The Signs We Miss and Learning to See Them.

Are you seeing the signs?

Often we have a feeling in our gut... Something doesn't feel right.  We see a rare bird that makes us feel some sort of special feeling...Someone we haven't heard from or seen in a while pops into our heads and thoughts of them won't leave....

No matter what you like to call it...our Higher Self, God, The Great Spirit, Universe, Jesus, Bob...They send us signs to mark our path in all different kinds of ways.  They are always with us to help guide us and comfort us in times of Happiness, Stress, and Sorrow. 

Learning to pick up on these signs is the hard part.

"Nah..that's not a sign, that's just the taco I had for lunch" or "it's in my head and I'm going crazy"  are all things you may have heard yourself say internally.  Well, I am here to tell you that you are NOT crazy and it wasn't the dang taco!  They are all signs! They are your higher self, the Great Spirit or your guides speaking to you! Pushing you in the direction you are meant to be in. 

Open your eyes.  Listen to what your gut tells you! Your deepest self and your pure intuition is ALWAYS right! 

Why do we feel intuition in our gut in the form of butterflies or an ache you ask...It is said that our intuition is connected to our nervous system and our subconscious will send a signal to the nerves in our stomach (gut) to make us feel that way.  You can think of it like this..our subconscious is sending our conscious a text message with important information. We don't ignore silly texts from friends and family so why would we ignore an important text from ourselves? 

There is no better time than right now to start looking, listening, and feeling for the signs.  Why walk blind through this world always wondering what decision to make or what path to take when we have a path already marked for us to take? 

I know that in the beginning its not always easy to notice the signs or follow our intuition. There are many exercises we can do to grow our confidence in ourselves! 

Here are a couple of things to try:

• Spend time alone. Spending time in peace and quiet will help make you feel comfortable with your internal dialog and feelings. Take a bath or sit in nature. 
• Meditation.  Although it can be difficult to stay focused and keep our minds from wandering, it can be learned. 
• Journal. Starting a daily journal will take a little discipline but with journaling you will be able to release those daily thoughts and stress, making meditation much easier.
• Pay attention to your Dreams. Dreams are an amazing thing. Not only do they help to reduce stress, but they are jam packed full of messages from our higher selves and even passed on loved ones.  Perhaps add your dreams to your daily journal.
• Test your hunches.  When you get those silly signs like picking which line to get into in the super market, you will be able to test your "gut feeling" or intuition as its called. Think of that like practice.  To become great at something we need to practice right? Might as well start with the correct line at the store!
• Dance.  No matter what kind of music you like TURN IT UP!  Close your eyes (watch out for furniture or people if in a group) just move your body the way it wants to move. Don't worry about looking silly because it doesn't even matter.  This will give you a chance to let your guard down and open your mind to images and messages. Just let go.  When you are done, write down the images and thoughts that came to your mind while you were just in the moment. You will be surprised what might pop up! 
• Stop the negative self talk. You are not crazy! We all have intuition and we can all strengthen it so it YELLS instead of whispers.  No more telling yourself it's just in your head and it doesn't mean anything. It all means something no matter how small that may be. 

When we start noticing the small things you will quickly notice the big things! You will be able to start making all decisions with ease from what line in the grocery store to whether you should quite your day job for a shot at your dream...

The possibilities are virtually limitless! 

If you are ever stuck you can always reach out with questions or to bounce ideas off of me! Bellasoulewellness@gmail.com

With love and light,

Erin