Feeling First

"Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie." - Oprah Winfrey

If there is one thing I've learned in the past few weeks it's that your gut almost always knows the right answer before your head has figured it out. It is easy to logic away your instinct - to fill spreadsheets, make pro/con lists, or talk yourself into or out of a decision regardless of what your tummy is telling you.

It takes courage to act on intuition - to follow the guidance of your body as it picks up on the subtle vibrations deep inside that know if something is right or wrong for you. I think the truth is that the brain can spin any story and your heart can easily spiral upon pure emotion, but the voice that speaks from your gut? I think that is a whisper directly from your soul.

As with all things, learning to tune into feeling takes practice and patience. So let's breathe together. Let's close our eyes and turn down the noise. Let's try feeling first - before the brain starts to chatter and before the heart starts to weave it's story - let's try to feel deep into the gut...deep into the soul.