Following Intuition

I can be easily distracted. So, I’ve trained myself to plan out my day, and stay on task. Time is my most valuable resource, and I want to use it wisely. I’ve practiced resisting distractions and refocusing on the task at hand.

This is an excellent habit. It feels good to finish things. I’ve become much more effective and productive. However, I’ve also become more rigid and resistant to following my hunches. And oftentimes, those illogical hunches are the next right action.

How do I decide when to follow my intuition? When do I trust that random impulse? When is it the voice of my Higher Power, and when is it my fearful monkey mind? Is it the next right action, or is it just a self-sabotaging detour?

My daily habit of meditation and journaling holds the key. My meditation practice is my way of listening to Source. I have to stop talking to listen, so I put my attention on just listening. I allow thoughts to come and go.

After meditation, I do stream of consciousness journaling. Some of those random thoughts return. After a few days, I will begin to see a pattern… this random idea is occurring more frequently, in new variations.

The intuitive hunch always feels good, right, true. My logic may try to talk me out of it, but a message from Source usually starts quiet and gets louder and louder. It keeps knocking on my door.

Just thinking about following that hunch makes me smile. I don’t have to figure everything out right now, I just will take a baby step in a new direction.