Michael

Do you hear your inner voice? It is the most quiet of all the voices we hear in our head. It’s the first thing you hear when you need to make a decision, but if you don’t listen it can quickly be drowned out by other thoughts and justifications.

Your inner voice speaks the truth; your truth. Many believe this is your soul talking to you. Regardless of your belief, your inner voice is the most important voice to listen to you as it is speaking from your heart. Our inner voice is the pure part of our being. It is the real “us” unbound from our negative beliefs, experiences and perspectives that tend to misguide us at times.

Sometimes we argue with our inner voice as we believe we know better. See Rebekita’s post on Following the Heart. Even when what our inner voice is saying feels “right”, we still try to go off in a different direction. Our mind and ego gets in the way of what is good for us. Our inner voice is the one guiding us to Go With the Flow. It really is the voice that can be trusted.

How you can you start to listen more to your inner voice? I have used the following suggestions for several years. You may come up with others. Please share what ways you use to listen to your inner voice.

• Ask yourself an important question (maybe a decision you have to make). What is the first thing that comes to my mind? That is your inner voice.
• Meditate. Meditating will, over time, help to reduce the extraneous voices that mask your inner voice.
• Play the game I discuss in Going with Flow – Part 2. Try the first three ideas especially.
• Do something that just feels “right” to you, even though your mind may be telling you something else.

If you aren’t use to listening to the quiet voice inside, give yourself some time to practice. It’s just like anything else. The more you practice, the better you’ll get at it. So, be patient as that attribute will also help you in the pursuit of your inner voice.

Have a great day!

Michael