Emily Silva - Find Your Glow, Feed Your Soul: A Guide for Cultivating a Vibrant Life of Peace & Purpose

A Guide for Cultivating a Vibrant Life of Peace & Purpose

EMILY SILVA

For my nieces: Dalleen, Alyssa, Grace, Lily, Kiah, and Mira.

May you always shine your lights and know how beautiful you are.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.

HAFIZ

I believe that every person has a light within them. Our lights are a source of inspiration, levity, and life. Learning to access our inner lights can bring better awareness to our own needs and desires and those of others. Finding your inner glow is a way to tap into one of your greatest sources of power: your soul.

You may ask, What is my inner glow? It is the part of you that shines even through hard times. It is when your soul feels truly alive. When this happens, your eyes brighten, smiles are effortless, and peace seems to reside where stress used to live. With an inner glow, we can illuminate dark places and bring warmth to situations that need understanding.

Paying attention to our inner glow invites joy, contentment, and love for ourselves and others. Sometimes we shine our lights so brightly that we seem to be abundant in love, connection, health, and ideas. At other times, our lights are dimmed for various reasonssuch as grief, stress, anxiety, hardshipand it is at these times that it feels impossible to ignite our inner light. But it is important to note that we never lose our light, as it is always within us, ready to shine brightly.

There are several examples of glow in nature. Our solar system is full of light and glow. Stars continue to shine even on the darkest nights. Fireflies create magic sparks on summer nights. Even the tides can glow when the conditions are just right.

I am excited to take you on a journey to find your distinctive glow. Our glow is unique to each of us, just as the sun and moon glow differently, yet beautifully in their own way.

When we know how to access our inner light and are connected to it, we glow from the inside out.

Have you noticed that it is impossible to ignore someone who emanates light? They are magnetic and radiate warmth, and when they smile they beam from the inside and draw people towards them. Their eyes light up and they exude warmth. There is a vibrancy that is deeper than physical beauty, which draws people in.

Several years ago, I wanted to find ways to live my most vibrant life. I started to feel sluggish and not myself. Fatigue set in and I was determined to figure out ways to radiate from within. I was tired of feeling tired, so I went on a search for things to help me look and feel my best.

I learned that when we take care of ourselves from the inside, we emanate joy, love, peace, and power.

True happiness comes from finding inner peace and learning to be comfortable with ourselves and accept who we are, just the way we are.

Prioritizing self-care and paying attention to things that sap our energy is key to maintaining our inner glow. When we feed our souls, we cant help but glow.

This book is meant to be both an inspiration and a helpful tool to access your inner light. My hope is that by reading it you will find a renewed sense of love and you will make self-care a priority. This is an easy-to-use AZ guide, and each chapter is a beacon to help you discover your inner glow, so you can give and receive acceptance, love, gratitude, and positivity.

There is a secret here:

When we find our inner glow, we glow on the outside too.

My intention is to encourage you to find what resonates and perhaps create an inner glow routine where you tap into your light daily until doing so becomes effortless. I use the word universe often to define the divine source that some may call God, Higher Power, Spirit, etc., but please insert your preferred word as you read.

The following chapters come from my own personal experiences and from years of coaching women through personal and career growth transformations. I became a life coach after working for several years in corporate America. Although I was successful, I didnt feel fulfilled. I took the leap and left the security of my career to pursue what my soul was begging me to do: become a coach and author. My mission is to help women harness their bravery and use it to go after what they really want, because I know that until we are honest and brave, we cant live a life that is fulfilling. As a life coach, it has been my honor to be a part of these womens journeys, and I am grateful for every lesson that I have learned. I hope that you find something that resonates with you and brings more light into your beautiful life.

To glow from within takes consistent effort and awareness. Pay attention to the things that light you up and the things that sap your energy. Just knowing what these are can help tremendously when trying to keep your light shining bright.

Saying yes to things that light you up and no to light-dimmers is a step in the right direction.

I hope you find the tools in this book applicable to your unique situation. I understand that we are all from different situations and I appreciate our diversity; everything in this book might not apply to you, but I hope that something will and can help you find the joy, peace, and fulfillment you desire.

What I do know is that if we all work on glowing as brightly as possible we can make a beautiful difference.

By finding your inner glow, you are taking part in raising the vibrations of the planet.

To each reader, you are now part of a glow tribe. We are all connected by our desires to be our best selves and shine more light in this worldwhich needs it now more than ever. We must start with ourselves and then our lights can illuminate places that are dark, to spread love and hope that is desperately needed.

Thank you for choosing this book as part of your journey.

I live with an acceptance and not an expectation. But acceptance isnt resignation, its acknowledging the truth and being empowered by it.

MICHAEL J. FOX

A cceptance is an act of release. Every day, we are faced with choosing whether to accept what is or resist and challenge it. Sometimes resistance is necessary to push through and grow, but other times, surrendering is needed to allow what is meant to be happen, and that is a difficult lesson. Knowing when to accept and when to resist requires awareness.

Our sparkle can become dull if we resist when surrender is needed. Stress seeps in, we begin to worry, and the need to control becomes obsessive. Our bodies react to the tension, leaving us uneasy and in discomfort. When these physical symptoms are present, it is a cue to release and accept. Acceptance allows us to experience the flow of life, which opens us up to greater understanding.

Dealing with disappointments in your life, career, or relationships can make you believe that expectations leave little room for acceptanceespecially when you fiercely hold on to what you think is supposed to happen in your life. When your expectations arent met, you can often feel you have no choice but to struggle and fight. Trying to live up to unrealistic expectations, that can cause symptoms of depression or anxiety, begins to take over your life. But sometimes accepting your circumstances, learning from them and moving on is more beneficial to ones well-being.