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Soul Priorities for Clear Direction

Teresa & Tom Shantz Season 5 Episode 33

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"What's my true priority?"  Having clear direction leads to personal fulfillment.   With so much opportunity how do you clarify your priorities for that direction?  It is no accident that you are here.  Evolution and expansion is ignited from inner rather than just outer priorities.  

The hosts explore the significance of having direction in life, the impact of belief systems, and your true priorities.  They share moving from the priorities you feel, then organize yourself with your intellect, to following that feeling.   They give examples of how to navigate the energy influences in your environment by maintaining a clear sense of self and your core purpose.  

Prioritization from your true feelings allows you to freely flow with and navigate life's challenges effectively.

Other key takeaways:

  • Different belief systems provide a basic framework to unfold a bigger picture spiritual perspective of your experiences.
  • Authentic communication with mutual respect is essential for a healthy relationship.
  • Recognizing your greatness, and everyone else's greatness shifts your mindset to a positive outlook and looking for solutions.
  • Spiritual Helpers are there to  guide in "the thrust" of your purpose.
  • Acceptance of yourself and the priority of your mission fosters  acceptance and compassion towards others-mutual respect.
  • Enthusiasm is the power available to move you towards a life of fulfilling experiences. 


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So oftentimes I find that if I don't have my direction of which way I'm going with things, or I notice other people don't have direction, it really does make a difference in what we're doing. So today I want to talk a little bit about having direction in your life. Sounds good. Welcome, Tommy. Talk about that. Well, I got a feeling I'm going to talk about priorities. Prioritizing direction. Okay, well, let's go there. Yeah, what are my priorities?

Yeah. And so, you know, I always like to bring it back home to being practical. So there's a lot of people out in the world sharing basically the same type of things we are, right? Just in their, in their, I'll say perspective kind of like we do with our spiritual perspectives, but also with their flavor, their, you know, their spiritual backing, whatever. Right. So understanding that we're all sharing the same thing, just in different variations.

and how to go about making it practical versus like just listen to all this stuff and going, well, what does that all mean for me? Right. Okay. So what I hear you saying, and what strikes me as you share is that people have belief systems. And some people have spiritually oriented or spiritualism type belief systems, you know, versus a religious belief system. you know, there's

these ideas they have about things. So one of them is, okay, we're souls. And we're here to learn and grow and reincarnations or reality and, know, whatever. And you have spiritual help where you can communicate with the universe. However, how many people really feel it? How many people really find themselves uplifted as they tune into that truth, the truth of who they really are?

And what are the things that happen when you're talking about direction? I got an idea where you're to go with this is that what are the things that show up in everyday life that all of sudden, I don't feel that great. I'm having some challenging experiences. I'm working with other people, my direction, I'm not sure of it. I might feel discombobulated. I don't know what my priorities are. And things start to become hard. And we start to struggle and suffer.

As we move through it. So it's great that you have a concept that you're a soul and that you're here to learn and grow. But if you don't know how to make well, so what, so what's the point? Well said. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. And you get all discombobulated, you know, right, right. And so for myself lately, I've been noticing that the more that well, really the last couple of years, right? The more that I'm aware, the more that my sensitivity is expanding because

I believe each day we're here, we're, you know, learning and growing, right? So I'm not the same person I was yesterday. Neither are you listeners or last week or last month or last year. So in recognizing for myself, I'll keep it in the first person that for my discernment and my understanding of like where others around me are as far as energetic wise, belief wise, you know, how they roll through their life, the people that they might get in contact with and get, know,

entangled with, say it really brings full circle. Like what you're saying is, you know, my beliefs are, what my beliefs are. And I, and I can just, all I can do is honor others. But in recognizing that what I've put together for myself, and this has not only been this lifetime, it's been many, many lifetimes has given me the direction now that I currently have to feel more fulfilled because I understand that, you know, where other people are at.

