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Reflections of The Soul: A Collection of My Thoughts and Truths

Breaking Free: Rising Above Fear and Opening Yourself to Life
March 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
by Mikayla Hyde
moon, journal, night sky, writing, creativity

I used to think that once I stepped into the life I dreamed of, I’d automatically feel free—like all the pieces would just fall into place, and I’d finally be living in the vibration of joy, love, and abundance. But what I’ve come to realize is that freedom isn’t just about where you are—it’s about who you are when you get there. And if you’re still carrying fear, doubt, or unprocessed emotions, they will follow you no matter how far you go.

Fear is the lowest vibrational state we can exist in. It traps us in limitation, keeps us small, and repels the very things we desire instead of allowing us to receive them. When we are in a state of fear—whether it’s fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of judgment, or even fear of our own emotions—we close ourselves off from life. We create walls instead of opening doors.

So I made the choice to intentionally change. No more running, no more numbing. I sat down, closed my eyes, and let it all hit me—the fear, the sadness, the frustration. It felt heavy, almost unbearable, but I didn’t fight it or try to numb it with electronics or outside distractions. I just let it be.

At first, it was overwhelming, like a wave I had been holding back for too long. But as I breathed through it, something shifted. The weight started to lift. The fear loosened its grip. My heart opened. And in that moment, I realized—the emotions weren’t the problem. My resistance to them was.

The second I let go, they lost their power over me. And for the first time in a long time, I could finally breathe.

The shift wasn’t just emotional—it was energetic. I felt myself rising out of the low vibrational state I had been stuck in. My heart opened. My energy expanded. And suddenly, I was no longer repelling the beauty and connection that surrounded me—I was embracing it.

This is what it means to rise above fear. It doesn’t mean avoiding it or pretending it doesn’t exist. It means facing it, feeling it, and then choosing to move beyond it. Because on the other side of fear is everything we’re meant for. The love. The opportunities. The joy. The deep sense of connection—not just with the world, but with ourselves.

The truth is, we cannot manifest the life we desire if we are still vibrating at the level of fear. We cannot attract love if we are afraid of being seen. We cannot experience abundance if we are clinging to scarcity. We cannot receive the magic of life if we are too busy shielding ourselves from discomfort.

But when we let go—when we allow ourselves to fully feel and process what’s been holding us back—we create space. Space for alignment. Space for clarity. Space to receive everything that was already meant for us.

This journey of releasing, of stepping into a higher vibration, isn’t always easy. But it’s necessary. Because once you rise above fear, once you clear the energetic blocks that have been keeping you from fully living, you don’t just exist—you expand.

And when you expand, life doesn’t just happen to you anymore—it flows through you. Effortlessly. Beautifully. Exactly as it was always meant to.

The Key Within: Unlocking Strength, Energy, and Divine Alignment
February 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
by Mikayla Hyde
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Have you ever thought of a place, a moment, or a person who gives you butterflies—something that instantly lights up your eyes and fills you with joy? That feeling is powerful, not because of the external thing itself, but because you created it within yourself. Your mind painted the picture, your heart responded, and your body followed.

This is how the universe works.

We are born creators, made in the image of our Creator, and because of that, we have the divine ability to generate our own reality—not just in our external lives, but within our own hearts. The emotions we chase, the love we seek, and the fulfillment we crave are not separate from us. They are like locks within us, and need the keys or our life experience to unlock them.

The Energy of Creation

Everything around us is made up of atoms, and atoms themselves are essentially made up of the same counterparts as well as 95% dark matter—energy that we cannot see or grasp with the human eye. But just because we can’t see something, does that mean it isn’t real?

Buddha posed a famous question:

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?”

This question challenges the way we perceive reality. If no one hears the sound, does it really exist? Or is it only real when someone is there to perceive it?

Or perhaps the frequency of that sound still exists, forever waiting for the receiver to acknowledge it.

This idea applies to love. If love exists within us but we are unable to perceive it—if we don’t accept it, feel it, or acknowledge it—does it truly exist in our lives?

I realized that love is not something that happens outside of us—it is something that must first be unlocked within us. If I could not accept love, if I could not recognize the love of my Creator, then no amount of love from the outside world would ever feel real.

