Most people don’t live into the highest calling of their life because they haven’t learned how to develop the trust they need to follow their soul path.

In this episode, we dive into how you can develop that trust so you can create the life you most desire. I share a personal story about my husband and I turning nomadic and how we had to lean into and trust the path we were on. This story exemplifies what can happen when you surrender to the universe and trust your path. I end by offering 7 Tips on how you can learn to Trust Your Path to be guided by your soul.  

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Welcome to the joyful journey podcast. If

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you're uncertain about what you really want, or unsure how to be

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a force for good, you know this world craves, then this is the

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show for you. I'm Anita Adams, your host and guide to finding

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clarity and creating a life you love. Let's tap into our inner

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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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you next time. Thank you for joining us today on the joyful

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