The Quiet Wisdom That’s Always Been With Us

Isn’t it amazing how small thoughts drift through our minds—sometimes quietly, sometimes with sudden clarity—like whispers from our deeper consciousness?

We move through life surrounded by metaphors, phrases, affirmations, and familiar sayings: What goes around comes around. The more you give, the more you receive. Everything happens for a reason.

We hear them in childhood. We see them in quotes, books, conversations, and even on Instagram. At first, they feel like pleasant words or cultural sayings—something we “kind of know,” like a silent mantra playing in the background of our awareness.

And then, one day, something shifts. We realize these aren’t just words. They aren’t coincidences. They aren’t random synchronicities. They are reflections of how life actually works.

From the moment we arrive in this physical world, we are growing, absorbing, and adapting. We take in stories about who we are, what we’re capable of, and how life is supposed to unfold. Some of those stories support us. Others don’t quite align. Yet even the misaligned ones shape us, teach us, and lead us toward deeper understanding.

All along, there is more support around us than we realize—guidance woven into language, nature, rhythm, and shared wisdom.

Eventually, many of us reach a turning point. We begin to feel the desire for change, healing, or deeper meaning. And where do we often turn first?

To the very tools that have been with us all along: affirmations, reflection, journaling, supportive communities, uplifting words, spiritual practices, and shared stories.

At first, we look outward for clarity. And that’s a meaningful step. But over time, the journey begins to turn inward. We start remembering. Remembering that we are here for a purpose. Remembering that our gifts are uniquely ours—and meant to be shared. Remembering that nothing meant for us has been taken away or given to someone else. It is still waiting, ready for us to open to it.

As we remember, we begin to unravel old narratives. We gently untangle the beliefs and stories that once helped shape our experiences but no longer need to define us. We start aligning with what truly resonates—with the life that feels destined, authentic, and alive.

And through this process, we begin to recognize something profound:

Everything moves in cycles.

This is a theme I share in my Rhythm of Her Soul workshop. Life itself is a rhythm—a series of cycles within cycles. Hours flow into days. Days into weeks. Weeks into seasons. Seasons into years. Even our thoughts, emotions, habits, and energy move in repeating patterns.

Every atom in us is cycling—creating, splitting, shedding, renewing. We are not separate from this rhythm. We are part of it.

When we understand this, it changes how we move through challenging moments. When life feels heavy or chaotic, we can pause and say: Where am I in my cycle right now?

Instead of believing that pain, struggle, or difficulty is permanent, we can recognize it as a phase in motion. Our feelings are real. Our emotions are valid. But they are not fixed identities.

We are not permanently broken. We are not permanently victims. We are moving—always moving—through a flow.

When we stop allowing our circumstances to dictate our story and instead view them as part of a larger rhythm, something softens. We can breathe. We can witness. We can trust that the turbulence will shift, because that is the nature of cycles.

And in this awareness, we begin to see how deeply interconnected we all are—sharing the same breath, the same seasons, the same rising and falling energy, yet expressing it in ways that are uniquely our own.

From this realization, our true light begins to emerge.

Our unique gifts. Our personal rhythm. Our sacred contribution.

And when we honor that, we don’t just live more intentionally—we begin to share what we were always meant to offer, in a way that serves both ourselves and the world.