Intuition: Activating Our Inner Knowing

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Sometimes when I sit quietly, I hear the wind whispering through the willow branches in my quiet mind.  In the silence the sounds become comprehensible, and my intuition translates the rustling rub of leaves. In this interpretation, I know and trust in this gentle knowing.

I have been asked if intuition was an innate talent or a learned skilled. The answer? While some may be born with a greater ability to recognize and respond to intuition, we all have the capacity to nurture a garden of blooming intuition. The fruits of intuition, like the fruits of the garden can only be harvested at the right time. This time? The present moment.

What are the keys to unlocking the gate of your intuition, entering the garden of knowing, and reaping the fruits of intuition? Being awake, being aware, and being alive unlock the gate, scatter the seeds, and nourish them to fruition.

The first key, being awake, has less to do with physically snoozing and has more with being fully present in the moment. Being awake means you no longer consciously lose time moving from point A to point B. Threads of conversations are not lost. All your interactions are consciously engaged. You listen with the ear of your heart.

Being awake is the foundation of being aware. Not only are you fully present to each activity, but you also hear the nuances of what is being said and notice what is not said. Life is experienced with all of your senses. When we are awake, and our senses engaged; intuition rises to the surface of our silence. Within the quiet mind we sense the message of the rubbing leaves and translate it into an understandable language.

Intuition acknowledged and translated may languish in our quiet mind unless we are fully alive. The next key is to activate our inner knowing. Simply put, the roots of our actions and words are based in those intuitive nudges. Fully alive requires that we courageously engage and act with curious daring. There is no room for fear or temerity. Intuition guides us into compassionate response. Denying our intuitive nudges creates the environment of fear-filled reaction.

Intuition lies dormant within us until we awake. When we are aware, it gently bubbles to the surface. We open our eyes and our ears to understand the melody of the bubbles reaching the surface. We are alive and respond with the effervescence of joy. Intuition asks, “How can we not respond to the gentle nudges of Spirit guiding us along the path?”

Awake, aware, alive we experience a life without boundaries and full of hints to navigate our challenges. Intuition — an innate talent, a learned skilled — is our companion and earnest guide.

How do listen to your intuition?

Peace & All Good,

Vanessa

www.healingwillow.com