It's okay. Like an example. So, you know, my mom who I'm around quite often, you know, she, hello mom. No, she doesn't listen. She, yes, she does sometimes. You think so? She, she is around her, you know, some siblings and other people that are of different, different energies and different, you know, level of consciousness, different levels of consciousness. to hers. Yeah. Well, yeah, because we all

There's a reason why we're attracted to one another, right? Because we have that within us. So recognizing that, you know, I can be with her extended period of time and then something will move in that will get one or both of us stimulated. And it's so interesting because I recognize that this happens quite frequently, but I am also to the point that, you know, I know how to work with it better because I know my direction. I know that when I'm with her,

it's to go to the movies or we're going shopping or there's a purpose like I think what your priorities, there's a priority as far as you know, why we're together, what we're doing and that direction supports that. And knowing that, you know, when I come together with other people, if I recognize that as a key component to who I am and what I'm doing and involved with, it just really helps me move through things no matter what comes my way. Cause there's always going to be

you know, maybe a little chaos or maybe I'm driving to work and there's someone that cuts me off or like the other day there was this car that came right up behind me so close. I was like, okay, I could feel you know, for me, I'm like, feel the pressure, I felt the pressure they were under, I didn't really want to be under that pressure. So I moved aside and I was like, wow, it was pretty intense. So recognizing again, how to work with the different energies that we're all surrounded by. So

Teresa, you covered a lot of ground there with all those comments. Can you distill it down to what is a key concern if you work with your guidance that you'd like to share about today or gain some greater awareness? Well, I think the main thing is about direction. Okay, so let's talk about direction. So we're sensitive. Very. we pick up thoughts and feelings from our environment.

you know, we can pick up thoughts and feelings from the people around us from the souls or energy that's around us that are attracted to similar thoughts and similar vibrations. And, you know, when you say you believe you're learning and growing, well, I would say you've you trust that you're learning and growing because you've made changes to how you experience life and you notice that you're expanding in your awareness, but that

I guess what I hear you saying is, is as you expand your awareness, you, you know, still have other challenges that you come across. So then it's even more important that I stay cleansed and I tune into, okay, here's the key word priority. What's my priority? So my priority is to live my spiritual thrust, which is to be happy and free. And there's a feeling to that.

It's not there's an intellectual understanding of it, but there's also really the feeling is what motivates me. And I know when I feel happy and free, I feel, you know, like I've just got it made is one of the ways for me to describe it that I love my environment. I love the people around me. And it's a great feeling. But if I start to buy into concepts about being under pressure or

meeting somebody else's expectations or, you know, not living up to some of my concepts of my expectations, then I can put pressure on myself. So my priority has got to be that I maintain, I stay in that flow, that feeling of my thrust. But where the confusion can come in is that, you know, we're taught we're here to suffer, you know, that we're little worms, we're insignificant little worms.

And what God really wants us to know is that we are great. And I'm not the only great person. You're not the only great, everybody's great, but let's learn. just a little bit of confusion about some spiritual ideas where we just got to modify it to get back to my first priority is me to be relaxed, feeling free, feeling happy. And when I move from there, you know,

what keeps my direction clear is I know what my priorities are. So my experience of it is is that I like to please, you know, there's, I have a tendency that's probably part of my maze. I love for people to be happy and free too. And so when loved ones around me give me things to do, or suggest certain things, I like to deliver, I like to make them happy and all that. I want to that is Tom.

Don't know. But I just gave Teresa cold hard look, folks, if you are listening anyway. But it takes one to know it. So, you know, what I've been realizing lately, it's great that you brought this up is, I have to get back to what is my thrust, you know, so how do I work with that? And rather than suffer through it to please somebody, I go, wait a minute. In fact, I did this afternoon, folks.

What's my priority? What's your priority? Because when you live around a good intuitive like Teresa, she's got plenty of projects and she knows where to head and she's a born leader. So, you know, it's important that we communicate with each other and clarify, you know, our boundaries and we, that's a big one, you know, clarifying my boundaries. Well, I only have so much time because I have another priority too.

So we live in the real world. So what is it if I come back to my first priority is just to feel that freedom and happiness inside, I'm going to make sure naturally, I'm going to take action. You know, I read something recently, just this week reviewing some old courses that we've got. And that you know, when you're a baby, you are not afraid to communicate at full volume exactly what's on your mind or how you're feeling. But

As we, you know, grow up, we're kind of trained to keep quiet and not, you know, deny ourselves in the sense of not, you know, meet our needs. Now, the truth is, is that it's important that we work with each other, and we love to share love with each other. And one of the ways we do is working together and helping each other and taking opportunity and all those wonderful things. But we have to I know, for me, I have to maintain that clear communication.

