Awareness of Your Inner Guidance

Greetings to You ~

Are you uncertain with making decisions about important changes in your life?  Are you aware that you have inner guidance?


Some people call it intuition, gut feeling, instinct or an inner knowing.  It's your own inner wisdom that helps us decide what's right for you.


Who's advice do you trust more, your own or someone outside of yourself?  It's fine to receive advice and information from others but it's most important to assimilate that and run your options by your own inner guidance. 

This photo of the wise man in the rock is a literal example of our inner guidance.  It's always there but we're not necessarily aware of it.  When I first took this photograph I did not see the wise man's face complete with eyes, nose, mouth and beard.


If confusion, overwhelm or frustration are present your inner wisdom won't be that clear.  It needs a bit of time and space, even five minutes to clearly focus on your options and visualize how you feel with both scenarios.  Do you feel a lift or a dip when you imagine yourself with each option?


Another way that inner guidance speaks to you is through repetitive thoughts that nudge you and won't go away.  Especially take notice of information that comes your way from three different sources about the same thing.


One of my favourite ways of accessing my own inner wisdom is through journaling.  Writing down your questions and concerns helps to bring clarity.  Then with regular practice answers can actually come through on the pages.


Trust yourself.  Only you know when something feels right.  Never, ever, ever do something out of guilt or because you think it's the right thing that you should do.  You always want to bring positive energy to your outer actions. 


So you think you should go back and get a job doing the same thing you've always done.  How did you feel when you imagined yourself doing that?  If it was a dip of disappointment you need to re-evaluate your options.  There's a hidden desire you're blocking.  Try journaling about that.


There's are two books I love to recommend.  The first is Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz and the other is Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.  Both were published more than fifty years ago but still relevant today.  In addition to showing how important self esteem is we learn how to use our inner guidance to direct us toward our goals.


Whatever way you choose to access your inner guidance learn to trust it.


Peace and Joy ~

Sheila

xo