Learning to Trust Yourself

This morning I am going to talk a bit about how to learn to trust yourself.  It starts by being able to HEAR yourself.  What???  Yep, that's what I said!  You have to be able to HEAR what your intuition is telling you.  Uh-ho.  Really?  How do I do that?  How do I hear something I don't even know what sounds like?  Something that I don't even realize is talking to me, nor do I even know how to tune into it?!?  Do I have to start talking to myself?? 




Take a deep breath, and let's walk through this.  This is a PROCESS, it takes time, effort and love.  There are literally tons of ways that you can learn to trust yourself, so I am going to give you 5 practices that you can use to learn to better hear your intuition.   Note:You don't have to do ALL of these, just find the one that works for you.

#1 Go outside barefoot and find some dirt, grass, or rocks etc, and sink your feet into it.  In your mind's eye, picture you feet growing roots that sink into the earth and connect you to Earth. What comes up?  Write about it.  Start with, "When I was grounded to the earth I felt..." and just write. Is there something you're doing that you need to change? Or something you need to start doing more often?

#2 Recognizing it for what it is.  My 16 year old daughter said that the best way she learned to listen to her gut was by trial and error to recognize it for what it was.  "When I felt really weird about someone's suggestion and choose to do something else, that weird feeling would go away and it was replaced with a specific feeling of peace."    So when you feel a bit weird about something, or it feels off, or just not good, stop and check in with yourself, listen to what that feeling is trying to tell you and make your decision based on that.  If you have time to in that moment, write about what you're feeling.  "I feel weird about ____________ because..."(keep writing).

#3 Take a small, calculated risk, like trying a new class, or different restaurant than you'd normally go to, if you tend to be on the go all the time, this could even look like just slowing down and spending intentional time relaxing. Write about how this makes you feel both before you go and after you are finished.  Be open to something new. 

#4 Write down something you want on the top of a piece of paper.  Under that ask (write) the question "What's stopping me from achieving _______________?" Then answer the question on the rest of the page.  Pick one thing out of what you wrote out to work on or change immediately. Make a plan to change it.

You've probably noticed a theme through these as you've read these.

#5 Write, write, write, with a purpose!  Write about your fears, write about your losses, write about money, write about the bad parts and the messy parts and the scary parts. When all the negative stuff is out, burn it, shred it, wad it up and throw it out!   When you're done, write what comes to mind that you want to create and have happen and note how much more brain space you have, which allows you to hear other things, like yourself.


How is this feeling? 
Does it feel a little scary? 

Do you remember that you can do hard things? 
Do you believe you can be more than you are?  I do!  I will hold that space for you and give you the support and tools you need to get passed what is holding you back from living the life you want! Let's talk!