Creating Our Own Reality

I've been thinking a lot lately about the impact I have on the entirety of my life experience.  That we create our own reality is not a new idea, but it is fascinating, and powerful, to consider just how much agency we have over how life shows up for us.

Co-creating with Spirit can only begin when we become clear about what is true for us, what we stand for, and what we want.   Spirit cannot meet us in the dance of creative partnership if we don't know what we want.  Even more powerful than focusing on physical things is to identify how we want to feel.  How we want to feel in our ideal job, or relationship, or world will guide us more accurately to our heart's desires.

Sometimes what I want concerns another person, and I cannot push my truth onto another's truth or path (as much as I'd like to sometimes, especially with my kids:).  At these times, I've learned that I can participate with Spirit in affirming that "the best and highest outcome" will come to pass, and then releasing the issue to Spirit to manage in its perfect way.  

Because we are co-creators in this life with Spirit, we can't identify a goal or dream and then just sit back, waiting for it to show up for us.  Spirit meets us in motion.  Taking steps, both small and large, signals to the universe that we are ready and engaged in the creative process.  That's been an interesting puzzle for me in my life, discovering where my work ends and where I need to step back and allow Spirit to carry my dream forward.

I believe that allowing is the hardest part.  So many things can thwart our confidence or enthusiasm or trust in our vision.  We often face roadblocks and setbacks, or feel unsupported or just plain tired of trying.  We can feel like we need to push or try harder.  But feeling like we've lost our way is part of the process of growth.  Roadblocks may redirect us toward something even more aligned to our vision.  Lack of support can help us bolster our trust in our vision and in ourselves.  Self-doubt often signals that we're getting ready to take a big step in consciousness.  And fatigue can be a sign that we need to pause and allow Spirit to carry more of the load.

I especially love the idea that if I can hold a vision, do what I can to make it happen, and then release the "how" and "when" to Spirit, Spirit creates the perfect path and outcome not just for me but for all involved, and ultimately the entire world.  We are, more than anything, infinitely creative beings.

Choosing to be the creator of our own reality as much as possible is a very conscious act.  We choose.  Then we choose again, and again, the truth of what is real for us and what we want to make manifest in the world.  So I choose acceptance in the face of the unacceptable, to mirror trust amid much fear, and to see the divine and holy purpose in very perplexing human situations.

We live in a sane and ordered universe.  And every experience points us in some way toward love.  These are some of the truths that I hold, and the dreams that I co-create with Spirit in making them manifest in the world.

What are you dreaming to co-create with Spirit?  

Knowing Our Own Truth

As humanity continues to evolve at an accelerating rate, our lessons (both personal and collective) become more urgent and demanding.  We're faced with so much more input and it can be challenging to determine what is true for ourselves in the middle of all of it.  

During the years I spent at the Berkeley Psychic Institute I learned a lot about the need to determine what is true for me.  As humans we're strongly conditioned to "match" the energy around us, to fit in so that we operate more comfortably in the world.  I learned tools that helped me know what my own truth is and what I had accepted as truth from outside myself.  I'm grateful for those tools, and can tell you that it's still difficult at times to distill my own truth from the many competing perceptions, expectations and ways of seeing things.  

Being clear about our own truth and using it as a guidepost as often as possible is so important, because what we hold true is what we manifest in our lives.  The Spiritual Law of Attraction tells us that we magnetize to ourselves whatever we focus energy on; what we expect to see we create in our experience.

Our deepest truths are not always easy to keep in mind when life is messy (which is most of the time!), because we get pulled away by the sheer volume of it all.  Still, we can always lean in to the quiet truth that our soul is whispering.  

Some of my deepest truths have taken decades to explore and even longer to trust.  They also sometimes feel like wishful thinking.  That we live in a sane and ordered universe, that everything happens for a divine purpose, that I am co-creating everything in my experience with God for the purpose of bringing Love and Light into the darkness all seem impossible from within this dense human experience.  But every time we consciously choose to re-align with a deeply-held truth, we pull more of its energy to ourselves and into the world.

I believe that truth comes from our inner experience and our soul's unique path, so only we can know what is right and true for us.   Seeking to know our own truth is an extremely personal, lifelong journey.

I dearly love the idea of all the different ways that Divine Wisdom chooses to speak truth to us.  They are individual, countless and sometimes quite amusing!

For me, sometimes truth is a faint whisper that barely makes it to my awareness because I'm busy doing other things, but it somehow does and I think "Oh.... yes!" and am instantly joy-filled with the rightness of how this life works.  Sometimes it's a loud, directive voice that talks to me but also is me, telling me something from out of left field that changes my life in a profound way, like "I WILL GET A DEGREE IN NUTRITION."

Truth can show up as serendipity, when I realize that a series of seemingly random things has led to a situation that I know is right for me because getting there had been so unintentional on my part but obviously very carefully orchestrated by the Universe😊.

Sometimes truth comes in a book that presents a new idea to me that makes me feel like I have come home, and my soul says "yesss....." as I breathe it in.

Other times truth can come as a nagging "no" feeling that I just can't push down no matter how hard I try because my mind really wants to move forward with something.