Chasing Love in All the Wrong Places

For so long, I thought love was something I had to earn.

• I chased it in the gym, sculpting my body to fit an ideal I believed would make me worthy of admiration. If I looked a certain way, I thought I would finally feel loved or I would love myself.

• I chased it in my personality, molding myself to be what I thought to be loveable, to be easygoing, to be the “perfect” version of myself so that people would want to stay.

• I chased it in relationships, searching for the perfect boyfriend who would make me feel whole, who would finally give me the validation I craved.

• I chased it in the idea of a perfect life—thinking that once I had the chosen the right career, the right social circle, and the right external circumstances, I would finally feel whole and feel love.

But no matter how much I worked, how much I perfected, how much I achieved, it was never enough.

Even at my leanest, strongest, most “healthiest” physique, I still looked in the mirror and found something to criticize or would continue chasing another image. Even when I surrounded myself with people who liked me, I still felt an emptiness I couldn’t explain. Even when I found people who loved me, I questioned why I couldn’t fully feel it on my end.

I was chasing love externally, thinking it existed outside of me, thinking I had to become something to deserve it. But no amount of effort, no amount of external perfection, could fill the void that could only be filled by receiving the love that was already mine.

The Blockage in Receiving Love

I could give love freely—I had no problem pouring energy into others, supporting them, making them feel loved. But when love was returned to me, I struggled to accept it. I questioned it. I doubted its sincerity.

And then one day, I had a realization that changed everything:

I had cut off receiving God’s love.

If I couldn’t even open my heart to a perfect, unconditional, infinite love, how could I ever receive love from another person—someone who, like me, was imperfect, flawed, and still learning?

Throughout my life, I had encountered glimpses of divine love—in friendships, in relationships, in fleeting moments of joy. But every time I tried to hold onto them, they slipped away. And I always wondered:

Why do the things I love so deeply always stay just out of grasp.

The answer was simple: I didn’t yet understand what true love was.

Love Is Not Something We Chase—It’s Something We Become

I used to believe that love was something external—something to be found in another person, a place, or a specific moment. But real love is not about external validation. It is a frequency. It is something we align with, something we cultivate within, something we allow to flow through us instead of trying to possess.

When we truly receive the love of our Creator, we no longer seek it desperately in others. We no longer need people to prove their love to us, because we already know we are worthy of it. And when we stop seeking love from a place of lack, we naturally attract love that is whole, aligned, and true.

I realized that love was not something I had to achieve—it was something I had to accept.

Just like the tree in the forest, the love was always there, it was just waiting to be recognized. The body, the relationships, the lifestyle—none of it would ever bring me peace unless I first learned how to receive love in its purest form.

The Shift: From Seeking to Becoming

When I stopped searching for love and started simply being love, everything changed.

• The gym was no longer about chasing perfection—it became a space where I honored my body that I already loved.

• Relationships were no longer about proving my worth or questioning when it would end—they became a reflection of the love I already felt within myself.

• Life was no longer something to be perfected—it became something to be experienced, fully and freely.

Because the moment you stop searching and start becoming, you create the space for love to flow effortlessly into your life. It was never about finding love—it was about realizing it has always been within you. The moment you accept this truth, you step into your power as a creator, shaping your life from a place of wholeness, trust, and ultimate freedom

The Art of Letting Go: How Trusting in the Unknown Changed Everything
February 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
by Mikayla Hyde
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Embracing the Flow of Life: How Letting Go Led Me to True Freedom

For so long, I felt weighed down. Every action, every thought, every expectation felt heavy, as if I were carrying an invisible burden that I couldn’t quite name. Even the simplest things felt difficult—getting through the day, connecting with people, even just existing. But now, for the first time in what feels like forever, I feel light. I feel free. I feel like I’m truly living.

The Wake-Up Call: Depression as a Messenger

For the past seven years, I struggled with depression, believing it was something wrong with me—something to be fixed or fought against. But now, looking back, I see it for what it truly was: a message. My depression wasn’t an enemy; it was a signal. It was my soul’s way of telling me I wasn’t where I was meant to be. It was compression—holding my energy in, forcing me to sit in discomfort until I realized that I was out of alignment.

