Why Do We Ignore What We Know To Be True.

There is a fabulous quote by Billy Wilder which says:

"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's."

Our intuition, our gut feeling, our inner voice, whatever you want to call it has been speaking to us since the day we were born! Do we listen? I dare to say that as we grow older we don't. How many times have we chosen to go against our gut feeling only to say "I wish I had listened!"

Sometimes it is a case that we are telling ourselves one thing while feeling another. In essence we are lying to ourselves. We go about our lives living this lie all the while deep down we feel that pull on our heart knowing this is not what we want. So I ask, "Why do we pretend to not know what our hearts are telling us?"

I'll tell you why.

Most of the time it is because we feel the unacceptance of others! Think about it. All our lives from the time we were born we have been told no. No, don't touch this. No, sit still. No, not a good idea. Although as parents we are well meaning, it really plays a huge role in our development. As we get older things don't get much better.

We tend to go to the school that is acceptable, apply for the job that will support ourselves better! But what if I just want to travel around the world, not knowing where I'll be staying, I just want to pick a country and back pack around being free to go with the wind! What would you tell me?

Probably "you live in a dream world" or "how are you going to eat?" All the while maybe my heart is telling me I am to go for a reaso
I yet cannot explain. What if I go and end up contributing to the development of some life saving resource in an underdeveloped country? It could happen! But not if I didn't go!

Give yourself permission to follow your gut instincts. Who cares if it comes with insignificant things in life or life altering experiences. This I do know- the more we use it and act on it the more we get to have it's guidance. The more you listen to your intuition the more capable you will be of hearing it.

So I ask you again... What are you pretending not to know? What are you pushing aside because it may not be accepted? What lie are you telling yourself because you are afraid of consequences? Listen and act, I promise you'll feel more free and the things you want most out of life will become your reality!