I’ve heard some folks say that intention is everything. That what you bring to a situation is what will come of it. I believe it to be true. When I feel conscious and intentional about the conversation I’m having, who I want to be in it, and what I want to come of it, it seldom fails to fulfill my expectations. But it doesn’t always work out this way, does it?
In 2015, I did a lot of things for the very first time ever, some with great intention and some reactive to what I was faced with. I’m fortunate to have a council of wise people around me to help me navigate the terrain I’ve not yet traversed. It helps me to feel more confident when I have the wisdom of others who have gone before me. Another helpful tool is calling on the wisdom from deep within, which lies behind all of the ideas which make good sense in the front portion of our minds-that little whisper which always tells the truth about the thing in question which we sometimes don’t listen to.
What I’m looking forward to this year is being able to tune into those whispers and LISTEN to what is behind the loudest promptings. The quieter bits are worth hearing, too. Have you ever found yourself saying, “That’s the last time I don’t listen to my gut,” or “I should have listened to my gut” ?
What is it about our guts that are always so much more truthful than our minds? The enteric nervous system (ENT) was once thought to just control digestion. Recent studies reveal that it’s composed of 500 million neurons and is able to perceive threats and send messages to the brain, but isn’t considered “thinking” as we are accustomed to knowing as the brain’s domain.
If this is true, it’s evidence that we don’t just legislate our actions by thinking them through, that we have legitimate reason for involving our bodies. When we override the body’s influence, we know it. We know it sharp and sudden, and often regret that we didn’t take a more integrative listening approach.
From a medicine perspective, to honor the body’s knowing, as well as considering what we think about a thing-engaging our higher mind, and taking it a step further-calling in outside influences (like we do in prayer and meditation) is to offer ourselves the opportunity to have the full council weigh in. A phrase that makes the rounds is, “Pray on it. See what you think then.” The gift is in allowing aspects of oneself other than just the mind to make decisions.
As we learn to move from our emotions and bodies- the parts of us which remind us we are of the Earth- we honor our innate animal-like qualities of instinct. If we can lean further in and learn to override the informants fear, trauma and past experience, we can hear the whispering voice behind the second level of listening.
This little quiet one is very, very old.
Hers is the voice of who we once were. And still are.
Thank you so very much for these words of wisdom they are a gift. I often ponder these things and this make so much sense, knowing how my own gut responds to the mind’s imposed fear mongering… How to grant the ‘small whispers’ more power, for the whole ‘council’ to work as one is the big question?!!
Beautifully written. Thank you.
Happy 2016 to you and your family, Pixie.
Thank you for sharing, as always. One word that keeps arising for me this year is LISTEN. I’m always learning how to feel my way through situations. Thanks for shining your light so brightly. xo, Nichole
The way things have been lately, I haven’t had much time to keep up with my spiritual practices, which include reading uplifting things like your blog. As always, finally finding a moment and absorbing your message, I’m lifted high and grounded deeply. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Happiest of new years, my friend.
I’ve been thinking of this intuition, this other level of knowing. I ended this past year making some decisions that closed some doors-not knowing the outcome but having this sense of understanding that it was essential for my journey. Thank you for these words and thoughts. I find them comforting and they are a message to continue consulting the other “knowing.”
Thank you. This resonates deeply within me (my guts) and is such synchronous timing. Thank you.
In Human Design I am a Projector which means that I need to listen deeply to the wisdom of my gut. I truly believe that my guides live there. One of my New Years intentions is to listen more deeply to my gut and to respect it’s wisdom. Thank you for this confirmation.
Yes, similar to what I wrote in my journal last night, learning to remember to listen to the deep voices where wisdom resides. I found myself easily distracted, now working at waiting and sensing what else is to be be heard.
Thank you for the resonance.
indeed
it takes guts…
no more needs to be said
love, light and shadow
Thank you, Pixie!
Humbly listening. Aho!
And Happy 2016!
Dear one, Thank you for expressing yourself with raw honesty & beauty! Your bravery pierces my heart and pure, liquid light gushes out….!