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Self Care Newsletter Vol#93 Week #1 "The voices of the world will drown out that inner voice." Oprah Winfrey
Published 2 days ago • 10 min read
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"The Inner Voice That Never Stopped Speaking"
"There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen."
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Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter
Volume #93
"The Inner Voice That Never Stopped Speaking"
"We pour so much into everyone else. We anticipate their needs, hold space for their healing, and offer them our patience and grace without a second thought. Yet when it comes to ourselves, we so often become oblivious. We forget how to nurture, nourish, and honor the person in the mirror.
It is easy to fall into a loop where the very wisdom, care, and guidance we offer so freely to others is the exact thing we neglect in our own lives. Somewhere along the way, we unlearned how to give to ourselves, receive from ourselves, and simply sit with our own truth.
And yet, think about the quiet intelligence working inside you right now.
Your heart beats without your command. Your breath flows seamlessly while you sleep. Thousands of biological processes orchestrate life within you every single second—whether you are paying attention or not. Through every season of extreme pressure, transition, and fatigue, your mind, body, spirit, and soul have never given up on you.
Deep down, you carry a sacred inner compass: your intuition, your inner knowing. And despite the noise of the outside world, your inner voice never stopped speaking. It has been quietly whispering all along: “I am here. I will always be here.”
So why do we tune it out?
We’ve been conditioned to believe that going inward is strange, or that listening to ourselves means something must be wrong. So the moment a uncomfortable feeling arises, we rush to fix it. We bury ourselves in projects, over-commit our schedules, and stay busy just to avoid the quiet—afraid of what we might hear if we actually stopped moving.
The hidden wisdom of who you truly are is revealed only when you slow down long enough to listen.
Think about the last time you made a major decision. How much of that choice was based on what you truly knew was right for your soul, versus what looked good, kept the peace, or met someone else’s approval? We spend so much time listening to the external committee of opinions that we forget there is an internal oracle that has been whispering truth to us all along. Today, we turn down the static. We are reconnecting with the wisdom that remained present beneath every expectation and responsibility you ever carried."
Chakra Activation: Throat (Vishuddha) Inner Truth
To reconnect with the inner voice that never stopped speaking, we must clear the energetic center of authentic expression and truth. The Vishuddha (Throat Chakra), located at the center of your neck, is the bridge between your inner wisdom and your lived reality.
The Physical Anchor: Sit upright and tall, drop your shoulders away from your ears, and gently place two fingers right at the hollow of your throat. Feel the subtle movement of air passing through.
The Visualization: Imagine a clear, radiant turquoise-blue light glowing warmly at your throat, dissolving all the times you swallowed your truth, silenced your needs, or spoke in someone else’s voice.
The Breath: Inhale slowly for 4 counts, drawing that soothing blue light up from your heart. Exhale softly for 6 counts, whispering internally: “I am listening to my own voice.”
The Affirmation: Whisper or think: “My inner wisdom never left me. I hear it clearly now.”
The Seal: Lower your hands gently to your lap, keeping your throat and heart aligned for this Great Day.
The Strategist’s View:
As a strategist, I look at disconnected intuition as Lost Signal. Strategic shifts for this Beautiful Rising:
The Resilience of Your Inner Voice: You cannot destroy your intuition, no matter how long you ignore it. It doesn’t judge you for abandoning it; it simply waits. Every time you felt a gut feeling you ignored, that was your inner voice trying to steer you back.
Decoding Physical Tension and Exhaustion: Physical tension, exhaustion, restlessness, and discomfort are not random malfunctions. They are communication deserving your attention. When your life is out of alignment with your inner truth, your body becomes the battleground where your soul screams for your attention.
Stillness as Presence, Not Performance: Stillness is not another task to complete on your endless list. You don’t practice stillness to check a box or earn spiritual points. Stillness is simply the quiet sanctuary where the volume of the world drops low enough for you to hear your own heartbeat again.
The “Inner Oracle” Protocol:
Let’s tune back into the signal. Grab your phone or a notebook.
The Question: Write down one area of your life right now where you feel confused, stuck, or conflicted.
The Silence: Close your eyes, place your hand over your heart, take three slow breaths, and ask yourself: “If nobody else’s opinion mattered, and if I couldn’t get it wrong, what does my inner voice actually know is true here?”
The First Response: Write down the very first instinct, word, or direction that surfaces, before your logical mind or your fears talk you out of it.
The Commitment: Write: “I trust the wisdom that has been speaking to me all along.”
The Integration Protocol:
True inside-out transformation requires a pause before execution. Before you attempt to act on this inner clarity or change your life, integrate the reconnection through three distinct phases:
Tap into Awareness: Bring your focus completely into your physical body right now. Notice where you are holding tension from trying to manage a life built on outside noise. Acknowledge that fatigue without judgment.