Writing letters to God has for a long time been a favorite way of accessing my truth.  I write "Dear God," then let my confusion and concern spill out of me onto the page, and I sign it "Sherry."  Then I write "Dear Sherry," and just allow what comes next.  God speaks her elegant truth to me in ways that are sometimes directive, sometimes comforting.  Sometimes I laugh and she laughs along with me.  

Last night deep truth came in an Oracle card that I pulled for a painful question I faced.  In an instant my emotional space shifted as I knew the perfection of the answer, and that even in darkness Divine Truth is always there in me and in everything.

How do you hear the voice of truth speaking to you?

May you continue to open to its ever-present wisdom, and may this tool be a blessing.

Beyond Seeking

Many of us are drawn to seek a deeper meaning for our existence, to find a higher purpose for the things that happen.  In this world we witness an infinite number of choices and outcomes, from the most dismal acts of inhumanity to the very highest expressions of human goodness.  Circumstances can feel quite random at times.  We wonder why things happen as they do, and why we are here now in the enormous complexity of being human.

 

Like many others, I’ve spent decades seeking - in meditation, in therapy, in clairvoyant training, in teaching, and in contemplating the perspectives of others.  Finding my truth has been a long, winding road indeed.  Reality is enormously complicated and infinitely nuanced.  

 

It is said that we don’t find truth, we remember it.  Every time I remember that I Am Love it fills my awareness, and it feels impossible that I could ever forget.  But I do, usually within a few minutes.  I get busy managing my life’s stuff, always trying to get it right. 

 

It’s so easy to forget in all of life’s demands my own good intentions, my loving heart, and the perfection of this path that my soul has chosen.  Amid the noise I forget that I am already what I seek, that all that happens is done in the name of love, and that I could never get life wrong.  On a soul level the seeking is unnecessary, but in this human form it helps me find myself again and again.  

 

More often now I choose to pull my attention back from worry or doubt and simply allow Truth to be present in whatever I’m in the middle of.  I stop, take a few deep breaths, and feel myself soften.  It’s a form of surrender, and of saying yes to what is.  I allow everything in my experience to be an expression of Divine Love, and it is.  There’s no need to struggle to get back to Truth because we have never left it.  All we need do is stop, breathe, and allow.

 

What do you do when you feel disconnected from truth?  I’d love to hear from you.

 

May you know the Truth that you are, and may this tool be a blessing.

 

The Light That Never Leaves

 

Hello dear friends--

How can we trust that there is a light of Divine Wisdom and purpose underlying everything that happens in this life?  There are times when trusting that light comes easily, maybe on days when I haven't scanned the headlines on my computer, when I'm not worrying about anything, and when I feel like who I am in the world is enough to manage whatever comes.  

It's much harder to hold on to trust when our open hearts close down, shaken by the reality of a world that can feel entirely broken and unacceptable.  The loud voices of fear override the quiet voice of the soul.  This happens most noticeably in the middle of the  night, when my defenses are down.

I've realized that fear will always be here.  It's part of our curriculum in these physical bodies that are the perfect vehicles for our souls' evolution.  Fear is a difficult part of our experience, to be sure, but it always exists within and as a part of the light.  Fear serves a holy purpose, which is another important topic I'd like to explore in a future post.

The very first spiritual book I read was Emmanuel's Book by Pat Rodegast, which very generously set me on my path over three decades ago.  I remember Emmanuel suggesting that "the challenge is to sit in the darkness and believe in the light."  Yes and yes!   

When I'm reeling from life's painful things and the fear is loud, I remind myself that I can believe in the light, I can trust the light, even when it feels far away.   I remember that I can stay right here where I know light is, even though I can't touch the light right now.  That choice to own the light, the Divine Wisdom underlying everything, while in the midst of fear is probably the most creative, powerful choice that we can ever make. 

I would love to hear about the strategies you turn to for connecting with Divine Wisdom and your soul's truth.  Thanks for being here.

Many blessings,

Sherry  

 

A New Chapter

Hello, dear friends—

It’s been a while since I posted here on Daily Spiritual Tools, and I want to say thank you. Whether you’ve been here since the early days or found your way here more recently, I’m so grateful for your presence.

This blog was a sacred space for me for many years. It grew into four self-published books, and it helped me connect with beautiful souls like you, who are also seeking truth, clarity, and a deeper relationship with Spirit.

Over time, life moved forward. My spiritual path continued to unfold. I’ve been doing clairvoyant readings, spiritual healings, and coaching—but always with the same intention: to help others reconnect with what is already whole and wise within them.

I’ve recently created a new space where I’ll be sharing insights and hopefully also hearing your perspectives. It feels like a return—and a beginning.

You can now find me at:

www.sherrywoodcock.com

I’ll be posting new writing and offering sessions to those called to go deeper. I may even revisit some favorite spiritual tools and add some new ones, too.

If you’ve ever found value here, I hope you’ll join me in this next chapter.  I'd love to welcome you here.

As always, may these tools be a blessing.

With gratitude,  
Sherry