The moment I stopped resisting and started following the pull of my heart, everything shifted. The weight lifted. Instead of forcing my life into a shape that wasn’t meant for me, I surrendered to the flow, and suddenly, life became effortless. I used to believe happiness was something I had to chase. Now I know that happiness comes naturally when I stop fighting against what is meant to be.

Love Without Attachments: A Deeper Connection to God

One of the biggest realizations I’ve had is about love. I used to believe that love was something I had to find in another person, that I had to earn it, secure it, hold onto it. But then, through my own experiences, I realized something profound: perfect love doesn’t exist between people—it exists between us and God.

That doesn’t mean love between people isn’t real or beautiful. But the kind of love that is unwavering, unconditional, and infinite? That only exists within our connection to the divine. What I thought was love in relationships was actually God using people as vessels—to awaken something within me, to show me the depth of love I am capable of feeling. And when those people left, it wasn’t because I lost love, but because I was meant to understand that the source of love was never outside of me. It was within me all along.

Now, I no longer fear loss, because love can never leave me. It is something I carry inside myself, something that radiates outward. I no longer judge, compare, or grasp for control. I just love. Freely, effortlessly, without expectation. And in doing so, I feel more connected to others than ever before—because I’m no longer loving from a place of need, but from a place of wholeness.

Surrendering to the Flow of Life

This shift in perspective has completely changed how I move through the world. I used to force things—relationships, opportunities, expectations. If something wasn’t working, I would push harder. But now I see that if something requires force, it’s simply not meant for me. Life isn’t supposed to be a constant struggle. The right things flow effortlessly.

By surrendering to the flow of life, I’ve let go of so much unnecessary stress. I don’t need to know what the future holds. I don’t need to have a perfect plan. I trust that the right experiences will come to me when I’m ready for them. The future isn’t something I have to figure out—it’s something I get to experience when the time comes.

And the most beautiful part? This mindset has given me the courage to take action on a dream I’ve held onto for three years—traveling to Costa Rica to volunteer. I’ve always felt a deep, unexplainable pull toward that place, and I now believe that when we are drawn to a certain location, it’s because something—an experience, a lesson, a connection—is waiting for us there. I don’t know exactly what Costa Rica holds for me, but I do know this: I am walking into the unknown with complete trust.

Freedom Through Authentic Expression

This shift has also allowed me to express myself in ways I never have before. For years, I held myself back, afraid of how others would perceive me. But now? I write freely. I speak freely. I share my truth without fear, because I no longer seek validation. My truth is mine, and no opinion can take it away from me.

My blog has become a space for me to pour this new energy into something real. Writing about my journey has been an act of freedom—a way of channeling my transformation into words, a way of reflecting on all that I’ve learned. For the first time, I’m no longer just existing. I’m living. I’m creating. I’m expanding.

The Journey Continues

I don’t know exactly what the future holds, and that excites me. I’ve let go of expectations, of attachment, of the need to control. Instead, I move forward with love, with trust, with openness. Whatever comes next, I know that I will meet it with a full heart, unshaken and at peace.

This is just the beginning. And I can’t wait to see what unfolds next.

The Depths in which We Meet Ourselves
February 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
by Mikayla Hyde
Solitude journey

There’s a quote that says, “People can only meet you as deep as they’ve met themselves.” At first glance, this might sound like a limitation—that we are at the mercy of others’ self-awareness. But when you really sit with it, you realize it’s not about others at all. It’s about you. The depth at which you love, know, and trust yourself is the depth that life will meet you back.

If you see life as superficial, focused on appearances and external validation, that’s exactly what will be reflected to you. If you live from a place of self-love and truth, you’ll attract people and experiences that resonate on that same frequency. The world is always mirroring us, showing us what we believe about ourselves.

For a long time, I thought love, confidence, and success were things to be found outside of me—things I had to seek in relationships, achievements, or status. But I’ve realized that this search is often driven by a deeper illusion: that something is missing within us. We believe we need someone or something to complete us, to make us feel worthy, to spark that feeling of “wholeness.” But what happens when we get the thing we thought would fix us? The new relationship, the job, the validation? It feels good, for a moment. And then—emptiness creeps back in. Because if we don’t believe we are whole already, nothing outside of us can ever make it true.

