Celebrating the Weird Power of Intuition
Do you ever just know something, though your rational mind cannot make sense of it? Do you talk yourself out of what you know because, you don't know how you know it?
Like me, you could be at war with one of your greatest gifts.
Intuition is weird. It comes out of nowhere and makes no sense in the moment. Sometimes, it comes in pictures or like a stuttering film. Only minutes or hours later, when the actual scene occurs, do I recognize the premonition. Other times, intuition bubbles out of me in words that come before I have a chance to analyze them. It's a knowing that insists itself into the light from someplace deep inside me beyond conscious thought.
For years, I was locked in battle with my intuition. I wanted so badly to be loved that I was willing to deny the truth in exchange for a false security. I argued with my body and soul, telling myself I was losing my mind, as there was no outward evidence -- at least at first -- for what I felt. I saw intuition as a interloper, a trespasser, trying to ruin my life.
The rational mind is a powerful denier. It guards against the intruder of truth to keep things status quo. It reads truth as danger. To heed the message of this quiet, insistent voice inside me would have destroyed my belief in my marriage and, therefore, my future. With a new baby, living in the literal and figurative desert, I was not ready to rip off the blanket of denial.
But intuition insists, as the truth always rises. It did not give up on me. It prodded and poked, until I finally acknowledged the truth: my husband had another secret life. Though the marriage did not end there, it fundamentally changed. The adage that the truth will set you free is true. But that does not mean that the truth will make you happy -- not right away. Many years later, I am in a happy, trusting relationship with another man. Hyper-vigilance is no longer necessary to keep my heart safe. I feel secure and loved. This sense of safety has freed my intuition to do its work elsewhere, to benefit others around me.
Intuition can be inconvenient and rude. Honoring one's intuition alone is not enough. As Co-Active® Coaches, we are compelled to be courageous enough to blurt it out. This can at best be inconvenient, disruptive and even rude. Good girls don't interrupt. But great coaches must. Keeping intuition to oneself is to squander its potential power.
Intuition without courage is like a fish with a bicycle.
2024 is the Year of Intuition. I am officially welcoming my Sixth Sense, along with fierce courage, into my life as my most powerful coaching tools. Like a headlamp, intuition lights the way for clients as they explore depths and make bold commitments. As I lean more to my gifts, my clients lean into theirs. Intuition helps us all experienced the magic, play and profound shifts that characterize life coaching at its best.
If you'd like to experience my unique style of coaching -- mostly gentle, always brave and sometimes magical -- schedule a complimentary, introductory session below.
This is your year. Learn to trust what you know -- and take the courage necessary to act on it.