Honoring the Gift of Intuition

Why honor the gift of Intuition? What is it and why does it matter? Intuition is a whispering nudge, encouraging you to question your life, persuading you to ask what you are doing with your time. Have enough hours in your day to accomplish all those things you want to do? Are you content with how things are? Do you hang out with people who build you up? Are you there for others and are they there for you? Happy with where you are, content with what your life looks like? Pleased with whom you’ve chosen to spend your life with? 

If you answered no to most of the questions, it’s high time to find out why. This is where you need to do a little soul searching by tapping into your intuition. The gift of intuition draws close and will subtly whisper that change is long past due. The changes needed within, followed by the external changes, which demand greater attention.

We believe there’s nothing we can do to change something to improve our lives. But this is where we are wrong. There’s always something we can do. If given the right perspective, outlook, or viewpoint, we can swap all those no’s for yes’s. For starters, we can start showing up for us, and for the things we value the most. It’s important to believe you can make a difference. Tapping into intuition is the beginning. The key is to follow the flow, (similar to following the yellow brick road). Never be afraid to reach beyond the comfort zone, beyond a limited perception, past all of those limiting beliefs that hold you back from success. 

LOOKING AND STILL LOOKING?

Why is it whenever we’re looking for something specific, we never find it? Or it seemingly takes forever before something special shows up. The photographer looks for the right lighting. A writer looks for the right words. The artist looks for inspiration. And the one who seeks love looks for perfection. Therein lies the problem… we keep looking. We have an image ingrained in our mind of what’s ideal. Interestingly, it’s when we aren’t looking, we come across something unique, be it the right words, work we love, close friendships, or true love. 

Why is being focused on what we are specifically looking for the problem? Well, for starters, whenever looking for something specific, we have a very high expectation of what we will find. Sometimes overlooking the obvious. We are so in our heads about what we think we need or want at the time that we miss out on an opportunity altogether. It’s always within those momentous seconds of our lives when we happen to just come across the solution, a situation, an event, and yes, even the right person. 

My best friend Peter will be a good example to illustrate my point. “Sorry, Pete.” Back in the day, many moons ago, he was single and had a very hard time finding the right one. This shouldn’t have been a problem for him because he had it going on. However, his high expectation and ideology led him in another direction altogether, and he ended up a “Single Pringle” for a very long time… always the best man, never the groom. 

A PLACE FOR LOGIC AND A PLACE FOR INTUITION

One day I casually said, “I hate to say it, but here I go, you are way too picky.” His response? No verbal response, just a shake of his head followed by a coy smile. He had an image in mind, and if someone met it by 99%, that was 1% shy of what he wanted and expected. Seriously? He had it all figured out, height, weight, hair and eye color, education, career, right down to the shoe size. Say what? 

What happens is we create this romanticized version, more like an unrealistic expectation of what would truly make us happy, and then we have a hard time finding it. This is where our ideals don’t match reality. Some people will wait years before they concede.

Sometimes, we can even get lost in an idea of what we are looking for, that we miss out on finding something precious. Now this happens even when our intuition attempts to capture our attention. The key here is to free our mind, to allow the gift of intuition to provide insight. And out of the blue as if out of nowhere, an inner voice calls out, “This is it, this is the one.” There’s logic, and then there’s a free-spirit in all of us. One who taps into their intuition. The one who relishes each moment, going with the inspirational flow, following their heart. 

THE GIFT OF INTUITION IS A MAGICAL MOMENT

It’s the aha moment, when eyes meet across a crowded room. A scent of fragrance carried by the breeze, gifting us with a fond memory. The rustling of leaves on a windy day, inspiring the artist within. It’s when you take a corner too quickly, only to bump into a stranger who ends up playing a significant role in your life. And it’s when we get lost only to find something beautiful or someone precious unexpectedly along the way. 

Our creative power isn’t something to be bottled up and released systematically or methodically, far from. Artistry is spontaneous, random, and its innate. The gift of intuition is no different, it could be a notion, compelling us to create a better story, which leads to a better life. It’s living each moment with hope, in confidence, but with acute understanding. Perhaps, it’s even when we take a chance and throw caution to the wind to make something great happen without overthinking. 

FLIP SIDE

However, there’s the flip side to every coin as there is to every story. But here in this post, I will refer to it as magic, because now and then, something magical happens. When we have confidence and expectation that something wonderful will ultimately show up to steal our heart, it does. The thing is when we release our fears, we release limitations. And while thoughts wallow in distraction, what inevitably surfaces will be followed by irrational expectations… but only if you let it. Whereas, the heart has a different narrative. It can guide the way and bravely tell you to take a chance, because, like intuition, it already knows. Pete knew. You know. The key is to follow your heart and let the gift of intuition be your guide.