7 December 2021

Have you ever experienced a moment where you thought, “I have a really bad feeling about this!” and immediately wish you had listened to it? Well, that is your gut instinct or intuition warning you and something you should listen to far more often. 

Each and every one of us is born with a natural instinct to survive.  This instinct also taps into the intuitive area of the brain and allows for you to ‘tune in’ to your surroundings.

Intuition is all about the act of trusting yourself and believing that you must have the correct information to make a proper decision for your safety or happiness. Your intuition is capable of avoiding unhealthy relationships or unsafe situations and is often instinctual and personal. Meaning you can tap into it and use it to your advantage to live a happier and more rewarding life. 

Practice Mindfulness

The first step to harnessing your intuition requires mindfulness of your surroundings and, most importantly, the sensations you feel. These sensations can range from hot flashes to chills when you sense danger or hot, tingly, and tight when you feel anger. A great practice is to label these sensations the moment you recognise them. This way, you can use the information more correctly and get to safety or relax. 

Don’t Push Away Your Emotions 

To clear your mind more effectively, acknowledge and accept your emotions. This doesn’t mean they have to take over and control your life. 

It means taking notice of why you are having them in the first place and taking steps to solve it or cope a little more. With better control of your emotions, the more likely you are to trust your gut instinct or intuition, the next it strikes. 

Read and Connect More Often 

While intuition doesn’t require you to have the proper education to experience it, that doesn’t mean it can’t help you trust yourself a little more and take notice of it when it happens to you. The more concepts you understand and perspectives you gain from others, the easier it is to distinguish the different times of sensations or messages your intuition is trying to tell you. 

Spend Time Alone

Get to know yourself. Take the time to discover, on a deeper and more personal level by spending time alone with yourself, what makes you tick. If others always surround you, it is likely that you are missing out on some key details that make you yourself unique. Intuition is personal and can’t be learned from others as the sensations or feelings you have are 100 percent unique to you -- further increasing the importance of alone time to fully comprehend and understand what makes you do the things you do. 

Know When Fear or Negativity Is Taking Over 

Fear, anger, depression, and other forms of negativity can easily cloud your intuition. You must learn to let these feelings go the moment they don’t provide any value to you. Studies repeatedly show that the more positive you are, the more likely you are to make good decisions and lead a successful life.   

In the end, tapping into your intuition takes mindfulness and a deep understanding of oneself. This will take time and persistence by practicing the art of listening to yourself each day during quiet times – even if it is for 5 minutes a day to start with. Once you do this, you can better achieve your goals and are on your way to living a happier life simply by tapping into your own personal intuition.