4 Signs You’re Not in Alignment With Your Soul

marenthewanderer
2 min readJun 13, 2023

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You feel out of place most of the time.

You forget what’s bringing you joy.

You have a deep longing for being elsewhere.

You feel uninspired and drained by your environment.

Sounds familiar?

Since 2 years I’m journaling consistently — and by that I mean EVERY DAY (I can only recommend it).

Even though I don’t want to get too attached to my past, it helps me at times to read back and reflect on my thoughts — it shows me what I’ve accomplished but more importantly: WHY I’m doing what I’m doing.

In a way, it’s a reassurance for myself.

That I’m on this path for a reason. That I chose this path for a reason.

And a lot of that has to do with being in alignment with my SOUL — following my deep longing for WHERE and WHO I want to be ✨

And to TRUST that longing.

I know what it feels like to NOT be in alignment with what your soul truly desires. I’ve been there. It doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful or untalented — but it could be a signal to seek change 🚨

When I was struggling I’ve been told: “the environment doesn’t matter, it’s only you” or “maybe you should seek therapy” — sure, it all comes back to us, and it’s our responsibility to deal with our issues.

Nevertheless, I truly believe ENVIRONMENT plays such a big role. And that it’s okay to not know, to try and to change in order to be at more PEACE.

That our environment plays a significant role for our well-being, for our capability to cope. To feel good, to be happy.

You don’t have to push through or make it work.

It’s okay to leave, and sometimes it’s okay to RUN. Some things might accompany you, but a lot of things will stay behind, I can promise you that.

And I guess this is an ongoing process. But it got easier for me to recognize that and adapt accordingly.

And YOU can do the same 🦋

Does any of the following sound familiar? Drop a comment, I’d love to hear from you.

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marenthewanderer
marenthewanderer

Written by marenthewanderer

Stories & poetry around location independence, solo-traveling, well-being & whatever comes to my mind 🤍

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