I think this is why so many of us feel lost. We chase things, thinking they’ll heal us, only to find ourselves in the same cycles of longing. We can’t feel fulfilled in the things outside of us because fulfillment is an inside job.

And this is where something bigger comes in—something beyond just the self. The universe, God, the divine, whatever name you give it—it’s not separate from us. It’s not something we have to earn our way back to. It’s already within us.

The circuit to a life that feels deeply alive and meaningful starts with unconditional love—for ourselves, for others, for existence itself. And that love starts within the mind. We can’t speak the language of the universe if we’re constantly telling ourselves we’re not enough. The universe moves in wholeness—it is both masculine and feminine, creation and destruction, form and formlessness. When we live in fear, when we resist our own truth, we cut ourselves off from that flow.

But when we surrender—when we love ourselves so fully that we no longer need anything outside of us to validate our worth—that’s when everything shifts. Life meets us in that depth.

So ask yourself: What lights you up inside? What makes you feel truly alive? That feeling isn’t random—it’s your guide. That energy is the key. When you allow yourself to fully feel it, to embody it, you channel it toward awakening what’s meant for you. You step into the version of yourself that has always been waiting beneath the noise, the fear, the distractions.

Trust that feeling. Let it lead you. Everything you seek is already seeking you—it’s just waiting for you to meet it at the depth it was meant to exist.

The magic of Feeling: unlocking the universe within you
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
by Mikayla Hyde
art workshop, moon, creativity, painting, self expression

Fill Your Cup First: Embrace Emotions and Balanced Energy to Truly Live

Love, Sacrifice, and the Empty Cup

For much of my life, I was taught that love meant sacrifice — that to be a good person, I had to put everyone else’s needs before my own. I believed the only way to be worthy of love and belonging was to pour myself into others, even if that left nothing for myself. But something felt off. The more I gave, the emptier I became inside.

My breakthrough realization was simple but life-changing: you cannot give from an empty cup. In other words, I needed to fill myself up first so that my joy and love could overflow to others naturally. This understanding shifted my entire perspective. I stopped trying to derive worth solely from self-sacrifice and began prioritizing my own well-being and happiness. By filling my own cup with self-love and care, I finally had authentic positivity to share, rather than pouring from emptiness.

Breaking Free from Others’ Expectations

That realization marked the moment I stopped living in other people’s realities and started creating my own. I let go of the notion that I must live up to what I was taught or what I should do. Instead, I began making choices based on what truly felt right to me — what resonated with my soul.

This was liberating. For the first time, I experienced what it meant to live on my own terms. Each decision grounded in my genuine feelings brought me closer to an authentic life. I was no longer just existing within the expectations and narratives set by others; I was actively shaping a reality that felt fulfilling and true to who I am.

Embracing Emotions as True Power

For years, I tried to suppress my emotions, believing that controlling or ignoring them would make me stronger. I thought if I didn’t feel deeply, I couldn’t be hurt, and if I didn’t care too much, I couldn’t be disappointed. In my mind, detachment equaled strength. I genuinely believed:

• If I didn’t feel deeply, I wouldn’t get hurt.

• If I didn’t care too much, I wouldn’t be disappointed.

• Detachment meant I was strong.

But the truth turned out to be the opposite. Feeling is the most powerful thing we can do. Emotions are not obstacles to overcome; they are guides leading us to our deepest truths. When I suppressed what I felt, I became disconnected from myself — essentially numb. I found I was living according to others’ expectations rather than my own intuition.

By contrast, when I finally allowed myself to embrace my emotions — letting myself fully experience love, passion, sadness, and joy — I discovered real strength. In vulnerability there was power. Each emotion, even the uncomfortable ones, carried messages about my needs, desires, and values. By feeling everything, I stepped into my true power and authenticity.

Balancing Feminine (Flow) and Masculine (Structure) Energy

When I opened up to my emotions and inner truth, I began to understand the interplay of feminine and masculine energy in my life. In this context, these terms aren’t about gender, but about two different but complementary forms of energy:

• Feminine energy is flow. It’s the intuitive knowing, the desire, the unseen force that breathes life into an idea. This energy is the feeling behind every dream — a deep emotional connection to something greater than ourselves. It is the spark of creation and inspiration.

