Inner Wisdom

It happens more often then we might realize.  That instant, a split second when you know, simply know to take another route to work, or that someone needs a comforting word or phone call.  The gentle whisper of your inner spirit is there, within, speaking to you – guiding you.  And suddenly, you just know something you didn’t know the moment before.

It is a good practice to listen carefully to this feeling, knowing it is guiding you through your daily journey.  It may be the source of your deepest personal truth.

There may be times when this truth comes into your awareness as an inner voice, while at others it may appear as an image or a loud gong; demanding your attention.

As we grow older we learn to listen and pay attention to the message.  There are times when it has saved us from delays or angst over a pending challenge in life.  Possibly taking that alternate route to work over some minor “nudge” saved you from a route that would have taken too much time and you would have been detained or delayed.

If your life has been anything like mine, you may have been told an untruth or two about what is happening around you.  There was a time when you may have been told not to listen to that inner voice.  And quite possibly you were told nothing was wrong when every fiber of your being was screaming that it was.  We were trained to ignore the voice within, to deny the truth and believe the lie.

After years of being told life is okay, when it really wasn’t, it has become difficult to re-establish that connection.  We have practiced the belief that our inner voice is a false signal and now we need to turn that around.

In the same respect it will take practice to learn to trust yourself and your inner wisdom to guide and protect you when you have ignored it for far too long.  Some of you have even decided there is no such thing as intuition – for you I will suggest a different word – call it, instinct, a hunch, insight or perception. 

Like every new idea in life, developing your intuition, requires baby steps.  It took a lot of work and practice to learn to ignore your knowing and it will take practice to re-awaken this powerful tool. 

Truly learning to follow your inner guide is deeper than words and often times more compelling than logic or rationale.  Each of us has this inner voice, the wisdom that has been with us from the beginning.  This wisdom will guide you in every endeavor.  It will solve any problem, lead you to the perfect job, or loving relationship - - even guide you to the book on the shelf that has answers to your needs right now.

We are all intuitive.  The messages and the voice have never stopped.  If you take a moment to consider this you will realize the wisdom has never left you.  It is still here, waiting for you to give it your undivided attention.  Waiting for you to begin again, to trust yourself and know that sometimes there is simply no reason for what we know we must do.

And when we take that first step to listen and follow the voice of wisdom . . . well, doors open, opportunities arise, financial backing appears and the path becomes illuminated and clear.  This reunion with our intuition brings us home to ourselves and our divine nature.  This is how we remember our purpose and reignite the flame in our hearts to the limitless mystery of Life and all that we can become.