★How Can I Develop Trust in My Inner Wisdom?

Greetings!

I am putting forth this question, as I need “a little bit of help from my friends”!…

How can I develop faith in my Inner Wisdom and faith that all things are working out for my highest good? How can I develop better skills for listening to my Inner Wisdom and trust in my intuition?

I feal tension, fear and doubt when the subtle whispers I sense when I look inside are quite incongruous with what my mind logically reasons.

Any ideas as to how to make letting go easier?

AnnieB

There is an excellent book – or even a couple – that would be great for you. The first book: Trust your Vibes by Sonia Choquette has lots of great insight.

Another book that really resonates with me regarding Inner Wisdom is a book called: The Purpose of Your Life by Carol Adrienne.

These books are easy reading and full of wonderful ideas. I checked both of them out from my local library. For me, I find such inner peace just reading books by both of these women.

If you get a chance to read either of these books, please let me know what you think!!

In response to AnnieB’s post:

Maybe these posts can help. I used to worry a lot more than I do now, I’m much more centered these days. Seems like I’m just way better at accepting what is – which makes things flow better. One of the best little pieces of wisdom I ever heard was from the Tao – “Life is hard”. When we accept this – everything becomes easier. The hard things help us grow and learn – that’s part of “everything is as it should be” and “everything works for the highest good”.

themadcookieman’s post:
themadcookieman’s post:

Thank you for all your suggestions. Thank you also for posting the link to Sonia Choquette’s Trust Your Vibes web page. Sonia will be coming to Toronto with Louise Hay’s “I Can Do It” conference in late May. I look forward to seeing her then. In the meantime, I will have a look at the books you have suggested at my earliest opportunity.
Thnk you again!
AnnieB

Here is some information I found recently dealing with this topic. Great thread, pumpkin :).

http://www.witi.com/growth/2004/trustyourself.php

http://ezinearticles.com/?Relationships—-Learning-to-Trust-Yourself&id=138709 http://ezinearticles.com/?Trust-Yourself-First&id=514690
http://www.stopyourdrama.com/

http://www.enotalone.com/article/4621.html

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Johnston8.html

http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/trust/

http://gimmebliss.blogspot.com/2007/09/find-your-self-then-trust-it.html

So how do you learn to trust yourself?
This has no easy answer, but here are some ideas for where to start.

Stop worrying what others will think. What is the worst that can happen, honestly? What, someone will laugh at you? Hate you? Think you are stupid? Well, let me ask you this: Have you ever laughed at someone? Thought they were stupid? Hated them? Guess what—you have no control over what other people think of you, and thinking you do is nothing but a delusion. No matter how hard you try, there will always be people who you will not get along with or who won’t care for you—but it’s nothing personal, and in fact, the harder you try to get everyone to like you, the more likely you’ll lose respect—theirs and your own.
Find out who you are. Of course, that’s kind of the point of every article on this blog, so it’s not likely this is an overnight solution. This could be your life’s journey, but so long as you’re taking it, you’re doing all you can to get into harmony with your truest self. When you do this, you reawaken parts of your self that have been dormant, but that when revived, will strengthen you in so many ways.
Learn to listen to yourself. I don’t care how long you’ve been ignoring that voice inside you, so long as you’re alive, it’s still there. It may be tiny—only a croak—but if you get very quiet, you can hear it. Begin first by simply acknowledging its existence, and then, when you’re aware it’s there, begin by listening to it. Hear your thoughts and desires and ideas and opinions, and just let them be. Don’t dismiss them. Just listen. At some point, you’ll realize that you have something unique to contribute, and you will begin to allow that voice to actually reach your throat and be spoken. It may take awhile. Be patient.

˚ state of calm 💗thank you  

Posted on 03/04/2012.

In response to Raylene’s post: Yes Raylene…I agree with you(: We begin to trust ourselves less when we ignore our inner voice, not when we ignore the rest of life-chatter.

And…the ability to listen to your inner voice becomes more loving and wise when you begin to note what you know already, what you are beginning to grasp, what you feel, what you need, and what action would be in your best interest to maintain, begin or discontinue(: We will also be more forgiving of ourselves when we don’t meet our own rigid standards…and for the ones others try to place on us. More and more we see others aren’t the ruler we measure ourselves by. We learn from others…but progression is measured from where we stand, not the stance of another. This is my take(:

•When we exercise self-control on a given occasion, we win for ourselves a little credibility we can rely on the next time around. Pretty soon we develop a reputation to ourselves that we want badly to uphold. With each test that we meet, our resolve gains momentum, fueled by the fear that we may succumb and establish a damaging precedent for our own weakness.☼Daniel Akst

Glad you brought this one up to the top, Laurie. One thing I believe that is important in developing self-trust is to know what you value. If you don’t know what you value or believe then it’s kind of like you are trying to hit a pinyata or playing pin the tail on the donkey. It is worth the time it takes to nail down your values and beliefs. One way you can do that is to get a list of values and start circling the words that resonate the most with you. Narrow it down to ten or fifteen words that really encompass who you are; what you are living for. This gives you a good foundation from which you can act with confidence that you are living your values; you can trust what you are doing more because you know what is important to you.

♡ ˚Allowing Beautiful Thoughts  

Posted on 21/07/2022.

In response to Smart_Routines_With_Enthusiasm's post:

wonderful!