• Masculine energy is structure. It’s the action and discipline that brings an idea into reality. This energy provides movement, organization, and manifestation. It is the force that takes what feminine energy imagines and turns it into something tangible.

I’ve learned that one cannot exist in its full power without the other. Balance is essential. Consider the imbalance that happens if we lean on only one side:

• Only feminine energy: You live in dreams and creativity, but you never bring those visions into form. The ideas stay in your mind because there’s no action or structure to realize them.

• Only masculine energy: You may achieve results and reach goals, but you feel empty inside because there’s no deeper emotional connection to what you’ve built. Achievements feel hollow without passion or purpose behind them.

For so long, I was expected (especially as a woman in my upbringing) to stay in the nurturing, giving, feeling space — to embody the feminine side of energy — but not to step into the bold action of manifesting my own desires. Now I actively embrace both energies within me. I let myself dream and feel deeply, tapping into that creative flow of feminine intuition. But I also take inspired action toward what I want, employing structure and discipline in a masculine way to make those dreams real.

The result is a harmonious dance: my feminine side births the vision and passion, and my masculine side brings it to life. I trust that what is meant for me will come with ease when these energies work in tandem. By balancing flow and structure, I move forward with both purpose and fulfillment.

Letting Go of Forcing and Trusting What’s Meant for You

I used to think I had to chase whatever I wanted — to force situations and make things happen through sheer willpower. But I’ve learned an important truth: if something isn’t meant for you, no amount of chasing will make it fulfilling. You will never fully embody or enjoy something not aligned with your true self.

How many times have we heard stories of people who achieved everything they thought they wanted — fame, money, status — only to feel just as lost and empty as before? That’s because they were chasing an idea of success, not a feeling that resonated with their soul. They built a life based on external validation rather than inner alignment. I recognized I was at risk of doing the same whenever I tried to force outcomes that didn’t genuinely feel right to me.

Conversely, when something is meant for you, you don’t have to fight so hard for it. You feel a sense of certainty “in your bones” and the energy flows more naturally. There is an ease amidst the effort. This doesn’t mean you sit back passively—effort is still required—but the effort feels meaningful and in sync with the universe, rather than an uphill battle.

Once I accepted this, I stopped trying to force every outcome. Instead, I focused on aligning my actions with my feelings and intuition. When I started creating from my emotions rather than from fear or obligation, everything changed. I trusted that my feelings were guiding me toward my highest path, and this trust was rewarded. I noticed a clear shift in my life:

• I no longer ignored the things that drained me. If a situation or commitment weighed down my spirit, I acknowledged that and began to release it.

• I stopped pushing away the things that made me feel alive. If an opportunity, activity, or person lit me up inside, I gave myself permission to pursue it fully, without guilt or doubt.

By honoring these signals, I found that the right opportunities and people began to enter my life naturally. Doors opened with less struggle because I was finally in tune with what truly served my soul.

Feel It All: The Secret to Living Fully

In the end, I realized that the real secret to living is remarkably simple: you must be willing to feel it all. Life isn’t meant to be numbed out or strictly controlled; it’s meant to be fully experienced. Every emotion, whether joyous or painful, has a purpose in the rich tapestry of our lives.

Here are the guiding principles I follow now, which encapsulate this lesson:

• If something lights you up inside, follow it. That excitement or joy is a signpost toward what’s right for you.

• If something drains you, let it go. Don’t cling to people or pursuits that leave you empty – they are not meant for you in the long run.

• If something makes you feel deeply — even if it’s painful — honor it. Lean into the lesson or truth that the pain is revealing. Feeling it fully is how you heal and grow.

At the end of the day, life is not a checklist to control; it’s an experience to savor and create from the heart. When you finally let go of the need to control everything and allow yourself to truly feel, you transition from merely existing to truly living. Embrace all of it — the love, the fear, the desire, the uncertainty. By feeling everything life has to offer, you open yourself up to genuine connection, purpose, and joy. That is what it means to start living.