Sense It and Sit With It: Do not rush to fix your schedule, make a grand plan, or solve everything at once. Sit right in the middle of this newly discovered quiet. Let your nervous system experience what it feels like to be back in conversation with yourself.
Allowing and Receiving: Stop forcing answers or hunting for external validation. Open your hands, drop your shoulders, and simply allow your authentic inner wisdom to fill your physical vessel. Receive the deep, unshakeable guidance of your own soul before you ever try to give birth to a new action, a new boundary, or a new decision.
Food for Thought:
If you trusted your own inner voice with the exact same devotion and loyalty that you’ve given to everyone else’s advice over the years, what choice would you make differently by the end of today?
Wisdom Insight:
Most self-care is taught from the outside in, but true healing only happens when you begin listening to the wisdom that has always lived within you. The voice you have been searching for in books, podcasts, and other people’s blueprints never stopped speaking. It was simply waiting for you to get quiet enough to remember its sound. This Great Day, stop looking outside yourself for answers and come home to the oracle within.
Be Blissful,
Dr. MoJo: Self-Care Strategist
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Before the to-do lists, the roles, and everyone else's opinions, there was a voice that knew you. It knew what you loved, what felt wrong, and what you were here to do. Then life got loud.
You learned to answer to expectations. You took on responsibilities that were reasonable, and then more that were not. You got good at reading rooms and meeting needs, and the quiet voice moved further and further back. It did not leave. It kept speaking just beneath the noise, and it is still speaking now.
This week we turn down the volume on everything else and reconnect with the wisdom that stayed with you the whole time.
The voice you have been searching for has been with you all along.
Food For Thought:
Nourishment for Your Soul:
"The Inner Voice That Never Stopped Speaking"
So I ask you today:What in your life is currently keeping you from listening to your inner voice?Is it the busyness? The fear of what it might ask you to change? Or the habit of putting everyone else’s noise above your own truth?
Before you leap into your next task, take one deep, intentional breath. Stop trying to fix, react, or perform. Just sit with yourself for a moment, tune out the external demands, and let your inner voice finally be heard.
Remembering the Voice You Had Before the Roles
Think back to a time before you carried so many titles. What did you know then without being told? What did you love without asking permission? That early voice was not naive. It was clear. It said things like I do not like this, I want to go there, I need to rest, and it said them plainly. The woman you are now still carries it. It has simply been waiting for the room to get quiet enough.
Setting Down the Rolesfor a Moment
Daughter, partner, mother, leader, helper, friend. Each role has its own voice and its own demands, and most of them are worth honoring. For a few minutes, set them down. Who is left when no one needs you to be anything? That quiet presence is the one who has been listening the entire time. She is not asking you to give up your roles. She is asking to be included.
A Reflection to Carrywith You
If the voice beneath all the noise could say one sentence to you today, what do you think it would be?
You do not have to answer right away. Carry the question through your week, and notice what rises when you are not trying to find it. Whatever comes, let it be received as it is.
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."
Lao Tzu
"Don't let the noise of other people's opinions drown out your inner voice."
Steve Jobs
WISDOM FROM SPIRITUAL MOTHERS & FATHERS
Louise Hay:"All I need to know at any given moment is revealed to me."
Maya Angelou:"Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.
"Queen Afua:"Impeccable listening is the roadmap of paying close attention.
"Iyanla Vanzant:"Your positive internal voice will eventually become louder than the negative external voices."
Closing: Heart-to-Heart
Dearest one, the voice beneath the noise has never asked you to be louder, busier, or more certain. It has only asked to be heard. This week you made room for it, and that matters more than you might know. Every moment of listening tells your voice that it is welcome in your life.
Keep the window open. Trust the small things first. The wisdom you have been looking for outside of yourself has been speaking from within, patiently and without judgment, the whole time.
You are exactly where you need to be, and the voice that never stopped speaking is glad you are finally listening.
With deep respect for the wisdom you carry,
Your Self-Care Strategist 💕
P.S. Sweet soul, if you listened this week and heard nothing clear, please do not take that as a sign that your voice is gone. Sometimes it takes days of quiet before it feels safe enough to speak. If what you heard was uncomfortable, let that be information and not a verdict. You do not have to act on all of it today. Return to the listening window tomorrow, and the day after. Your inner voice has been patient with you for years. You can be patient with yourself now.
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."
Lao Tzu
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Each of the eight energy centers (Earth Star, Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown) is addressed with its own dedicated, transformative recording paired with an in-depth eBook to solidify your understanding and practice. Individually, each Chakra recording and eBook bundle is available for $25.00, offering a powerful, focused self-care strategy.
However, when you purchase two or more Chakra bundles, the price drops to just $20.00 each. Start your personalized healing journey today and feel the difference of a balanced, vibrant self.
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