And usually that dispels all the problems, know, how do you feel about that? Yeah, I can relate to all that. I can relate to D all the above. And I'm saying that kind of in a kind of hushed tone because, know, today is the new moon and it's coming up to an eclipse. And so I'm very influenced and affected by energy. And so when these times come, I can feel this kind of discombobulated.

And I think what you know, what you were kind of bringing forth for myself is, well, prioritizing, like I did go into a whole bunch of scenarios, right? Yeah. Which I am good with. I'm not, that's one area I'm learning about is organizing all of my thoughts and all of my, you know, the things I want to share and, bring forth because I can be, I have, you know, a lot of like this and that and that and this and this and that, but having that direction for myself.

Especially on days like today when the energies... And we have a few things to do today too. We have a schedule. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. So like the direction of the things that we have. Like I did work this morning and then we've got this and then we're going to do our spiritual perspectives, know, taping after this. news. Discerning news and then tonight we've got fellowship. So yeah, we've got quite a bit of stuff going on today. But it's good because for myself that gives me...

you know, direction as far as instead of just being spun out with the energies and how I'm really feeling inside, because I am feeling a bit discombobulated just because of the energy. And also there was the big earthquake over, know, over in, well, really, know, I want to say something about astrological influences and the moon. What Thomas, what comes to me and spirit has suggested that those influences are real.

However, it really is gonna magnify areas that I need to get clearer on. I need to become more aware on. So in other words, it's great that we love to accomplish and it's important in leadership to make sure people are moving at a reasonable pace if you're the leader and it's always good, know, that's always good. So.

it really just comes down to you know, I for some reason I'm avoiding prioritizing all these great things I need to do. One of the things that and and so what's the effect on you when you don't prioritize and are clear or have sensed with guidance and with the energy you felt what the priorities are. And you're very clear. What do you pick up when I share that? Well, what I pick up about that is that it's

it's, you know, I've learned a certain specific way for myself to discern what I'm feeling, and to really recognize that, you know, I have to have a direction and I have to have priorities set forth so that way I don't get, you know, I want to say kind of like, you know, get influenced by all the energies. That's why honestly, these days, like I'm not guided to go to a lot of like moon ceremonies and

all kinds of things because it's just there. It's kind of like a lot of people just all spinning out together and certain, you know, events like that, especially around these high energy moments. the high energy is there to help me see another way I would put it is to help me see what areas I need to shore up for me spiritually, what areas of my reawakening or relearning about. So if I have clear within myself,

And then I recheck with spirit because you have helpers. mean, you got helpers to make this really easy for yourself. but all you have to do is recheck. And if I have helpers that can help me communicate effectively what my priority is and clearly in the right timing, then I can move mountains and it's like I'm walking with spirit and I'm really flowing into the river. So it shows for some reason.

there's a little confusion about setting your priorities from you from first principles. In other words, what's your, how do you want to feel? How do you want to move? What's the timing? And now this is for me, you know, my, my pitfall is I'm so glad you brought this up because my pitfall is wanting to please. And then if I'm out of balance in my visionary part, I want to look good. So I want to get it all done.

and be the hero if I'm not careful. But that can put a you know, that ends up putting pressure on me and it can be wear and tear physically. So when we talk about spiritual ideas coming back full circle, it's great to know you're a soul and physical body. It's great to know that you have had lot other lifetimes. If I'm not traveling in that feeling of true concern and love and inner authority and inner security 100 % of the time.

then I'm going to have some pressure show up once in a while. But they're great. It's great that that shows up because now we can discover what areas we're opening ourselves up to confusion. So it's not like you're doing anything wrong, or I'm doing anything wrong. It's just an area where I can let confusion in instead of really be on track. Does that make any sense? Or how do you relate to that? Yeah, how I relate to that is that

the people that are around me or the situations I mentioned earlier, like my mom or other like work or driving to work, whatever. So like the things that happen around me and through other people or other events or other moments in time really are opportunities for me to recognize, you know, is that a priority? Do I need to be involved in that? You know, how, how do I work with that energy of where I'm at?

