Trusting Your Inner Voice

In 1988, I was living happily on my farm in New Hampshire, I had been divorced for over a year and had been through my “transitional” relationship, I had a job I loved and had recently started dating a great guy.  All that changed in an instant when, driving home from work one day, my inner voice said loud and clear,  “it is time to sell the farm”.  To my shock, I offered no argument. Me, a homebody that doesn’t really like to go anywhere, who had dreamed of owning a farm since a child and had fought for it in my divorce, put my home of 16 years on the market.  I also told my “great guy” that I was selling my place, quitting my job, selling everything I owned and was going to travel.  If he wanted to come fine, if not, fine.

Looking in from outside myself I was in wonder at the decisions I was making, this wasn’t like me at all!!  Those close to me were also shocked at what I was doing and concerned about my decisions to “throw it all away”.  Inside, I was totally calm, peaceful and confident that I was doing the right thing by following that inner voice and my life was totally changed for the better by doing so.  I went from being a supervisor at an agency that did home based family therapy for court referred families and living comfortably in a small town, to being a homeless nomad for 14 years who traveled the world having incredible adventures and meeting extraordinary people.  And yes, the “great guy” came with me and eventually became my husband.

The “it is time to sell the farm” voice was the strongest I had ever heard until that time or since.  I would guess that we may all get the “call” sometime in our lives to make a drastic change but how many of us heed that call?  I wonder if I will hear that strong, clear voice again? 

I do always have the “small” inner voice guiding me, the trick is to listen and follow the direction. I remember one time when I didn’t listen and it created all kinds of problems.  I went to close my garage door and the voice said,  “don’t do it”!  My “rational” self scoffed and thought,  “why the heck not, I need to close the door!!” I closed it, or it closed itself with a bang as the apparatus that held the door up broke and down it crashed trapping the car, I needed to get to work, inside. I was NOT a happy camper!  Unfortunately, I have many other examples when I didn’t heed the warnings of my inner voice, you would think that one would learn after a few bad experiences!! 

In our 14 years “on the road” we became very adept at listening for guidance from inside.  Each day we would ask to be guided to where we needed to be and who we needed to meet.  It was extraordinary to live that way and we were led to many amazing places and to meet such an incredible array of people that we were either being of service to or who were being of service to us in innumerable ways.  We still try to live that way, but “life” does tend to get in the way and we forget.  Writing this is yet another reminder to myself to ask each day to be guided by my inner voice.  You may also want to try it, you will be amazed at what will happen. I would love to hear about the results of you trying this!

How many of you are tuned into your inner guidance?  Can you share a time that you listened and a time when you didn’t and the results?  I would love to hear of your experiences!

Listen carefully this week and see what your higher self is trying to tell you.  You may even here that “big” voice telling you to make a big change.  Will you listen??

Until next time, be fearless!!