“Learn to let your intuition—gut instinct—tell you when the food, the relationship, the job isn’t good for you (and conversely, when what you’re doing is just right).” ~Oprah Winfrey
I guess we’re all too familiar with the words, “I KNEW I should’ve…” or “I KNEW I shouldn’t have…” Hindsight does have 20/20 vision, which is why it can see well enough to kick us squarely in the butt each and every time.
It hurts the most when we did, in fact, KNOW better. We go against our intuitions so often it’s a wonder they don’t abandon us. Somehow, that deep down, gut feeling is just about always right -but we’re far too smart to fall for that, aren’t we? We want to drive the thought around in our mind for awhile, bounce it off of a few other ideas, and then when the thought’s all worn out, leave it there to teach it a lesson.
“Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation.” ~Eileen Caddy
We just outthink ourselves too much. And often it’s our undoing. How many times have we heard a contestant on a gameshow say, “I was going to say that!” We would all do well to start trusting ourselves a little more and to go with our instincts more than we go against them.
“Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.” ~Jonas Salk
Off to practice what I post - my gut feeling is telling me that I need another cup of coffee and an oatmeal cookie.
-Joi
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