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Even though many modern cultures value thinking over feeling, intuition is often more accurate than logic when your emotional or physical safety is at stake. Your intuition instantly warns you of Danger Ahead! as in whether to step into that elevator, accept an offer of help, stay with a man or put on your tennies and run like hell!
Ever notice the knot in your tummy when you doubt your date’s story about why he was late? What happens to that knot when you later discover he doesn’t share your core values and you fall in love with him anyway? What do you feel when your intuition is screaming NO! This isn’t what you want, while you keep quiet about your thoughts and feelings, because evidently sharing them honestly makes him unhappy? Of course, when those issues come up, whether the two of you argue or not, your private inner battle rages as your logical left brain debates with your intuitive right brain as to how important living your truth really is. Are you willing to silence your voice to keep a man you ultimately have little or nothing in common with, or worse…are afraid of? Do you not only devalue yourself in your eyes, but in his, when you ignore those warnings just to keep the relationship going? Is giving up your happiness to a man who doesn’t make you happy really worth such sacrifice?
When your inner voice whispers Just tell him ‘I’m sorry, so sorry, but I’ve changed my mind. I don’t want to date you / sleep with you / marry you / lend you money’… please pay attention. You don’t have to eliminate rational thought, just recognize its limitations, especially in any situation where you are vulnerable. And again, let’s be honest. You’re a woman. You are vulnerable.
Your female intuition exists for one very primary reason ~ to protect you. However, if you’re like most of us, you may need a bit of practice to really tune into your tummy as it sends you those magical signals that will keep you safe. I encourage you to take a few days to practice feeling what you feel as you go about your day. Compare the difference in the emotions you sense when you are in conversation with friends, family members, or strangers. Pay attention to simple everyday events like your sense of the person taking your order behind the counter, or when a friend asks for your advice. What happens when someone agrees with you? or disagrees with you? With practice, you will bring into awareness what your inner knowing has known all along: your instincts are working overtime to keep you safe in the world around you.