow their soul path. There are seven takeaways to be exact,

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and I'll summarize them now. Number one, invest time in you

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to listen to your soul voice, that inner wisdom that wants to

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guide you. Check in with it frequently and simply ask, is

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this mind to do? Number two? Listen to what bubbles up and

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listen without judgment. If you keep hearing the same answer or

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get the same feeling that says yes, this is yours to do that

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confirmation will boost your competence and help you lean in

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and trust the path. So check in frequently.

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Number three, visualize the outcome. Although you can't be

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attached to outcomes, you still need to visualize them. Get

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super clear on what you want to create for yourself. See it in

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your mind's eye with as much detail as possible. Number four,

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have a conversation with the universe about what you want.

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Ask for it and give thanks for it in the same breath as if you

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already received it. Number five, commit to taking action.

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One small baby step every day that will bring you closer to

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your goal. After a year, that's 365 steps closer. And you'll

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look back and say Wow, look how far I've come. Number six, let

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go of the how, when you when you are clear about what you want

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and why the How will reveal itself. In other words, leave

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the house to the universe. Number seven, if you feel

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stressed, or if you doubt your path, get out into nature for a

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solo walk to quiet the monkey brain and tune in again to your

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soul voice. And yes, we have come full circle. In fact, I

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recommend getting out into nature every day by yourself

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even if just to the local park or stroll through the

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neighborhood. This will bring you peace of mind and give you a

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greater sense of clarity and conviction that you are on the

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right path. The final note I want to leave you with is is

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that there is a good chance that things won't work out exactly

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the way you planned. But if you have a little faith and keep

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showing up, things will likely work out even better than you

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imagine. So trust the path and let your soul guide guide the

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way I hope you enjoyed today's episode of The joyful journey

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podcast I've created a document for you that you can download

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for free that outlines these seven tips to help you lean in

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and trust your path. You can find this document in the

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members only section on the joyful inspired living website

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and the link to that is in the show notes. We add new content

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to the members only section weekly, all designed to guide

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you on your joyful journey. Check it out, and we'll catch

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