Trying to create alignment in this life can be difficult. There are moments where I feel aligned and other times, I feel disconnected from myself, from life, and my passions. That’s why I’m learning to focus on internal alignment. I believe that external alignment is important, but I am realising that when your outer world feels out of whack or things aren’t happening fast enough, it is important to do what you can to create internal alignment – to feel connected to yourself on an emotional and spiritual level. Last year, I focused so much on how my life looked rather than how I felt. Of course, when the quality of my life improved, my wellbeing also improved. But I think that in this life, it is easy to get caught up in how things look, in what job we have, how much money we are making, or the car we drive, and many of these material things. We can get caught up in titles, constantly wanting to level up in life, and we neglect our internal world – how we feel on an emotional level and how connected we are to ourselves and God.

Many aspects of our lives are interconnected, but I truly believe that one of our main priorities should be creating a healthy internal world that allows us to navigate our external world in a way that is healthy and authentic to us. For example, last week I was getting caught up in titles – wanting things to sound and look good. I was thinking about how this job title would look to other people rather than the experience itself, what this ‘title’ would truly mean for me, and how I would handle the responsibility of this particular title. Then when I didn’t get what I assumed I wanted, I had to assess my desire for what I wanted, what was my purpose of wanting this thing – and I realised that my desire wasn’t truly genuine. And I think that’s where alignment comes in because alignment is genuine, it’s authentic. So when you have intentions that are not in alignment, certain things won’t happen. But it was a blessing because it called me to reassess myself, my life, my mindset, and what my focus is on. I was also able to lean on God, to honestly express my true desires and fears.

I still feel like my life is in limbo, and I haven’t yet been able to create that alignment in my life in the ways I want to. But I guess that’s the journey of life. There are going to be moments when things feel disorderly, where you are waiting for clarity, change etc., and that can create feelings of misalignment. However, I believe a focus on internal alignment will make our journey a little easier. It’ll be easier to go through seasons of difficulty because we have created an internal foundation that will support our ability to preserve, wait, and be patient. So, that’s my forever focus.

Remember, your internal world determines your outer world.

Thank you for reading!

Love Erykah x