Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to be interviewed for a
Canadian women's magazine for an article on "Women's Intuition". I was
honoured and delighted to share my thoughts on this timely and
important topic and I thought I'd share with you what I came up
with in this article.
The whole concept of ?women?s intuition? may seem somewhat medieval and
goofy to some of us; but I believe there?s a good reason that this
concept has stuck around for so long without being discarded like so
many frivolous ideas of the past. And after working with so many women
and hearing countless stories of ?gut feelings? or an ?inner knowing?
usually not listened to or taken seriously, often with disastrous
consequences, I think we may be able to gain something by revisiting
the topic.
As I am apt to say over and over again; WOMEN OFTEN DON?T LISTEN TO
THEMSELVES AND TO THEIR OWN INTERNAL WISDOM
This, my dear sisters, is a real shame as we are wise beyond belief!
If only we could learn to trust our own thoughts and feelings about
things! Can you imagine for a minute what it would be like if all the
women in the world completely trusted themselves and their ?gut
feelings? about things? A world wherein women never second-guessed
themselves because they had complete faith that they knew what they
were doing? I have a feeling that there would be a lot less of the
?B.S. Factor? running the world; that?s for darn sure?
How many times have you been dating someone and as you sit there with
them; there are RED FLAGS screaming for your attention like, ?He?s not
listening to me? or ?She isn?t asking me anything about myself?, etc.
and you consciously choose to ignore them because you really want ?this
one to work out, dammit.?
Red flags, by the way, are a sure sign that our intuition is in fine
form and is trying to tell us something; if only we would listen to it!
Red flags in the relationship department are those internal ?watch
out? or ?I don?t like this? or ?that didn?t feel good? messages we
receive when we?re getting to know someone new that are warning us that
something is amiss and that we?d be smart to take the warning(s).
Goddess knows, I?ve deliberately made myself totally oblivious to many
a red flag because I thought I knew what I wanted and I was going to
get it, come hell or high water. Guess what? I got the hell AND the
high water! I?ve since wizened up and do my best to sincerely listen
to what my intuitive voice is telling me before making any big
decision. I?m not entirely sure how the two are related, but since I
started listening to my intuition, I?ve managed to start an RRSP fund-
go figure! I think it may have something to do with so few ?impulse
buys? when compared to my old self?
My intuition is telling me that I need to end this article and have a
cup of tea?what is your intuition telling you?
Space to ponder that question-
Esther Kane, MSW, is a psychotherapist in Courtenay, BC. Her website is: www.estherkane.com She has written 2 books: "WHAT YOUR MAMA CAN'T OR WON'T TEACH YOU: GROWN WOMEN'S STORIES OF
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