This past weekend I did a reading for a lady who was getting very clear intuitive signals. They were just so big she wasn’t sure they were real.
She explained to me that she gets a very distinct feeling in her gut/solar plexus when it’s intuition. That’s a huge start because many people either don’t feel a sensation or know what it is but are feeling it.
Before I get into it, my example of intuition was this: if you were lost in the dark in a place you’d never been, would you turn off your GPS? Her answer was the obvious resounding NO! Right, you wouldn’t.
So, why would you ignore your inner GPS, your intuition?
She couldn’t argue that one.
Big Hits Doesn’t Equal Inaccurate
Her concern was that she got two big intuitive hits that were life changing. Because they were so big she was concerned that they weren’t real. I totally get that.
The first one was about her 29-year-old special needs son. Currently she lives with him. He told her out of the blue that he wanted to move out and live in a group home. He wasn’t unhappy with her or their living arrangement; it just felt right to him. I can understand, he wanted to have some independence, be on his own so to speak. Not living with mom in other words.
While she had been thinking about suggesting that to him, she didn’t want to upset him. Their living arrangements were working quite well, so why bring it up? I get that too. So, she didn’t bring it up. Thus, it really surprised her when he did.
The second thing her gut was telling her was to move north. Yep, up and leave Texas. Go somewhere I assume [we didn’t get into those details] she’d never lived before. She has the kind of job that she can transfer so there would be some consistency and no pressure to look for a new job.
Just Because the Decisions Are Big Doesn’t Mean They’re Wrong
Now that you’ve seen those two huge situations you can see why she’d second guess herself. Have her son move out AND move away from him out of state? Yeah, I totally get that. Those are HUGE things. Not just one, but two!
While I would never tell her what to do because that’s her decision, I was able to give her a real-world example of a situation very similar and help her understand her intuitive hit.
Firstly, I have a friend whose adult daughter is special needs. Last spring they decided to move to Washington state after living in Texas for many years. Their daughter was all set to go with them. In fact, when we had a farewell dinner not long before the moving company came to pick up their household items, their daughter was busy packing up her bedroom and making plans to go with them.
At the last minute, and I mean about the last minute, she decided, nope, she doesn’t want to move. She wanted to go to a group home here because she didn’t want to leave Texas. She had no friends in Texas, so it wasn’t clear to her parents why stay here. Why not go to a group home in Washington if she was set on a group home? Then at least her family could visit easier. Nope, she wanted to stay in Texas.
So, because she was an adult, even though she is special needs, they honored her request and let her stay. It wasn’t easy for her parents, but they knew it was the right thing for her. And it’s not like they can’t get on a plane and visit her or have her visit them. And if she changed her mind down the road, she’s always welcome to come live with them again.
When I told this lady that story, she was surprised to hear of a situation so similar to hers. Her son was requesting the move, not her, just like with my friend. She wasn’t forcing it on him, he wanted it. So, why not let him? She was ok with letting him, it’s just that it was so big she wasn’t sure. Of course she’d miss him, she was just second guessing such a huge decision.
The other part of the story was the move. The lady was also surprised by the similarity of my friend’s story. They didn’t get an intuitive hit to move like she did, they moved because of their son’s health needs. He needed a cooler climate. The point is, they both had a move.
Sometimes the Hits Keep on Coming
Hearing my friend’s story felt reassuring. It doesn’t mean it’s right for her, but it sounded like it very well could be.
So next we discussed her intuitive hit. She said it felt like a very strong pull. Like if she didn’t do it, she’d keep getting the message to do it. I told her, yep, sometimes intuitive hits are like that. When it’s meant to be, you’ll hear about it! I told her how in the past if I didn’t follow guidance I’d get hit with the “cosmic 2×4.” That got a laugh of acknowledgement out of her. She totally got that! Sometimes it happens to us. You gotta listen or else the messages keep getting stronger.
Her gut feeling is not just strong; she can identify it. She knows when it’s “talking” to her. She can feel it. So that’s the good news – she’s identified it. She said she listens to it sometimes, other times, like a lot of us, she doesn’t. But since these were two huge decisions, she wasn’t sure.
My take on it was yep, that’s her intuitive hit. She already knows what it feels like. She’s acted on it before and good things have happened. So, she’s clear on that. Just because the decisions were so huge doesn’t mean she wasn’t feeling it. She was totally justified in questioning it. Who wouldn’t in this situation? Most people would.
What will she do? I don’t know. She definitely needed some time to sit with it. Process it. Validate it. That’s totally understandable. Big decisions are best made with time and consideration.
Bottom line is – would you turn off your GPS if you were lost in the dark in an unfamiliar place? Nope. Neither would she and neither would I. So if your intuition, your internal GPS, is talking to you, don’t turn it off. Listen to it. Trust it. It doesn’t mean you have to do it or do it now but do listen to it. And that’s what she’s doing.
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