Wise Whys

In this episode of the Wise Whys podcast, we delve into the fascinating exploration of astrological and energetic blueprints to help you gain clarity in areas of your life where you seek growth and development, helping you embark on an empowering journey toward personal fulfillment and contentment.

In this episode of the Wise Whys podcast, we discuss how choosing to be offended by someone's words or actions can result in giving away our power and leaving ourselves open to emotional manipulation. We explore the reasons why people might choose to be offended and offer practical strategies for reframing our thinking and taking responsibility for our emotions. Overall, this thought-provoking and insightful conversation encourages listeners to take ownership of their emotional responses and approach interactions with empathy and understanding.

When we constantly critique and criticize ourselves, we create a cycle of negativity that can erode our self-esteem and inhibit our progress. It's important to recognize that self-judgment is a natural part of being human, but it's also a behavior that can be changed with mindful effort. By becoming aware of our self-judgment patterns, we can begin to challenge and shift them towards healthier actions bringing us closer to our Authentic Selves.

We all experience trials and tribulations within our lives and we have a choice as to how we want to view them. We can take on a dualistic perspective and see them as a negative experience and that God, the Universe, or someone is against us or we can choose to view it through polarity and accept that challenges are a part of life and that they can server to teach us something when we are open to it. Victimhood strips our power away while looking for the lesson in our experiences gives us the power to maintain a neutral emotional state while also propelling our individual growth.

Change, especially within our own self development work, rarely happens without us taking an honest look at our previous and subconscious behaviors and making a conscious decision and effort to alter our responses and actions going forward. In the event things get tough, we may need that extra something to hold ourselves accountable to follow through on what we ultimately want for ourselves and our lives.

A lot of emphasis is put on compromise and sacrifice in our culture when it comes managing our romantic relationships. However, within the J.U.S.T. Philosophy, one of the most important aspects of a conscious relationship is having and practicing our own individual self development work which is also vital to conflict resolution in relationships.

There can be a hidden cost to having preferences if we aren't flexible in our attachment to them. However, when we shift our perspective toward a state of neutrality around a given want, it removes our need to remain in that stagnant, one-sided energy and opens up the possibilities for more knowledge, wisdom, and overall wellness.

Living in the flow of life doesn't necessarily mean your life will be easier but is rather a perspective that you take to bring in more acceptance, allowance and flexibility in how you relate and react to the world around you.

If you have been doing self development work honestly and consistently, you may have recognized that you have become more sensitive or empathic to things like your environment, your diet, the contents of tv and social media you consume... so why is this happening if we are doing this work to overcome these types of things? We answer this question and cover a plethora of ways to alter your perspective and carry out the step by step practice to begin managing your environment as you peel away those layers.

In our return back to our initial format, we discussed the term 'Shadow Work' and how it relates to self development work within the J.U.S.T. Philosophy. We then shared some step by steps and tools & techniques for how to discover what your main shadow work is and how to begin working on bringing it to light and healing the triggers and traumas related to it.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, Haven is in Asheville for business and sees Stan at a restaurant with his co-worker Rita. They engage in some drinks and interesting conversation which is then brought up when she returns home to find Stevie visiting Rio. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are emotional processing, staying grounded when not having all of the information in a situation, discernment around decisions, how to stay out of drama and gossip and many more.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, Stevie takes a day off of work to visit Rio and share her recent experiences and breakdown and to inquire how she could have handled it all more consciously. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are emotional processing, Divine Order, trust, faith, non-judgement, spirituality practice, anxiety, our wants and needs and many more.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, the video call with Louise has just wrapped up and we observe how Michael and Janet handle their communication after the friction around the call. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are conscious relationships, conscious conflict resolution, emotional processing, standing in your power, avoidance, addiction, family lineage trauma, stopping the ripple and many more.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, Stevie is on her way home from work and is still crushed by the disappointment of not getting the job she recently interviewed for. She arrives home to an empty house and has to be consoled by Haven. Once Stan returns home from work, the two have a very challenging discussion in which both engage in unconscious tactics in their attempts to win the argument. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are conscious relationships, expectations, conscious conflict resolution, roles, emotional responsibility and processing and many more.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, Stevie utilizes her recently purchased tarot deck to gain more insight into whether she will get the job she recently interviewed for. She experiences extreme highs and lows within a short amount of time leaving her to experience a very emotional Monday. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are using tools and signs for guidance, expectations and disappointment, happiness and contentment, emotional highs and lows and many more.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, Stevie "convinces" Stan to go with her to the new neighbor's house, Rio and Haven. There, they experience a unique house full of instruments, vinyl records and balanced energy. Stevie and Stan get an introduction to the Destiny Card and Human Design systems and learn a little bit about their Cosmic Design. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are relationship dynamics around sacrifice and compromise and why conscious relationships don't support this competitive energy, importance of informing when making a change, handing frustration around our past choices and how to hold space for a friend and family member and many more.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, we witness a video chat between Janet and her mother to discuss a birthday card that Louise recently sent Zachary, Janet's son that was seen back in episode 5 of the series. With Louise on the chat, Michael takes full advantage of her attention and goes on a rant only to find out it was all misguided in the end. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are ways we may seek approval from a parent, defense mechanisms around confrontation, preparing for confrontation, managing our build up of frustration to prevent future explosions, emotional detachment and many more.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, we get to experience the influence that Rio has had on Stevie in the days following their initial meeting. This is followed by a surprise invitation for Stevie and Stan to join Rio and Haven on a Friday night. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are around emotional releases and self care, expectations and disappointment, conscious relationships and where sacrifice and compromise may not have a place in those types of relationships.

In this chapter of Inward Journey, we observe Janet and Michael as they encounter a challenging scenario instigated by Louise. Some of the themes discussed in this episode are empaths, the downside of trying to mediate or peace keeping between two parties, expectations and disappointment and more.

We travel back in time again to the week before the initial family gathering (in episode 1) where Stevie meets her neighbor Rio for the first time and they exchange gifts and conversation about the metaphysical and life philosophy wisdom. Topics such as manners, giving, receiving, karma, saying 'I'm sorry', and respect were among the main themes discussed in depth.