Decades of Spiritual and Life Lessons Gained by Gale Tobin

Gale Tobin Decades of Spiritual and Life Lessons Gained

Gale Tobin shares lessons she acquired from decades of honoring her spirituality. With the alignment to her consciousness, she was able to recognize areas of her life that had to be reformed in order to regain her power. Tobin identifies her spiritual path as a calling that had to be answered. A journey that slowly revealed its purpose—from beginning to end, including phases that she simply survived from. A journey that allowed her to better understand herself, that showed both the negative qualities that had to be abandoned and positive qualities that had to be retained.

 

These lessons continue to serve as a guide for Tobin, assisting her in staying true to her soul’s nature. These are accumulation of teachings that she has learned over the years.

 

Listening to your intuition

Intuition is that instinctive feeling when something is right or wrong. It is a sudden awareness that clings onto the mind and calls for deeper inquiry in order to attain clarity. Recognizing intuition is similar to understanding the self as it is a “process that gives us the ability to know something directly without analytic reasoning, bridging the gap between the conscious and nonconscious parts of our mind, and also between instinct and reason” (Cholle, 2011).

 

Gale Tobin places importance on being mindful of the internal and external body. She values the responses that naturally come from her intuition. She believes that the universe is constantly delivering messages through dreams, numbers, animals, nature, and thoughts. It is only a matter of learning how to distinguish this from simple occurrences. When it is repeating, it is often a sign that it demands to be uncovered.

 

Intuition is the deeper pull to the truth. Tobin realized this when people or events from her life were only displaying a facade or doing a disservice to her growth. The gut feeling of being lied to and manipulated is entirely different from having suspicions. She emphasized that “When intuition tells you that there is something more to the story, listen to it. Listen instead of staying for more fabricated stories that only give more power to the manipulator and less power to your consciousness.”

 

Intuition is a step in the right direction. It is the path least to resistance. It brought her closer to what she loved. It led her to understand how and why she believed in certain things that others did not value as much. She followed her passion for writing instead of the practicality and stability that other jobs offered. Initially, it was a rocky path that guaranteed zero success but similar to the growth of a flower, it eventually blossomed with its own time. It led her to life-changing opportunities that transformed her into who she is now. Tobin simply valued priceless experiences that fuel the soul more than materialistic gains that only feed the ego.

 

Choosing to learn and transform

When an opportunity for further learning is presented, it should be welcomed as life is better lived with a zest for growth. Tobin enjoyed gaining both wisdom and experience from various pursuits. She remained excited about every endeavor even if it was accompanied by doubts and anxiety.

 

While change is terrifying, it is necessary. There are certain decisions that are only met with regret or despair but their purpose would not have been revealed if not taken. They presented lessons in life that also contributed to the capability to face the next challenge with more strength and knowledge.

 

The desire to transform keeps the soul alive. Just like a butterfly that evolves or a snake that continually sheds, human beings are faced with the same function to pursue progress. When life is perceived as a series of end-goals, then it loses its essence. There is no final destination except for death. Waiting to enjoy life until the goal is reached is wasting the journey itself. Small moments should be appreciated—lessons should be taken in and transformation should be encouraged.

 
Aligning actions with intentions

Sincerity is revealed through actions from a place of pure intention. When introduced to a new lifestyle that resonates with one’s beliefs, the tendency is to adhere to that lifestyle with much determination and excitement. However, it is also essential to match other actions along with that intention.

 

With Tobin being vegan for years on end, she noticed a common pattern that society remains to commit. According to her, speciesism blinds people from recognizing the impact of their actions. For example, when an animal lover only cares about the well-being of dogs and cats but not of other animals that continue to be slaughtered for food. Another example is when an environmentalist only uses reusable utensils but does not consider the environmental impact of eating meat. Both examples demonstrate misaligned actions with intentions.

 

Entering a new journey means re-evaluating the current identity. Breaking from societal patterns and toxic habits are integral to growth. Shedding layers of the old identity is inevitable when on the path of transformation.

 

Originally published at https://galetobin.com on August 20, 2021.