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Call it a Pretty Fact or a Poetic Truth…

December 16, 2011 by Joi 3 Comments

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Relax

“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” – William S. Burroughs

The quote above is so completely true that it shouldn’t even be called a quote – it should be called poetic truth or a pretty fact. Every answer we seek is right there within reach. Well within reach, in fact! The answers to our questions are inside us, waiting to be uncovered.

The problem is, we get so busy Googling, asking other people for their opinion, and running around like drunk squirrels that we fail to hear the quiet voice inside.  If only our inner voice had a megaphone, maybe we’d hear it FIRST instead of LAST sometimes.

The next time you find yourself wondering about “this” or in a bind over “that,” here are three steps that can help  you find your way:

  • Take a deep breath.
  • Relax.
  • Listen to you gut.

If you still have trouble hearing or uncovering the answer, here’s a trick I’ve relied on nearly as long as I’ve relied on coffee:  Imagine that someone you love has the problem you have. Imagine that they’ve come to you…. and that they’re as confused or perplexed as you are now.  What would your advice to THEM be?

From where I sit, this advice would be your absolute best because that’s what we always give to those we love. You’ll be amazed at how obvious (and golden) the advice often is.

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  1. articles on motivation says

    January 3, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    Because most of us are in a very busy society, the perspective of waiting is not practice. But I do believe that “gut” feeling always lead us to the right track, we just really need to unveil and uncover the real/true answers to our questions. 🙂

  2. Gail Kasper says

    January 10, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    Thank you for this reminder… I agree it is so important to quiet the outside noise and focus inward to find the answers you’ve been looking for most. This was one way I took myself from helplessness to total empowerment. I detail the steps in my autobiography.

    Gail Kasper, gailkasper.com
    Motivational Speaker and Author
    Another Day Without A Cage: My Breakthrough From Self-Imprisonment To Total Empowerment

  3. Jan @ Motivational Inspirational words says

    January 13, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    I completely agree with listening to one’s intuition. Although I don’t believe it’s just the mind, I think it’s something deeper, something as deep as instinct which goes as deep as the human psyche can go.

    To ignore one’s intuition is to ignore one’s deepest part, and to ignore one’s deepest part is to suffer. So why suffer?

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