When Spirit Speaks: Beyond Anxiety and Into Alignment

Lately, I’ve been asking myself a hard question: is this really anxiety—or is Spirit trying to get my attention?

For so long, I let the world tell me what my feelings meant. Tight throat? Panic. Chest heavy? Anxiety. Overthinking? Just stress. I believed it because that’s what today’s standards taught me: label it, medicate it, move on.

But deep down, I knew something else was happening.

The Overlap

When my body spoke, it wasn’t always disorder—it was direction. Spirit doesn’t always shout; sometimes it whispers through discomfort. The more I ignored it, the louder it became.

And still, for the last couple of years, it felt like every time I got close to realignment, life yanked me two steps back. I’d feel my creativity blooming, only to collapse under old weight. I’d open my heart, only to get reminded of lessons I thought I’d already learned.

It was draining. I questioned myself constantly: Was I doing something wrong? Was I missing something?

Two Steps Back

I carried that cycle for a long time—until Spirit left me no choice. The signs became undeniable. My body wouldn’t let me ignore them anymore.

And then came the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. One of those choices that shakes your whole world, where you know you can’t keep going the way things are. I won’t pretend it was easy—it broke me down. But in breaking, I finally made space for something new.

Looking back, it was the best decision I could have made for myself. Painful, yes. Necessary, absolutely.

Today’s Standards vs. True Healing

I see now how quick society is to hand us coping mechanisms. “Push through.” “Breathe.” “Take a pill.” All of that has its place—but it doesn’t always heal.

True healing comes when we stop and listen. When we ask ourselves:

Is this really anxiety—or is Spirit saying this isn’t for me?

What part of me is being protected by this feeling?

What would alignment feel like if I trusted it fully?

How I Listen Now

These days, I journal when the panic comes. I sit with it instead of pushing it away. I breathe and ask, “What are you showing me?” Sometimes I’ll pull cards or do a cleansing ritual, and more often than not, the message is clear: I’m out of alignment, and Spirit is nudging me back.

It’s not about perfection—it’s about awareness. It’s about honoring the signs before they become storms.

Closing Reflection

Alignment isn’t soft. It isn’t always easy. But it is worth it.

Every time my throat closes or my chest tightens, I remind myself to pause: Is this my anxiety, or is Spirit guiding me away from what isn’t meant for me?

And slowly, choice by choice, I’m learning that the most painful redirections are often the most sacred.

✨ Here’s to listening. Here’s to courage. Here’s to finding our way back to ourselves.

-Delia The Divine