I met a guy on the golf course one morning. Turns out he was recently divorced. I asked him when he knew the marriage wasn't going to work. He said, "Walking down the aisle. Walking down the aisle...and I just kept walking!" Now I listen to Pamela.
Here's what she had to say about trusting your gut:
This "gut feeling" or intuition actually has physiological basis. Our brain and our gut originate from the same tissue and remain connected by the vagus nerve. They are communicating in the subconscious and sending information to our conscious. Nature has given us our gut feeling as an important tool for survival. However, we are socially conditioned from an early age to utilize reason rather than trusting our gut, especially if there is enough time to analyze the situation.
We can learn to trust our gut. Just like anything else it takes practice. Becoming conscious of when your intuition is right will give you the proof you need to build that trust.
Here are three ways you can begin to practice trusting your gut feelings:
1. Stay conscious: Through whatever means works for you; meditating, praying, walking in nature, pay attention to your physical body and the messages it is giving you.
2. Check gut feelings out with a trusted friend: It often helps to get an outside perspective to assist with checking gut feelings for accuracy, especially when we are just beginning to listen.
3. Wait: A wise woman once told me that if it is meant to be it can wait until tomorrow. When there is time, utilize all of your tools before you act. However, when a real emergency arises and there is no time for analytical thinking, it is wise to follow our basic primal instincts -- our gut feeling.
It's just that easy, right? No, of course not, be gentle with yourself. Keep trying; you'll get better at it.
How do we know? We just trust our gut.
