Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Inner Guidance is Always Available – But Are You Listening?

Even though I’ve been connecting with my inner wisdom for guidance for over 20 years, there have been times when I’ve been furious because my inner guidance has seemingly deserted me. I want answers but my body is tense with exasperation from the grim silence that I face like a wall. My inner wisdom can help me and is ready and willing to help me, but I am focused on my emotional response to the problem and so I am not open enough to see, hear or sense the answers I seek. It reminds me of a passage in Richard Bach’s book, One, where his guides say we were longing to help you but you were so upset that you couldn’t hear us.

Answers are not always instantly available, but your inner guidance never deserts you. Guidance is a gentle wisdom that reassures you, shows you your next small step or opens you to the peace of your true Nature, that is not dependant on outer circumstances looking a certain way. When you tense up in your efforts to receive guidance, or become too embroiled in the story of your suffering, or move to far ahead of yourself, you are not open and relaxed enough to connect with guidance, to receive guidance.

Inner guidance is always present because it is part of our true Nature. Set down your problems, like you would put down your luggage while waiting for a train. Be willing to wait a while, without trying to work it out. Your problems may even disappear. Try to resist running after them. Simply notice the wisdom and guidance that speaks from your heart and your own sense of knowing.