It took me a while to trust my gut. After I’d make a choice, there seemed to be something there that would agree or disagree. It’d be wrong to call it a whisper that grew louder. It feels more accurate to call it an ambient sense that, once I paid attention to it, became a trust-worthy hint.
Interestingly, as I trust it more, and as I concurrently learn and develop skills, so too do the hints seem to improve. I also learned I don’t need more information or more hints to do a thing, but I do find that hints stick around if ignore them. If the hints are sticky, that tends to mean I need to take action on them.
Sometimes the hint is that I should call or text someone. Sometimes it’s that I should step away from a reaction. Still other times the hint has a grandiose plan or a minuscule inclination – either way the outcomes are interesting.
If you’re like me – you know hints don’t make things easier. Hints aren’t short-cuts and sometimes they cause introspection that is both necessary and scary.
These days though, I’m glad to get hints either way.
Ive always felt our instincts were the most honest part of us. Not everyone can find or even follow their gut like that so congratulations on tapping back into you in a natural and proactive way. Truth be told, I think life is more fun trusting your instincts. Im a recording artist that stumbled across you just today while doing some research and frankly I needed to read this. Id been ignoring alot of hints for a long time for one reason or another so from one traveler to another, im happy you were able to have that introspective moment to and for yourself. Looking forward to connecting with you one day to trade some introspective stories!!