{"id":291,"date":"2021-09-15T19:13:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T18:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/?p=291"},"modified":"2021-09-15T19:13:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T18:13:27","slug":"the-umbilical-cord-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/?p=291","title":{"rendered":"The umbilical cord of the past"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-1140x1710.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3307-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The umbilical cord of the past<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>I had a chat with a friend yesterday and it turned out to become this kind of conversation with full of gold nuggets, with openness and support to find clarity, courage and to reveal the heart\u2019s truth.<br>I know that he wouldn\u2019t want me to use the word \u201atruth\u2018, because what is \u201atruth\u2018 anyway,<br>my \u201atruth\u2018 can be completely different from your \u201atruth\u2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Is it more a kind of heart\u2019s wisdom, the authentic self ( authenticity, also an inflationary used word) or the wisdom and knowledge of the soul?<br>How can you describe when you recognize that the heart \u201aknows\u2018, that you are guided by this wisdom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You said that I\u2019m thinking too much, that I want to solve the problems with my mind and that\u2019s why I end up with this monkey circus in my head.<br>I know that\u2019s the truth.<br>I have to feel more, listen to my heart more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You said that I can\u2019t sacrifice my happiness and fulfillment to the illusion of security, to a life that isn\u2019t in alignment with my heart, even if that means that I have to let go what feels safe and comfortable at the moment.<br>You have only this one precious life and the fulfillment you\u2019ll find, when you connect with your heart\u2019s wisdom, will lead you to the life you desire.<br>It\u2019s never outside of you, it\u2019s always within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You said that no inner work will get you where your heart wants you to be without taking action.<br>You have to set your heart\u2019s truth as your destination, take all your courage and jump into the waves.<br>I know that I\u2019m scared as hell, although I\u2019ve jumped into the ocean so many times, swam through waves and darkness.<br>What does it take to go all in, avec tout mon c\u0153ur, with cour-age?                                                                              What truth do I need to face? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You said you have to cut the umbilical cord of the past, to leave the safe shore behind.<br>We only fear to lose what we\u2019ve experienced, what our mind knows, what feels safe, but what if the heart has the wisdom that a better future of alignment, connection and fulfillment is already waiting for you?<br>What if you have to cut this cord and dare to swim and fly to the distant shore?<br>What if freedom is waiting on this other shore? What if the ocean will set you free?<br>My heart knows that this is true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>What am I waiting for, when I don\u2019t want to say at the end of my life: \u201e I lived a life not true to myself?\u201c<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live life from your heart\u2019s truth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live life like an ocean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The umbilical cord of the past I had a chat with a friend yesterday and it turned out to become this kind of conversation with full of gold nuggets, with openness and support to find clarity, courage and to reveal the heart\u2019s truth.I know that he wouldn\u2019t want me to use the word \u201atruth\u2018, because what is \u201atruth\u2018 anyway,my \u201atruth\u2018 can be completely different from your \u201atruth\u2018. Is it more a kind of heart\u2019s wisdom, the authentic self ( authenticity, also an inflationary used word) or the wisdom and knowledge of the soul?How can you describe when you recognize that the heart \u201aknows\u2018, that you are guided by this wisdom? You said that I\u2019m thinking too much, that I want to solve the problems with my mind and that\u2019s why I end up with this monkey circus in my head.I know that\u2019s the truth.I have to feel more, listen to my heart more. You said that I can\u2019t sacrifice my happiness and fulfillment to the illusion of security, to a life that isn\u2019t in alignment with my heart, even if that means that I have to let go what feels safe and comfortable at the moment.You have only this one precious life and the fulfillment you\u2019ll find, when you connect with your heart\u2019s wisdom, will lead you to the life you desire.It\u2019s never outside of you, it\u2019s always within. You said that no inner work will get you where your heart wants you to be without taking action.You have to set your heart\u2019s truth as your destination, take all your courage and jump into the waves.I know that I\u2019m scared as hell, although I\u2019ve jumped into the ocean so many times, swam through waves and darkness.What does it take to go all in, avec tout mon c\u0153ur, with cour-age? What truth do I need to face? You said you have to cut the umbilical cord of the past, to leave the safe shore behind.We only fear to lose what we\u2019ve experienced, what our mind knows, what feels safe, but what if the heart has the wisdom that a better future of alignment, connection and fulfillment is already waiting for you?What if you have to cut this cord and dare to swim and fly to the distant shore?What if freedom is waiting on this other shore? What if the ocean will set you free?My heart knows that this is true. What am I waiting for, when I don\u2019t want to say at the end of my life: \u201e I lived a life not true to myself?\u201c Live life from your heart\u2019s truth. Live life like an ocean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5,1,11],"tags":[50,15],"class_list":["post-291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-freedom","category-ocean-inspiration","category-uncategorized","category-ways-to-the-ocean","tag-courage","tag-freedom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293,"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livelifelikeanocean.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}