01/11/2023
Today on 1-11 as I think about what I want in the coming year, I am journaling about my connection to spirit. I'm particularly interested in how much better I have become at listening to my intuition.
Growing up we called it "The Holy Spirit," or "the still, small voice" that you could rely on for guidance and to help you make the right choices.
It seemed to me, however that it was always tied to our sense of morality. Today I see that as a somewhat limited understanding.
As an adult, I aim to stay in contact with that sense of support and clarity, which to me implies a spiritual alignment with my highest good. There are still times when I sense and know I shouldn't do something, and I knowingly try it anyway. It just doesn't seem to work out in my favor. 😉
Intuition and being in-tune with your definition of a higher-power, Spirit, God, universal energy, whatever...is like this guide or compass we have with us all the time, letting us know that not only are we not alone, there is truly a force pulling for us, and rooting for us to win.
It's our "Spidey-sense;" letting us know instantly when a person might not have our best interests in mind and could have less than good intentions; or when the right time to buy a new house could be. Sometimes I swear it helps me find my keys if I really ask and listen!
I'm grateful for this quiet guidance, this internal sense of knowing what is right for me. I've been watching and observing my five senses while in different situations, so that I can discern between a nudge towards and a nudge against.
Once I become familiar with what safe, healthy things feel like to me physically, I can then also compare this to the feelings I have in the opposite, lower-energy situations that could pose some risk.
I can observe the information I'm getting from my body and even if I'm not aware mentally what's going on, even if I "think" I understand a situation, I almost always have a deeper knowing when it comes time to make a decision, and I can add the data from my physical senses to help me find certainty.
My intuition has been subtle at times, like, “Go check the bathroom light, it's on." It’s also been extremely loud and immediate, like the time I luckily listened when I heard "RUN." I almost see the words in my head at times. Other times it's just a bad feeling in my stomach or unease. I've commonly relied on the saying, "When something's not right, it's wrong."
How do you know when you're getting an intuitive nudge? If you’re not sure what It feels like, start observing your five senses, instead of just relying on what your brain thinks is happening while in different situations. See if you know more than you thought!
