“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
— Benjamin Spock

Instinct is a powerful thing in life, in relationships, in business, in friendships, in making decisions, etc. I can remember well the times that I heard my intuition screaming and still chose to not listen. But even then, I had some great lessons in life taught in some very powerful ways.

Nonetheless, start believing in yourself. And start believing in your decisions. You will not always get it right, but that only shows that you are human, so that’s fine. Most of the time, you will make the right decisions if you listen to your instincts.

Trust yourself. You are your best friend, your best counsellor, and your best guide.

Now that the lightening and thunderstorms have passed and we have our internet connection back up — here’s the daily inspiration again!

“Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself.”
— Alan Alda

Don’t take yourself or all of life’s ups and downs too seriously. Lighten up. We were designed to live by our senses, not by our brains. Be bold and trust your inner guidance without hesitation.

Always follow your instincts, your intuition, your gut. And when things don’t go the way you thought it would, laugh at your mistakes. Being able to laugh at yourself is the key to self-actualization.

None of us is in control as much as we would like to think we are. Go with the flow. Forgive yourself. And move forward.

“Intuition is the supra-logic that cuts out all the routine processes of thought and leaps straight from the problem to the answer.”
— Robert Graves

Be in your body because it is where intuition lives. In our busy lives, many of us typically function only with our heads. This is actually very counterintuitive and tends to cut off our vital energy flow and may not lead us in the right direction.

Take a moment to reconnect with yourself, with your body. Your body has wisdom and sends you messages regularly. Your mind is important, but sometimes it is so busy it forgets to check in and see how the body is responding.

When making a decision, notice your body’s signals. Do you feel energized? Comfortable? Is your breathing effortless? Your gut calm? Are your shoulders loose? Or do you have a sick feeling in your stomach? A lump in your throat? In all your choices, tuning in to what your body says is a naturally given gift for keeping on track with your higher self.

“You lose your balance when you say, ‘I will not accept what is happening to me.’”
— Marilyn Eileen Charlton, Life on the Causal Plain, A Glimpse of Heven

You lose your own intuitive guidance when you don’t accept what is happening to you in your life. The main goal for change is to become balanced again. In the simplest terms we are all striving for balance in our lives. However, this balance actually comes by going with the flow of life and accepting even the times that are not as easy to understand or to accept.

Life is not simply a predetermined destination. It is the journey that we are on every day. There may be unexpected curves and turns in the road we are on. We may encounter low valleys and high mountains. However, with each step we take on this journey, we are shaping who we are and who we will become. And with this adventurous path, every day, we will discover the best in ourselves — if we accept what happens to us along the way.

Andrea Hess is an intuitive consultant, coach, and author of the book “Unlock Your Intuition.” She assists her clients in developing their own intuitive abilities and also has a professional-level intuitive development program called Soul Realignment. In her consulting practice, Andrea helps her clients discover who they truly are at Soul-level and how to align fully with their highest path and purpose. Her website and blog is www.EmpoweredSoul.com

Tune in and discover how to tap into your intuition with some Basic Intuition 101 Steps. Yes, we all can do it! We’ll also learn if negative energies can interfere with our intuition and what we can do to clear them.

“It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life, and if you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.”
—Katharine Butler Hathaway

There are two different voices that can call out to you from within, so it is easy to be fooled. One is your true inner self giving you the guidance to follow your heart, to follow your intuition, to follow your gut. Its voice is nudging but in a gentle knowing way. It will lead you to what is best for you. It is often described as a calm sense of knowing.

The other voice is usually more intense so it can be heard often louder than the true voice of intuition. But it can also be described as panicky, even abusive and it is closely associated to the ego. Often there are many judgments attached to the reasoning, and the outcome is usually not a happy or satisfying one. The underlying emotion is one based on fear.

If you are in a moment of indecision and you don’t know which voice to listen to, relax, take some deep breaths and ask in a loving, calm voice for the true answer to come to you. You will be surprised at how clearly the answer arrives when you are open to receiving it.

To understand how to tap into (or unlock) your intuition, check out Andrea Hess’ book, Unlock Your Intuition:

I first discovered dowsing a few years ago. I thought it was simply a fun thing to do for entertainment at first. Then I started to realize that I was getting answers from a place in me that I didn’t always listen to with both ears and my heart. When I started to listen to my own inner guidance as shown to me through the pendulum, I was surprised at how much I learned about myself.

I still use dowsing for the big questions. And I know of some people who use it for everything. Perhaps I don’t use it as often because I have started to actually listen to my inner self’s signals without the pendulum now. But if ever in real doubt, I know I can pull it out and double check my intuition.

Andrea Hess is a teacher of the art of dowsing and she also will do your soul realignment readings. Here is a bit of info on her services:
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