Breaking the Cycle: Stop Consuming a Life You Don’t Love & Start Creating One That’s Yours
February 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
by Mikayla Hyde
Magic Within

CREATION VS. CONSUMPTION: ARE YOU LIVING OR JUST EXISTING?

A few years ago, I had a conversation that changed my perspective on life forever.

I was sitting in my apartment with one of my best friends—both of us working, both of us in school, both of us completely on our own. Life was chaotic, but in the quiet moments, we would talk about things that actually mattered. One day, she said something that stuck with me:

“How many people are just existing to survive rather than actually living to experience?”

That thought hit me so hard I still think about it to this day. Because when you look around, most people aren’t really living. They’re consuming. Consuming the ideas they’ve been fed since childhood, consuming the life path they were told was the “right” one, consuming distractions just to escape the reality they never actually chose.

I saw people working jobs they hated just to make it to the weekend, waiting for life to happen to them, living out someone else’s idea of success while their own passions faded in the background. And I realized—I didn’t want that.

I didn’t want to just consume what was given to me.

I wanted to create something that was mine.

THE WORLD IS DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU CONSUMING

From the moment we’re born, we are programmed to believe in a reality that is not our own.

• We are taught what success looks like before we ever ask ourselves what it feels like.

• We are handed a script for life before we ever question if we even like the story.

• We are told to work hard, get a good job, buy the house, climb the ladder—without ever stopping to ask if any of it actually makes us happy.

And so, most people live their entire lives playing a role they never even auditioned for. They consume the dreams and beliefs of others, rather than creating their own.

But here’s the truth: what is meant for you will never pass you by.

The problem is, we get so filled up with outside noise that we lose touch with what’s actually ours. We stop feeling. We stop seeing. Or worse—we see it, but we live in fear of chasing something bigger.

Because breaking free means taking full responsibility for your life. It means no longer blaming circumstances, no longer accepting the illusion, and no longer waiting for permission to live.

And that’s terrifying for most people.

THE FEAR OF CREATING YOUR OWN PATH

To create is to step into the unknown. To consume is to stay in what is familiar.

Most people would rather stay in a life that numbs them than step into a life that challenges them. Not because they don’t feel the pull toward something greater, but because they are scared of what it might cost them.

• What if I fail?

• What if I lose people?

• What if it doesn’t work out?

But the real question is: What if you spend your entire life in a reality that isn’t yours?

If we strip it all down—our jobs, our relationships, our possessions—what remains? Who are we without the titles, the expectations, the need for approval?

Everything is energy. Every thought, every desire, every dream is a frequency calling you toward something greater. The problem is, we are conditioned to silence that voice. To trust the system more than we trust ourselves.

This is where the chakras come in.

THE CHAKRAS & YOUR TRUTH: WHY ALIGNMENT CHANGES EVERYTHING

When we live in alignment, we create. When we live in fear, we consume.

The sacral chakra is the center of passion, creation, and raw energy—but most people suppress it before they ever let themselves truly feel it.

The heart chakra is where we allow love, not just for others but for ourselves—but we block it with fear, judgment, and external validation.

The third eye chakra is our intuition, our deep knowing—but we cloud it with doubt, logic, and everything we’ve been told we “should” believe.

When someone opens one of these chakras in us, it can feel like a jolt—suddenly we see the world differently. We start questioning things we never questioned before. We start realizing how much of our life has been lived for us instead of by us.

But the real awakening happens when we realize we don’t need someone else to activate these things for us. We can open them ourselves.

We can choose to trust the energy that has been guiding us all along.

THE CHOICE: ARE YOU CREATING OR CONSUMING?

The world will try to convince you that you need to wait. Wait for the right moment, wait until you have more money, wait until you feel “ready.” But waiting is just another form of consuming.

Consuming the belief that you need external validation.

Consuming the fear that you are not enough.

Consuming the illusion that you have time.

You don’t need permission to start living. You don’t need approval to create your own path. The only thing standing between you and the life you’re meant for is the decision to choose it.

And when you do?

You will never go back.

FINAL THOUGHTS: THIS IS YOUR WAKE-UP CALL

If you’re reading this and something inside you is stirring, listen to it.

