To feel lost is something we all experience.

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Not knowing what to do.

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Or where to turn to.

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Sometimes we don't even know what we need to not feel lost.

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Feeling lost is not about our location or the road we are on.

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It is not about who we are with or where we are.

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The feeling of being lost is more about a disconnection.

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A disconnection with ourselves.

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For when we are cut off from our own internal compass, we feel lost.

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Not knowing which way to go in our lives or what our next step is.

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And finding our way through that feeling can be more challenging than we expect.

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Things can be going quite well for us and we can still feel lost.

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There might not be any external reason for feeling lost.

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Yet we still do.

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We doubt ourselves and our ability to make a decision.

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Confidence feels far away and fleeting.

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And nothing seems to comfort us.

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For it is as if we are in a big black hole and no matter which way we turn we see don't see a way through.

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Our sense of our ability to make the right choice can feel tenuous at best.

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Nothing feels certain or even real at times.

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Being lost can feel like we are on an endless ocean, adrift and at the whim of the currents.

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There is no steering for we lost our rudder.

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The uncertainty can feel overwhelming.

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No one else can say anything to help us.

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For the way through has to come from within us.

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To reconnect with our heart, our spirit, is an internal journey.

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Not one that anyone else can do for us.

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We must make that journey ourselves.

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It can feel lonely and full of dread.

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And our worst fears may play out in our mind.

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Uncertainty is one of the more difficult things for us to cope with.

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As if we are floating in space with nothing to grab on to.

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This is when we must come back to our breath.

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And truly look deep into why we are feeling so lost.

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So uncertain.

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For rarely is the source something external.

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Although something external may trigger the feeling.

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It is something that is living inside us, that was probably always there even if we didn't recognize it.

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Perhaps it comes from a situation in our past.

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A situation where we didn't know where to go or what to do.

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And we never fully processed or released that feeling.

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It might be from a time when we were very young, or even as an adult.

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Facing and processing that feeling of being lost is not something we are taught or learn from someone else.

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It is not something spoken about in our usual conversations.

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If someone else has not experienced for themselves, nothing they say can truly comfort us.

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For it is a feeling that we hold in our body and our nervous system.

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Unwinding that feeling is something that takes time, space, and support from someone who truly knows what that feels like.

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Yet ultimately it is a path that we must walk ourselves.

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A path inward, to find our own internal compass.

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To find our north star that points the way forward.

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No one else can see that star for us.

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We must raise our eyes up and find it in our own internal night's sky.

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So that we can find the internal light to shine upon our path.

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And know that we are guided by our own spirit, our own heart.

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Once we do, we can find a renewed sense of strength and purpose.

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One that is not easily shaken or doubted.

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Our footsteps will be stronger and more secure moving forward.

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For we will have found a new map, a new compass, a new way of being in the world.

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Have you ever felt lost in your own life?

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Did you find the way through to new path?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour