While exploring my feelings about my passions around teaching instead of becoming a Nobel Prize winning scientist, I came across this blog talking about a GPS map [source: https://inalove.world/2020/01/06/what-is-your-gps-map/].

On one hand, the author INALOVEWORLD describes the more negative GPS map labeled as Guilt, Punishment, and Sin. However, on the other hand there is the more positive leaning GPS map labeled as Guiltless, Power, and Sinless. When thinking about why I am feeling so torn about my passions about teaching, I felt I was feeling so much of the negative leaning GPS map that is driven by fear and the opinions of others.

I kept being told that students are ungrateful and I won’t get paid enough. After some deep thought I realized that can’t be true as I am someone who is so grateful for learning and I know others in my life who are too. I know a lot of teachers who feel fulfilled by their work and every day I see ads for new and booming educational based businesses.

If I let myself be stuck on my negative GPS, I would not get anywhere I wanted to be. My inner self felt so torn trying to look away from my passions. I knew I had to lean into the positive GPS and apply those concepts to my ideas to follow my heart based on my own desires and not my fears.

“Intuition goes before you, showing you the way. Emotion follows behind, to let you know when you go astray. Listen to your inner voice. It is the calling of your spiritual GPS system seeking to keep you on track towards your true destiny.”

Anthon St. Maarten