That feeling is not random. It is your soul calling you toward something bigger. It is a reminder that you are not here to merely survive—you are here to experience, expand, and create.

You are here to live.

So, are you going to spend your life consuming a version of reality that was handed to you? Or are you going to create something that is truly your own?

The choice is yours.
With love and gratitude

Mikayla Hyde

The Magnetic Soul: Tapping into Collective Energy Through Gratitude, Balance, and Vitality
February 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
by Mikayla Hyde
storytelling, stars, campfire, intimacy, adventure

In times of struggle and uncertainty, we often search for strength outside of ourselves, forgetting that the greatest source of power lies within. This blog is a gentle reminder—to myself and to anyone reading—that we all have the ability to manifest the life we desire by tapping into the divine energy of the collective consciousness. Through gratitude, balance, and physical vitality, we can unlock higher frequencies and align ourselves with the universe’s natural flow.

The Power of Gratitude: Becoming a Magnet for Miracles

Gratitude is more than just a feel-good practice; it’s the foundation of conscious creation. When we focus on what we’re thankful for, we shift our energy to a higher vibration, becoming more magnetic to the experiences we desire. It’s about truly feeling abundance before it physically manifests.

The Stoic philosophy of amor fati—the love of fate—teaches us to embrace everything life brings, both good and bad, with gratitude. By doing so, we acknowledge that every moment holds a lesson or blessing. As Albert Einstein beautifully said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

When we practice gratitude regularly—through journaling, meditating, or simply pausing to appreciate the present—we align ourselves with the universal energy, opening the door to limitless possibilities.

Balancing Energies: The Dance of the Chakras

We are energetic beings, made up mostly of water, reflecting the world around us like mirrors. Everything in existence vibrates, and the higher our vibration, the more light we emit. This is why balancing our internal energies is crucial to living a harmonious life.

Our seven chakras, or energy centers, each hold unique vibrations and qualities. Balancing the masculine (action, logic) and feminine (intuition, creativity) energies within these centers allows us to transcend limitations and tap into a deeper sense of self. When these energies flow in harmony, we become clear channels for the collective consciousness.

Nikola Tesla once said, “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” By understanding and nurturing our energy centers, we align ourselves with these universal truths, creating a stronger connection between mind, body, and spirit.

Physical Vitality: The Vessel of Manifestation

Our bodies are powerful tools for manifesting desires into reality. Movement, whether through yoga, weightlifting, hiking, or dance, helps energy flow freely through us. It clears blockages, amplifies intentions, and grounds us in the present moment.

What we feed our bodies also plays a role in our energetic balance. Nourishing foods, hydration, and mindful eating fuel not only our physical form but also our spiritual connection. As we treat our bodies like the sacred vessels they are, we create space for higher frequencies and deeper clarity.

Exercise combined with focused intention—like meditating during a hike or setting affirmations while practicing yoga—can magnify our manifesting abilities. It’s in these moments that we bridge the gap between the physical and spiritual realms.

The Evolution of Consciousness: We Are One

As humanity evolves, we’re stepping into a more integrated understanding of energy and existence. We are shifting from a masculine-dominated mindset—rooted in logic and control—to a more balanced, feminine-infused consciousness of intuition and flow.

The Earth, with its nurturing and life-giving energy, represents the feminine, while humanity, with its power to create and build, embodies the masculine. Together, we reflect the duality that exists within the universe and within ourselves. Recognizing this interconnectedness helps us step into a state of oneness—where we realize that what we see in others is a reflection of what exists within us.

Creating with Love and Intention

The journey to self-discovery is about understanding that we are not separate from the universe—we are the universe, in human form. When we love our surroundings, nurture our energy, and show gratitude for every moment, we align with the flow of creation. We become magnetic, drawing in the experiences, people, and opportunities that match our highest vibration.

In moments of challenge, remember this: You are water—fluid, reflective, and powerful beyond measure. You have the ability to shift your frequency, to radiate light, and to create the reality you deserve.

As Tesla and Einstein taught us, the secrets of the universe lie not in complexity, but in energy, frequency, and love. Embrace it, and watch your world transform.

With gratitude and love,

Mikayla Hyde