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August 15, 2018
How to Say NO and Feel Happy
It’s happened again! Your brain said “No” and your mouth said “Yes.”
You managed to volunteer to (fill in the blank) at your son’s school bake sale fund-raiser. Or to go out to dinner with the neighbors that you find really draining. Or to agree to work overtime for your disorganized boss for the third weekend in a row.
You’re feeling drained, resentful and bitter and see no end to the ceaseless expectations that others have of you. How do you regain control of yourself and your life? How do you begin to say “no” and feel happy about it? Here are six tips to get you started.
1) “Let Me Think About This and Get Back to You”
Write this statement on post-it notes and paste it on every phone and computer in your home and office. If you don’t feel comfortable saying an immediate “no” to a request for your help, this declaration allows a little time to think about the demand for your time and assistance. Check in with yourself and see if it’s something you really want to do. If you decide against it, you’ll have enough time to come up with a graceful way out of the commitment.
2) Pay Attention to Your Intuition
When you feel drained, bored or enervated by something — a person, a situation, a request for help, an idea — that’s your inner guidance indicating you shouldn’t move ahead. Conversely, if you feel excited, curious, energized by the request, your intuition is giving you a clear “go ahead.” Take time to tune in and get comfortable with your fabulous inner wisdom.
3) Life Balance is Important
You don’t have to apologize for setting boundaries and you don’t need an excuse. You deserve to feel good. You deserve to have energy and enthusiasm for life. Setting firm boundaries is necessary for your own self-care. It helps you keep your life and priorities in balance. When you say “no” to what you don’t want, you leave room for what you do! You’re making a commitment to yourself. What are your priorities? Ask yourself if the new commitment is important to you. If it’s something you feel strongly about, go for it. If not, gracefully decline.
4) Have Some Helpful Phrases While You’re Learning to Say “No”
Think about the situations or people you have a difficult time saying “no” to. Jot them down on a piece of paper. Perhaps it’s a church, school or work request. It may be a specific person you feel compelled to please. Be honest! The truth is always the best way to turn down a request for help that doesn’t fit your energy, interests or schedule. There are many ways to say no without saying “No.” Here are just a few:
“I’m so sorry. I can’t.”
“I can’t do X. But I’m happy to help you with Y.”
“I’m going to have to decline.”
“I can’t commit to this and do a good job.
I’m sorry. I have other priorities right now.”
“It isn’t a good time for me to take this on. Thank you for thinking of me, though.”
“I’m really overbooked right now. After (date) I’ll have much more time available.
5) Watch Your Self-Talk— Diminish the “Should’s”
So many of us are besieged by what we believe we should do versus what we want to do. If your life is filled up with too many of those “should” situations, pay attention. What are you saying to yourself? When you catch yourself telling yourself you SHOULD do this or that, stop. It’s time for a change. Begin to look at who or what gives you energy. What do you look forward to? What do you dread? Give yourself permission to do more of the former and less of the latter.
You owe it to your job, your coworkers, your family and most of all yourself to manage your time and energy in a smart and effective way. So think carefully about your life, and begin saying “Yes” to what makes you feel vital and alive!
Do you have a favorite way to say decline when someone wants you to do something you don’t want to do? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Lynn A. Robinson is a leading expert on the topic of intuition. Her intuitive reading clients consistently praise her uncanny insights as “spot on,” resulting in personal clarity, creative solutions and overall success. Voted “Best Intuitive” by Boston Magazine, she’s also a bestselling author whose latest book is Put Your Intuition to Work. She’s also the author of Divine Intuition: Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace and Prosperity. To learn more about her books and intuitive readings, visit http://LynnRobinson.com
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August 8, 2018
Can’t Meditate? Oh no!
You have only to pick up a self-help book or glance at a magazine cover to be blasted with the idea that you should MEDITATE NOW. Now, I will be the first one to tell you that having a calm and peaceful mind is very helpful. It enables you to listen to that wise “still, quiet, inner voice” we all want to hear. I will also tell you that I, personally, find meditation is like trying to herd cats. In other words, it’s not easy!
