Only when we stop seeking outside

Until we learn to stop seeking outside

For what we already have inside

Until we learn to trust who we are

For what we are

From the inside

Not the outside

Until we learn to listen to our inner voice

Our inner guide

Shutting out the noise

To hear our intuition

We will always be searching

Always be unsatisfied

Always be jealous

 Vengeful

 Selfish

Judgmental

Forcing ourselves

To live within the confines of scarcity

Shackled by our own

Lack of faith

In ourselves

In the power of our inner voice

Because we start to believe

We are not good enough

Because we can’t see who we are

For what we are

Instead we perceive others to be better than us

We think their lives are better than ours

We become judgmental

Resentful

Angry and lose our way

And once our way is lost

We can read every book on spirituality

Visit every spiritual teacher

Practice every spiritual and soul awakening movement

But

We will not change

Or grow

Instead we become frustrated

Dejected

Afraid

Discouraged by our lack of

Progress

Bitter because of our stagnation

But when we take the time

To sit in silence

To listen to the nothingness

That is all

We hear our guide

Our inner compass telling us

Willing us to believe

And understand

We have all we need inside

All we desire inside

All that is, inside

Allowing us to see

The beauty that we are

The power we possess

The connectedness of us all

The abundance that exists

Opening us to be

Grateful

Harmonious

Compassionate

Empathetic

And full of love

And light

Because we understand

That what we are inside

Helps to shape who we are

On the outside

Helps to build us

Create us

Connect us

Allowing us to see the light

Embrace the light

And be the light

Only when we stop

Seeking outside

Can we know who we are

On the inside

Truly

Honestly

And graciously

Namaste