This was such a wonderful edition, and very well timed. I am also a cerebral person who makes pros and cons list about everything, until a few years ago. I started leaning into trusting my intuition more, since my pros/cons list usually made me end up choosing the thing I really didn't want to do.
My intuition finally lead me to leave an 18-year relationship that I'd been contemplating leaving off and on for 6+ years. While the separation was emotional, to be sure, I've never felt lighter or more trusting of myself because, finally, after all that time, I did what my gut/intuition was leading me too. There is so much I don't know about "what's next", but I don't need to know it all - life will happen whether I know what is next or not. But I'm ready for it :)
Love this, Victoria! Congrats on making a big, gutsy move -- there are way worse things than not knowing what's next. I've definitely found that honoring what I really want is the best way. The only way, really, because it's not just about me. It's about everyone else, too. Somehow my gut factors that in.
Thank you - and same here, all around. Every time I've ignored my gut/intuition, I end up wishing that I had, but I also was never encouraged to trust that part of myself, so I had to learn it the hard way, many times, on my own. Now that I'm leaning into it and following that "flow", it's freeing.
I shared with folks on Monday this beautiful Hebrew prayer which translates as “From a Narrow Place I call out [to God] and am answered with Spaciousness”. It feels like the most perfect all-purpose prayer I’ve encountered in a long time. Second only to “Thank you.” So often we work our way into narrow places. Simply asking for spaciousness from whoever or whatever we bow to opens up the door for possibility and intuition, I think. It can be scary, true, but also so freeing.
Oh I love that! Yes, one of the ways I know when things are not going well is that, physically, I feel like I'm contracted into a little ball. Creating that feeling of spaciousness is so necessary.
I know it's not really my business to tell you where to live, but personally I'm glad that (at least for the time being) you're staying at the Zen Center. Having you there has been a great help to many people -- though that shouldn't bind you. Just want to say that your putting up with it has not been in vain.
This was such a wonderful edition, and very well timed. I am also a cerebral person who makes pros and cons list about everything, until a few years ago. I started leaning into trusting my intuition more, since my pros/cons list usually made me end up choosing the thing I really didn't want to do.
My intuition finally lead me to leave an 18-year relationship that I'd been contemplating leaving off and on for 6+ years. While the separation was emotional, to be sure, I've never felt lighter or more trusting of myself because, finally, after all that time, I did what my gut/intuition was leading me too. There is so much I don't know about "what's next", but I don't need to know it all - life will happen whether I know what is next or not. But I'm ready for it :)
Love this, Victoria! Congrats on making a big, gutsy move -- there are way worse things than not knowing what's next. I've definitely found that honoring what I really want is the best way. The only way, really, because it's not just about me. It's about everyone else, too. Somehow my gut factors that in.
Thank you - and same here, all around. Every time I've ignored my gut/intuition, I end up wishing that I had, but I also was never encouraged to trust that part of myself, so I had to learn it the hard way, many times, on my own. Now that I'm leaning into it and following that "flow", it's freeing.
Right there with you.
i think this is a book! samantha dunn wrote
not by accident all about being accident prone. check it out and do yours on intuition!
Steph! That is a great idea!
I shared with folks on Monday this beautiful Hebrew prayer which translates as “From a Narrow Place I call out [to God] and am answered with Spaciousness”. It feels like the most perfect all-purpose prayer I’ve encountered in a long time. Second only to “Thank you.” So often we work our way into narrow places. Simply asking for spaciousness from whoever or whatever we bow to opens up the door for possibility and intuition, I think. It can be scary, true, but also so freeing.
Oh I love that! Yes, one of the ways I know when things are not going well is that, physically, I feel like I'm contracted into a little ball. Creating that feeling of spaciousness is so necessary.
I know it's not really my business to tell you where to live, but personally I'm glad that (at least for the time being) you're staying at the Zen Center. Having you there has been a great help to many people -- though that shouldn't bind you. Just want to say that your putting up with it has not been in vain.
also glad you’re staying 🤗❤️🌸 was so nice to read this today…felt like suddenly a friend appeared when i found it in my inbox
Love that! I always want to be the friend in your inbox.
These emails are a friend in my inbox too, though we are complete strangers. It's lovely for me! Thank you ✨💕
Thank you, Hilary! <3
Thank you, Leon. ❤️
This is wonderful, Sara. Thank you.
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