{"id":7227,"date":"2022-01-24T09:38:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/?p=7227"},"modified":"2022-01-24T11:05:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:05:16","slug":"are-you-aware-of-your-souls-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/are-you-aware-of-your-souls-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Aware of Your Soul&#8217;s Needs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-53px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1640px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|125px||123px||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Nunito&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">I took a class on Creativity and Collaboration this week, where the teacher talked about nourishing the soul.\u00a0<em>&#8220;If you find yourself reaching for comfort food, it might be that your soul is not being nourished&#8221;<\/em>, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">The opposite feels like fishes and loaves &#8211; when our souls are nourished, our bodies are satisfied with just the right amount of good food. We don\u2019t have the need to reach for the cookie jar right after dinner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">I invite you to reflect on that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">What happens if you visualize a particular moment when you were engaged in a creative process that was deeply spiritual for you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Maybe you experienced a piece of music that filled your soul. Or maybe you were completely immersed in the beauty of the sun setting on the horizon. Or maybe you sat quietly while holding your lover\u2019s hand and your soul felt at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Observe what sensations arise in your body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Even just visualizing that experience and bringing your awareness to every detail of it will create a response in your body. And if your soul was truly nourished in those moments, you will feel your body bringing up that satisfying feeling when nothing was lacking. You will feel nourished again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;721px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Nunito&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 25.2px; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; color: #000000; word-break: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 25.2px; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; color: #000000; word-break: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 25.2px; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; color: #000000; word-break: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">I took a class on Creativity and Collaboration this week, where the teacher talked about nourishing the soul.\u00a0<em>&#8220;If you find yourself reaching for comfort food, it might be that your soul is not being nourished&#8221;<\/em>, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">The opposite feels like fishes and loaves &#8211; when our souls are nourished, our bodies are satisfied with just the right amount of good food. We don\u2019t have the need to reach for the cookie jar right after dinner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">I invite you to reflect on that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">What happens if you visualize a particular moment when you were engaged in a creative process that was deeply spiritual for you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Maybe you experienced a piece of music that filled your soul. Or maybe you were completely immersed in the beauty of the sun setting on the horizon. Or maybe you sat quietly while holding your lover\u2019s hand and your soul felt at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Observe what sensations arise in your body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Even just visualizing that experience and bringing your awareness to every detail of it will create a response in your body. And if your soul was truly nourished in those moments, you will feel your body bringing up that satisfying feeling when nothing was lacking. You will feel nourished again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Copy-of-FINAL_Blog-Banner-TC.com_-1024&#215;390.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Copy of FINAL_Blog Banner TC.com&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|122px||123px||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Nunito,Numans&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">There are an unlimited number of ways that a soul can be nourished &#8211; and awareness is the first step. As I was thinking of all the ways that keep my soul connected and \u2018fed,\u2019 I allowed myself to miss some of the things I used to do to nourish my soul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Like going to art museums, symphony concerts, poetry readings, and songwriters rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Or in-person collaborations and living room gatherings with artists\u2019 friends (musicians, dancers, actors, filmmakers), where we would get into deep conversations about the creative force behind everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Or singing a chant in an old church and hearing the walls sing back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Or sitting on a couch completely still and listening to a full symphony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">But one thing that has been nourishing for my soul over the past year is my morning mediation followed by certification classes and trainings. On those days when we had teacher-led, students-participating live webinars, I felt like a kid who wakes up a million times during the night to check if it was finally 8 am to go to her favorite place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s been amazing to connect with a community of people who all share the same intention and desire to learn and then to help others discover how to nourish their souls and live a more balanced, joy-filled, healthy, and abundant life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"><strong>How do you know your soul is nourished?\u00a0<\/strong>What are some of the ways you compensate when your soul is\u00a0<em>not\u00a0<\/em>being nourished? How much are you aware of your soul\u2019s needs?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">What can you do this weekend to nourish your soul (other than going to Church)?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Take out a journal or just ponder this over your morning cup of coffee. Really be present in the experience of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Nunito&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">There are an unlimited number of ways that a soul can be nourished &#8211; and awareness is the first step. As I was thinking of all the ways that keep my soul connected and \u2018fed,\u2019 I allowed myself to miss some of the things I used to do to nourish my soul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Like going to art museums, symphony concerts, poetry readings, and songwriters rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Or in-person collaborations and living room gatherings with artists\u2019 friends (musicians, dancers, actors, filmmakers), where we would get into deep conversations about the creative force behind everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Or singing a chant in an old church and hearing the walls sing back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Or sitting on a couch completely still and listening to a full symphony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">But one thing that has been nourishing for my soul over the past year is my morning mediation followed by certification classes and trainings. On those days when we had teacher-led, students-participating live webinars, I felt like a kid who wakes up a million times during the night to check if it was finally 8 am to go to her favorite place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s been amazing to connect with a community of people who all share the same intention and desire to learn and then to help others discover how to nourish their souls and live a more balanced, joy-filled, healthy, and abundant life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"><strong>How do you know your soul is nourished?