Intuition and Inner Voice

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Listening to your inner voice is a great way to discover yourself and to understand what it is that you truly want in life. Divinities have been worshipped for their archetypical powers throughout time to help us shape our concept of life. In current times, the spiritual journey has become more inward to many, learning how to trust our own instinct, feelings and insights.

To me, my intuition is a link between the rational and spiritual parts of my world. It’s the inner wisdom that guides the navigation of my outer reality.

As an extrovert personality type, I tend to process information and make decisions in the company of other people. The interaction typically gives me energy and inspires me to come up with ideas. But, at times, it distracts me from the priorities I have or from doing things I desire. When I get too focused on the input or the opinion of others, I simply forget to consult myself or to come to my own conclusions.  

Ignoring what my intuition was trying to convey, has no doubt, led me to some decisions that I later regretted the most in life. Typically, this was at times when I allowed my priorities to be dictated by the expectations and approval of others, or when I was trying to do things I didn’t entirely feel motivated for.

Part of my life journey is therefore about learning how to stay attuned to my own inner voice and trusting my intuitive wisdom as my true north star. 

No matter what type of person you are, I am sure that you recognize the feeling of having your focus diverted. The fight for our attention is fierce across media and all kinds of public debate, and it is easy to think that someone else knows better or has a better answer to our questions. 

Reminding myself to listen to my inner voice is therefore a conscious way of getting back to myself. Allowing myself to be guided by my intuition, not only helps me understand and be aware of what is the right thing to do. It also provides me with clarity in stages of confusion, uncertainty and self-doubt. 

You have heard me say it before, but I will say it again and again: Balance comes from the inside and through connection to yourself and people around you. Knowing who you are and what is important to you in life, is crucial to your well-being and sense of direction. Being mindful of my personal desires, limits and boundaries, not only empower my interaction with others, it also makes me understand how to take better care of myself.  

Being able to tune in can, nevertheless, be a challenge and especially during times of change and transition. Consequently, it is about finding ways to understand what gives you energy and allows you to do what is right for you in spite of your outer reality. When having difficulty getting still and tapping into my inner world, meditation helps me get to the level of consciousness that I am trying to reach. At other times, the solution is to distract my “monkey mind” by engaging myself in some kind of physical activity demanding my full attention.   

The ability to reach goals as a response to external demands is typically a reputable competency in our school systems and across the corporate world. Our concept of performance is closely tied to the ability to achieve objectives outside of ourselves. However, when it comes to acting upon one’s intuitive sense, a skill attributed to many successful people, this is still receiving less attention from a structural learning perspective.

Cultivating your inner wisdom can bring you to a level where choices are clear and feel totally right for you. Creating balance like this allows you to enter a state of flow, and when doing so, you become unstoppable!  

Love,

Sille

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