How often has that happened to us? Why do we trust the mind more than the heart? Malcolm Gladwell immediately came to mind. In his book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, he teaches us that decisions made very quickly are just as good as the ones we give lots of thought to. But when do we follow our hunches and when do we not? It's a skill just like any other, according to Gladwell, that we can all cultivate within ourselves.
It takes practice, but also a high degree of trust in ourselves. We must be balanced and centered, and maintain a sense of well being.
Feeling good about yourself is number one. It's a sum of what you eat, how you live, the quality of rest, leisure activities, and, of course, what you think. This all translates into greater confidence, and that is a place where trust comes from.
Start documenting those "blink" moments and see how often you not only follow them, but also how many times you are right. That way, the next time your gut hints you in one direction, perhaps you'd be more inclined to following it.
Here's to developing our natural guiding system and becoming better decision-makers! One more great tool under your belt...
+Erika
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Erika Matos is a transformational agent, a certified health and nutrition educator, intuitive healer, and life coach helping people shift in the right direction by critically rethinking everything assumed to be true about what it means to be a happy, healthy, prosperous being. To learn more about her work visit http://www.realitymanifest.com
Instinct is amazing. We so often think with our mind and not with heart. I am sure there are many instances where we (people) would like to start something over again so that we truly start in the direction that we were first led to travel. That cross-road can be sooooo tricky.
ReplyDeleteJewel, it is tricky, but so worthwhile. You'll be on the path you were meant to be on, and that in itself is a great reward. Thanks for your support!
ReplyDeleteThis is a timely article as I was speaking earlier today on honoring the gift of our intuition. We live in a society that teaches that expertise may be found in schools, books, clergy, etc., rather than the truth , which is that we have all been gifted with inner wisdom. You've shared excellent advise on the wisdom of loving oneself and trusting oneself as the 1st step.
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