by Tara Paterson

I pride myself on being a natural intuitive.  For years, I have studied my profile through various mediums such as- numerology, Myers- Briggs, Creative Wellness, individual work, books, mentors, etc…you get the idea.  I have come a long way in trusting what I know and relying on my intuition to guide me.  I have even stepped out as an intuitive parent coach and lead with my intuition as a parent to my three children.  Recently however, I went against my own intuition which leads me to this aha moment.

I had gone on a trip to upstate NY with my mom for a couple of days at the beginning of the week.  I knew I had work to do when I got back home, but when I settled back in the next day, I heard my inner voice say- “take the rest of the week off.”  I felt a surge of emotion which I convinced myself was a result of my being tired. In my haste to stay on track and keep the deadlines I established for myself, I ignored my intuition and moved forward.  Exercising that week, I was reading the book- the Astrology for the Soul, which is a detailed analysis of individual traits and characteristics based on the day you were born and under which sign..yada, yada.  The details this woman gives for my personality and gift of being an intuitive would reveal itself even more by my blatant disregard for what my feelings told me that week- take the rest of the week off.  In the book, she emphasizes the need for intuitive people to listen to their intuition or things will go from “knowing” to worse.

My ignorance couldn’t have been more obvious as emotional flare ups occurred every time I attempted to do work.  I felt so much pressure and stress by the end of the week; I broke down in a flood of tears on a business conference call.  At that moment, I realized all of the feelings I had and the emotion I created for myself was a direct result of going against my intuitive knowing- to take the rest of the week off.  If only I had listened to my inner voice earlier in the week, I would have saved myself a lot of frustration and discomfort for the people I interact with.  In the end, it pays to listen to our authentic selves and trust there is a reason for everything.  I could have avoided the emotion that kept me from accomplishing anything in the first place!  We spend a lot of time pushing ourselves because we believe we have to keep moving or we aren’t accomplishing the things we need to.  The next time you feel the urge to stop and take a break, trust yourself.  Don’t make the same mistake of brushing away what your inner voice is telling you.