Consider whether you like what your life experiences have been and if this reflection feels good. Self understanding allows us to look at our life honestly and to make necessary changes. If we can do this, we will not waste this life that has been given to us, and we will be better able to help others along the way.
We can help ourselves in our fast-paced world if we slow things down a bit in order to think things through instead of shooting from the hip. It isn't necessary to provide the right answer instantly when we are asked to do so. Good listening skills and reflection time can make all the difference. Take a break, walk around the block, take a deep breath, or go to the gym. Do whatever it takes. I believe we all have our own answers, and if we allow ourselves time to contemplate and reflect, then our intuition can kick in.
Take the time to ask for your own messages. What information pops into your head first? Discern whether the idea seems to truly fit the circumstances before you. If it does, write down the message and then contemplate it. Consider how you are going to step up, act on the message and follow through. It is important to consider whether the information you receive is appropriate to act upon when you think about all of the factors involved. Trust your perception and intuition. You will know.
When you decide to move forward, sometimes your action will be met with a positive response, and sometimes it will not be. Whatever the case, if you know in your heart that this is the proper course of action, have courage to follow through and carefully consider how and when you will present the new information.
Q. What's going on in your life at the moment? Have you received good advice from others, or has the advice been more about the other person than about your issues? Have other people been angry or frustrated when you did not follow their suggestions? What did you do?
Taken from Crossing Rough Waters, p. 30
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It is so true that we intuitively do have our own answers but truly knowing and believing this takes a deep level of maturity, discernment and wisdom. It is through many years of living outside myself and seeking the answers outside of myself that I realized the answers I need are inside of me. I guess some of us have to experience our Wizard of OZ journey in order to come back home and appreciate who we really are.
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