Here are my top five favorite alternatives when I’m anxious, moody or simply need to slow down and tune in to Divine wisdom. (And most don’t require sitting still!)
Remember to Just Breathe
When did it become a badge of honor to be “crazy busy?” Life just seems to move at a faster pace than it did a decade or so ago. When and where do you find yourself most stressed out? Is it in traffic driving to or from work? Getting the kids out the door to go to school? Sitting through endless meetings? You know your anxiety zones better than anyone. In any of the above examples, you simply can’t just meditate…so breathe. Stop what you’re doing for just a moment and focus on taking one or two slow, deep breaths. It will calm you down, help you to refocus on what’s important, and allow you to tune into your spirit.
Listen to Calming Sounds
Think about the sounds that make you feel at peace. For some, it might be birds chirping. Or a stream bubbling. For others, classical or New Age music is their thing. What’s yours? Consider creating a special play list on your computer, phone or other device. When you have a free moment, take the time to listen.
Move (dance, walk, run or…)
Here again, this is totally up to you and your own likes and dislikes. One person’s daily run is a Zen moment. For another, the thought of running sounds like torture! What do you love to do that brings you peace and puts you in the zone? It can be as simple as taking a walk during your lunch break. You could practice Tai Chi or yoga. My latest fave is swimming. If you love to dance, think about putting some great tunes one of the aforementioned devices and get your groove on.
Journal
I like writing in my journal with colored pens and pencils. It just feels more creative that way. One of my favorite techniques is to ask an open-ended question at the top of the page, and then just begin to brainstorm whatever comes to my mind. Doodles, word fragments, images and full sentences flow forth in response to the question. Some good questions? “What do I need to know right now?” “What would bring me peace?” “What could I do to resolve the situation I’m currently struggling with?” Usually by the end of five or ten minutes, I or my intuition have come up with an answer and that makes me feel better.
Mindless Activity
What are you doing when life slows down for you? Again, this is highly individual. Is knitting your thing? Do you love to do crossword puzzles? Coloring, especially mandalas, is an activity that has gained popularity in recent years. You could also just sit and stare out the window. Or simply close your eyes. You could make yourself a nice cup of coffee or tea and sit in your backyard or in a nearby park. One technique I like is simply to rest my head on a pillow and imagine that all my worries and fears are being absorbed. Think about a time in the recent past that you felt relaxed. What were you doing? I recommend doing more of that in the near future!
Guided Meditation
I know I only said “five tips” at the beginning of this column. But if you really do want to meditate and are having a tough time with it, consider downloading one of the many guided meditation apps. I find it much easier when there’s a soothing voice helping me keep my focus. Try it for five minutes at a time. Work up to more if you feel like it. However, there’s a lot of research that shows just a few minutes each day of deliberately slowing down does wonders for depression, anxiety and insomnia. Not to mention that it’s good for your intuition, too!
Here are the three I like:
What are YOUR favorite techniques? I’d love to hear about them!
Lynn A. Robinson is a leading expert on the topic of intuition. Her intuitive reading clients consistently praise her uncanny insights as “spot on,” resulting in personal clarity, creative solutions and overall success. Voted “Best Intuitive” by Boston Magazine, she’s also a bestselling author whose latest book is Put Your Intuition to Work. She’s also the author of Divine Intuition: Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace and Prosperity. To learn more about her books and intuitive readings, visit http://LynnRobinson.com
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August 1, 2018
Feeling Stuck? Try This!
Have you ever had a period of time in your life when nothing appears to be happening? No matter what action you take (or don’t take) there seems to be no movement or change. Everything stays the same. I’ve observed that most of my intuitive reading clients dislike this time of transition, these pauses in life. It makes them feel uncomfortable. “I pray. I talk to my friends. I meditate. I read self-help books. I’ve taken action. But nothing’s happening!”
