Intuition

We all have it. We were born connected to it, and it’s always available to us. The thing is, we don’t always have access to it or sensitivity to hear it. Intuition is a physical response, a kind of knowing that comes before thinking. It’s that feeling of just knowing something in a situation, without being able to explain how. It’s the way to build inner authority and a sense of personal truth, a path toward our own inner knowing. For me, intuition has been a good friend in the painful process of letting go of the need for outside approval and learning to walk my own path. When I listen to it and trust it, it’s like a lighthouse guiding me toward the choices and ideas that are truly right for me.

We can ask others for advice, read, and learn from many sources, but the truth is, only we can fully understand what’s right for us at this moment. An intuitive decision might seem unreasonable to others, but for us, it’s the truest one. About two years ago, I decided to leave a job I had dreamed of. Logic told me it made no sense, there were many reasons to be afraid, but my intuition knew from the start that it wasn’t my place. I felt I was drifting away from myself and my truth.

Intuition doesn’t always make life easy or offer shortcuts. Listening to it led me on a long journey through fear, uncertainty, doubt, and deep self-exploration. I found myself facing parts of me I had never dared to meet before. Intuition invites us to ask questions like: Do I love what I do? am I living the life I want to live? What would I do if I weren’t afraid? Am I bringing my best self into my life and the world?

Each time we find the courage to ask and look within, intuition will show the way. Intuition is the wisdom of the heart, a connection to the intelligence of the body. It’s sometimes called “the middle way” because it’s the balance between two states of mind that often conflict: rational thinking and emotional thinking. The conflict between them usually starts from emotional pain we experienced at some point in life. To cope, our rational mind took control and pushed emotions aside. When logic dominates without balance, we become ruled by practicality feelings like love, guilt, or sadness seem irrelevant. This kind of thinking feels “cold.” When we’re driven only by emotions, we’re ruled by moods, impulses, and feelings. Logic and facts lose importance this is a “hot” mind. Sometimes we need to lean more on reason, and sometimes on emotion but most of life’s situations are complex and call for balance between them. The intuitive state is that middle ground, when we can respond rationally while still honoring and understanding our feelings. It’s when we allow an inner conversation between mind and heart, and take responsibility for leading both, instead of being led by them.

It’s not easy to develop access to this balanced, intuitive place, not easy, but simple. The first step is to accept that there is deep intelligence within us. We need to turn inward, to our deepest place, and nurture sensitivity to the wisdom in our body. We can notice messages that come in many forms: a song on the radio, a picture, a person we meet, an image, an inner voice, or a clear sense of knowing. The idea is to pay attention to what each message stirs inside us. This means allowing our rational mind to receive information from our emotional mind which is often quiet and gentle, and that’s why we sometimes ignore it.

The hardest thing for all of us is to truly trust ourselves. The way we interpret a message matters because instincts and intuition can feel similar. If fear takes over, we might mistake an intuitive message for a sign to avoid something, when actually we’re being called to face our fears. We’re not looking for the right answer but for what feels true and aligned for us in this moment. Listening to intuition helps us move toward our deeper goals and the way of being that feels authentic. It’s just like learning to drive, at first it takes focus, but with time it becomes natural. When we listen deeply, we become the knowing itself. In today’s world, where we’re flooded with information, much of it false, manipulative, or fear-based it’s more important than ever to build inner listening and inner authority as our guiding light.

All the wisdom we need already lives inside us. Creating moments of stillness and connection is a personal journey between each of us and ourselves, and between us and the Divine. Each person has their own way to connect inward. It requires slowing down, openness, and courage to listen and observe everything that is within us: the beautiful, the divine, and also the wounded or imperfect parts. Everything has a place.

Intuition is a sacred gift, and rational thought is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

Albert Einstein