Yeah. Well, and when you're at work, you got, you, have to work with those people. So your mom, you can leave, right? You can go to, you go next door. can send her back home. You know, those kinds of, you can escape if, if you want to, you know, I'm just not picking on you. just saying, using this as an example, but when you're out in the public or, you know, I play drums in a country band, as you know, and we occasionally have somebody that's kind of drunk and, you know, discombobulated show up.

And but it's important is I know where I'm at first. So, you know, our colleague, Tiger Cole often has shared lately about really minding my own business. So my, my first priority is for me to feel happy and free and secure. So I know my priorities, and I know where I begin and end and what I'm going to get involved with and what I'm not going to get involved with. But as I'm being of service, and I find that

you know, like, let's say somebody at work is got some invoice that is putting a lot of pressure on you because he forgot to get it in, or he didn't recheck with you and it was an important one. And he's putting himself, his pitfall is not rechecking now that takes two to tango, you know, but let's say that's the situation and you're real good at not getting caught up in their confusion. go, okay, he's a little under pressure. I'm to work with him. I'm going to be of service. That's not my pressure.

where there's other people you might find will take on the pressure and then they hate work and they hate working with their colleagues. So it really, there's never this utopian situation here on planet earth, because we're, we're going to mix in with lots of different levels of consciousness, but as long as you have your priority clear. So what I hear you saying is your priorities are very clear in business, right? You know where you begin and end.

You know how you want to roll. So in your first seven years or your environment, somebody had that very clear when they were in business. Who do you feel that? my dad. Yeah, I was going to say it feels like your dad. Yeah, it was very clear. But when he came home, it wasn't so clear what his priorities were. And so, you know, without going into all the who struck John and so forth, but that's a very common

It's common in our society. So same thing for my dad. But he was great in business and sometimes at home I was like, he just didn't a mentor might say, well, he just doesn't do the same thing as in business as he does in his personal social. So what's the purpose of this sharing today? Purpose of the sharing is to really wake up people like a children that for me is

One, for me to regroup myself on when I felt discombobulated about my priorities and kind of have a nice discussion with you so we compare notes and work with spirit to come up with solutions, you know. And also just to stimulate the audience, the folks that listen, you know, look at things from a little different way. Let's start making it practical by working with your own sensitivity.

start from the pivot point that you're already perfect. You're just here to unfold and relearn more about yourself. And then you have spiritual helpers that can help you with that and pay attention to those chills when they come around. I don't know what what do you feel like the purpose was? Yeah, I do feel that's the purpose. I feel that especially from like, you know, last week, we did the episode with Chiron, how he talked about and we shared about

That you know what the energies that we're going to come up in April, May and on and really where we're at as far as a collective right now anyway, there's so much information that recognizing and really prioritizing, you know what you want to be involved in and what direction you want to take with things and saying, you know, is it a yes or is it a no for me and really recognizing that like what like you're saying honey with you know,

having our spiritual helpers and our awareness of our energy and cleansing and being able to really move through life in maybe a manner that's more supportive than has been in the past. And also when recognizing that when you're working with someone else, whether it be your mom, your dad, a loved one, a colleague or whatever, that you can give a little more grace with, you know, where they're at, because you understand that we're all going through

different things here on the planet. respect yourself as you're learning and growing. And you know, you can, it's okay to suffer. I mean, if you want to judge the hell out of yourself, I mean, nobody's going to stop you. And you're not going to spiritually die or anything. It's just, you might be wasting your time and begin to evaluate. So, you know, what occurs to me as you share is that like in business, you're very clear.

about your priorities and where you begin and end and how you want to feel. You're masterful in that. So it's, you know, it's just regrouping. Why have I adopted this habit where I'm not masterful at that with other people in more my personal social where I'm, you know, just dealing with a loved one or, you know, people close to me. Yeah, something look at for sure. Yeah. So I guess that's a good place to end. Right? Yeah.

Yeah, that's good to me. You feel more enthusiastic? Oh, I feel damn enthusiastic. Well, you always did on this high energy day. I feel really. No, I really do. I feel I feel fine. So thank you all out there for listening or watching on our YouTube channel. Another episode of enthusiastically spiritual podcast. We appreciate you. If you have enjoyed this episode, please feel free to share it with loved ones and give us a like or a comment if you're on Apple.

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