I have a different take on the matter. Often when I tune in to the person’s soul and ask how I can be helpful, I hear “Tell them much is going on in the unseen world. They are being prepared for the next step. Tell them to be patient, to wait, to have faith and to find small joys in their present life. They will emerge from their hibernation soon.”
I’m usually given a symbolic picture that represents this transition state. I’m shown an image of planting bulbs in the cool ground of autumn and seeing them transformed into the beautiful blooms of spring. What I take from that image is that there is a Divine wisdom and timing for everything. In the fall and winter, those bulbs are being readied underground. They are unseen and yet they’re experiencing the perfect conditions for their growth. Do they angst and thrash about exclaiming to all who will listen that “Nothing’s happening! I must do something!” No. They wait and know that at the right time the earth will warm, the sun will shine at just the right brilliance, the rains will come, and they can fulfill their destiny to the joy and delight of all who see them.
I like what fellow intuitive and author, Sonia Choquette, has to say about this topic. “Patience is the front door to faith. If you come to this door, know that you, your dream, and the Universe are still moving into alignment but aren’t quite there yet. Be excited when you arrive at this point! This means that you are doing your part as you should, and your miracle is on the way to being born.”
Learn to cherish the lulls in your life.
Spend time by yourself or with close friends. Read, take walks, appreciate nature, write in your journal, pray, meditate, nurture yourself, and listen to your wisdom within. You may not know what the next phase of your life will bring, but it will come. Be grateful for your rest. You are part of the flow of God’s wisdom, even if you appear to be standing still.
Lynn A. Robinson is a leading expert on the topic of intuition. Her intuitive reading clients consistently praise her uncanny insights as “spot on,” resulting in personal clarity, creative solutions and overall success. Voted “Best Intuitive” by Boston Magazine, she’s also a bestselling author whose latest book is Put Your Intuition to Work. She’s also the author of Divine Intuition: Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace and Prosperity. To learn more about her books and intuitive readings, visit http://LynnRobinson.com
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July 26, 2018
Are You Overwhelmed? Try These Ideas.
Summer is upon us here in the U.S. Time to relax, kick back and enjoy life, right? Uh…no…not if you listen to many of my intuitive reading clients. I’m hearing about a lot of stress, anxiety and overwhelm.
If you’re on this newsletter list, you know that I’m a big fan of intuition. It’s your inner compass. It’s a guide for your life. And it doesn’t communicate too effectively when you’re in near constant turmoil. It’s difficult to hear its wisdom through the chaos and drama! Want some ideas for chilling out that will enable you to hear its clarion call? Try these ideas!
Living a spiritual contemplative life isn’t easy in the hustle and bustle of the world today.
It’s lovely to consider a long and relaxing vacation by the beach or in the mountains. But what if that’s not on the agenda? Or in the budget? That’s why taking “pause breaks” throughout your day are so important. Check out this list and see which ones your intuition says “YES!” to. (HINT: It will be the ones that make you breathe a sigh of relief.)
Play with your pet.
Cook a simple nourishing meal.
Enjoy the meal in silence.
Be in nature (walking, biking, hiking, skiing, running).
Listen to some relaxing music.
Read an uplifting book.
Pamper yourself with a massage, pedicure or a Reiki session.
Give yourself permission to do nothing for a period of time.
Sit in your favorite chair and gaze out the window.
Meditate or pray.
Call your family or a friend.
Engage in a hobby you enjoy.
Take a break from your electronics.
Watch the weather — clouds, rain, snow, or wind in the trees.
Clean up a little corner of your home or office.
Go for a swim.
Pack a picnic and head out to a park.
Buy or pick some fresh flowers.
Treat yourself to a movie, restaurant or dancing.
Write in your journal.
Create a vision board.
Draw, paint, knit or do crafts.
Take a long hot, relaxing bath.
Work in your garden.
