{"id":298,"date":"2014-02-18T02:11:37","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T02:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/heartofthesoul\/?p=298"},"modified":"2014-02-18T02:11:37","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T02:11:37","slug":"if-you-truly-knew-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/heartofthesoul\/2014\/02\/if-you-truly-knew-2.html","title":{"rendered":"If You Truly Knew&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>If you truly knew how wonderfully wonderful you were&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly knew how amazingly amazing you were\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly knew how beautifully beautiful you were\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly knew how brilliantly brilliant you were\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How would you change?<\/p>\n<p>How would your reactions change?<\/p>\n<p>How would your mindset change?<\/p>\n<p>How would your interaction with others change?<\/p>\n<p>How would your life change?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly believed that you could do anything and be anything and embrace anything and love anything and embody anything,<\/em> how would your life be different?<\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly believed that you could wake up each day and create the life that you wanted in the way that you wanted,<\/em> how would your experiences be different?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly believed that you were born for a reason\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly believed that your soul has a purpose\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly believed that you matter so, so much\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How would you choose to spend your time here on Earth? How would you choose to live? How would you choose to love?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you truly knew how connected you were to all of life and to all of love,\u00a0<\/em>how would your life be different? What about it would change?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because here\u2019s the thing: I think that you do already know these things about yourself.<\/p>\n<p>You may not know them at the surface level, but you definitely know them at the soul level.<\/p>\n<p>And I have faith that if you aren\u2019t currently able to see yourself in this brilliant light, you can begin taking steps to strip away the layers of hurt and pain and self doubt and disappointment that will lead you back to your truth \u2013 that will lead you back to knowing just how amazing you truly are.<\/p>\n<p>Because you are. And you always have been. I know this for sure.<\/p>\n<p>Hugs,<\/p>\n<p>Jodi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/361\/2013\/09\/about-jodi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"about jodi\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/361\/2013\/09\/about-jodi.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jodi Chapman is a bestselling author, an award-winning blogger, and a soulful community builder.\u00a0She lives her life with love and faith in the driver\u2019s seat, and she hopes to leave a trail of inspiration wherever she goes. She believes that we each have the ability to hear our soul\u2019s whisper and create our best lives. 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