The Power of Self-Reflection: How Poetry Helps Us Tap Into Our Inner Wisdom

Poetry is like a secret diary for your higher self to talk to your inner child. In 2019, I wrote this poem to myself during a tough time of self-doubt and worry, little did I know it would reveal the wisdom I already had within me.

The Soul Gauge

by LINDSAY ANDREWS • SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

What feels good?

What does my gut say?

Am I living in the feminine?

Or am I going in a masculine sway?

What lights me up?

What fills my internal cup?

What do I say yes to?

And what deserves a “no”?

I completely know myself

So I’m vigilant and challenge

The routine flow.

What is driving my choice?

And the action that I take?

Fear and control subside.

Steer me to treat others

With love as my primary guide.

What awareness can I look

Within myself to see?

How am I taking care

Of the little girl inside of me?

What words occupy my mind?

I am, “confident, loved, secure and protected.”

Self-loving words are the best kind.

Am I listening to those internal pings?

The ones that plant

A far-fetched idea

That is totally worth exploring?

How exciting!

Am I mindful of my breath?

The only antidote

That puts my anxious thoughts

To death.

How am I honoring my commitments for myself?

Putting me first

is an act of self respect

Above all else.

How am I growing in my spiritual practice?

How will I be present in the now?

Connecting with myself and my internal axis.

To discover the answers are within.