\u00a0<\/strong>What are some of the ways you compensate when your soul is\u00a0<em>not\u00a0<\/em>being nourished? How much are you aware of your soul\u2019s needs?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">What can you do this weekend to nourish your soul (other than going to Church)?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Nunito; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\">Take out a journal or just ponder this over your morning cup of coffee. 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You keep at it, you push through the hard times, and you learn to enjoy every minute of it - because after so many ups and downs, you learn to let go of your attachment to the outcome and you trust that Love (God) will organize all the pieces (that you put your heart into) for you. (I just wrote a poem about that last week. LOL)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You find satisfaction in your work - especially when it touches someone, or provides value for someone - which is the case with all meaningful work!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And you are happy. Fulfilled.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like my son, Blais, who got himself a job at the local grocery store. After his first day of training, I asked him what his responsibilities would be. He said \u201cI\u2019m in customer service. And that means my job is to make people feel welcomed, valued, seen, and heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When he came home from his first day of work, he was glowing! He had been corralling shopping carts and bagging groceries for six hours, but he didn\u2019t even mention that. ALL he experienced was interacting with customers. He felt incredibly accomplished because he told me, he got to talk to people, ask them how their day went, and make them feel good. He brought me a bunch of roses because he said he was moved by someone who was buying roses for their mother.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>THIS was a life-defining moment for him. Blais\u2019 manager could have told him his job was to bag groceries quickly and efficiently, and to compete with the next kid at the number of shopping carts they can pull in one swoop. <strong>Instead, they gave him the gift of a mindset that puts people - and service - before productivity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I guess the manager also knows that with that mindset, Blais will naturally work faster and more efficiently - and everyone wins. And of course, this takes trust. Being pleasant to customers isn\u2019t something a manager can put out as a neat checklist or a measurable goal. Trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, back to my song\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A few years back, when I first moved to Nashville, I met Tom Paden, a songwriter who wrote hit songs for artists like Reba McEntire. Tom suggested we co-write a song that I would record and enter it into the Eurovision Song Contest. A few days later, he showed up at my house with his writing partner, Eddie Kilgallon.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tom and Eddie had an idea for a song about the Wall (as in the Berlin wall) - an anthem about what happens when the wall comes down and people come together.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can imagine I had a few things to say about that, LOL\u2026 but the most important thing for me was that <strong>big changes don\u2019t happen fast.<\/strong> It\u2019s a process.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(Full disclosure here: I wasn\u2019t talking about life in Europe. I was drawing from my marriage struggles. Matthew and I had just come out of our separation and were working on healing our relationship.)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When the conflict grows too big, we build walls because we need something to keep us from charging at each other, and constantly attacking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, the wall keeps us away. But our anger and unresolved conflicts grow in our minds and hearts, which makes the other side seem full of dark shadows and scary monsters.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We keep this up for a while, but eventually we get tired (because anger and fear are exhausting, and walls make us feel constricted).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then something happens, or someone comes along who inspires us to address the wall (because there is still the Divine that finds a way to interfere with our human quarrels and stubbornness) and we feel willing to try.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What happens in that moment is what this song talks about.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tom and Eddie put a demo together and it came out so well that we decided to pitch it to some major artists (instead of having me sing it).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I released my attachment to the outcome, and trusted that Eddie and Tom knew what they were doing. We all wanted the song to get out there and reach a lot of people with its beautiful message and melody. Tom and Eddie did a lot of pitching, but they also trusted that the right artist would come along. Olivia Newton-John heard the song (through a very unconventional channel connected to her non-profit) and was immediately drawn to it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>:)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trust. Do the work and then trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cWindow in the Wall\u201d is perfect for the times we live in. I\u2019ve been reading the comments on Olivia\u2019s social media, and people are already commenting on how much they needed this shot of hope and encouragement.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So here are three things I hope can be a bit of an inspiration for you today:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>(1) Keep showing up. Find little joys in everyday tasks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are out of work, keep finding meaningful work - learn something, help someone, create something. Nourish your soul, mind, and heart with uplifting content - music, art. Nurture your body with healthy foods and walks in nature. Update your resume, research or contact potential employers, rebrand yourself if you have to (I\u2019ve done that a few times\u2026), stay in shape, and then let it go.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trust. 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