Intuition thrives on these brief pauses throughout your day. As you do them, listen within. What wisdom is being shared with you?
What are your favorite “pause breaks?” I’m curious…what wise guidance did you hear when you took one?
Lynn A. Robinson is a leading expert on the topic of intuition. Her intuitive reading clients consistently praise her uncanny insights as “spot on,” resulting in personal clarity, creative solutions and overall success. Voted “Best Intuitive” by Boston Magazine, she’s also a bestselling author whose latest book is Put Your Intuition to Work. She’s also the author of Divine Intuition: Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace and Prosperity. To learn more about her books and intuitive readings, visit http://LynnRobinson.com
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July 18, 2018
Want to Change But Don’t Know How?
One of the biggest challenges facing many of my intuitive reading clients is that they talk themselves out of their hopes and dreams before they even begin. They do this because they can’t figure out how to get to where they want to go. I hear them say “I’m stuck.” Or “I don’t know what to do!” They’re often getting messages or nudges from their intuition but feel scared and uncertain.
I’d like to propose a radical alternative. I don’t want you to try to figure out how to reach your goal on your own. Let the Universe help you. Want to learn how? Keep reading.
Here’s my theory — when you hold a strong desire or intention, you send out a vibrational energy that the Universe wants to match. In other words, it wants to help you meet your goal. Your job is to be clear about what you want, to keep your focus off what you don’t want, and to take small steps each day based on what you feel excited or curious about. That excitement is your intuition communicating with you. I also want you to visualize, affirm, feel and imagine your successful outcome.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
The Universe knows how to make your dream happen.
Think of it as a kind of Divine Intelligence that has the necessary skills to bring together the exact set of circumstances you need to make your goals a reality. All the logic and intelligence you can muster may not be able to pave the way to this ultimate goal of yours as easily as the Universe can. Let Divine Intelligence do its job and orchestrate all the synchronicities, coincidences and circumstances that need to occur for you to create a life you love.
Think about what you want your ideal life to look like over the next six to nine months. Write about it in a journal and/or create a vision board.
Spend a few minutes visualizing every day. See and feel yourself in this new life as if you’re already in it.
Ask yourself “What could I do today to move in this new direction?” Pay attention to the intuitive guidance that comes through as an inner voice, an image, a curiosity or as excitement.
Take action on your intuition!
I’m curious…How has this Divine Intelligence worked in your life?
Lynn A. Robinson is a leading expert on the topic of intuition. Her intuitive reading clients consistently praise her uncanny insights as “spot on,” resulting in personal clarity, creative solutions and overall success. Voted “Best Intuitive” by Boston Magazine, she’s also a bestselling author whose latest book is Put Your Intuition to Work. She’s also the author of Divine Intuition: Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace and Prosperity. To learn more about her books and intuitive readings, visit http://LynnRobinson.com
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July 11, 2018
Change Your Beliefs and Change Your Life!
In my previous blog, Do Your Negative Beliefs Predict Failure, I wrote about holding chronically negative and pessimistic beliefs. Did you know that they have the power to prevent your dreams and intentions from manifesting? It’s crucial to understand them because they can also block your intuition! So how do you begin to turn around a negative core belief in order to create a life you love?
First, it’s necessary to become aware of your beliefs. They’re not unconscious or invisible as some people would have you think. Here are some questions to ask yourself:
Is there some chronic situation that continually repeats in my life?
Examples:
Perhaps you’re always finding yourself in a relationship with someone who cheats on you.
You continually have run-ins with authority figures.
You’re always overlooked for promotion at work.
Ask yourself “What belief do I hold that might impact this chronic situation?”
In the above examples a person who experiences “A” might hold the belief, “You just can’t trust men (or women).”
The person who experiences “B” might hold a strong belief in their own lack of ability or education and thus need to “prove they are right” by creating conflict with an authority figure.
The person who experiences “C” might believe, “I’ll never get ahead. This is my lot in life.”
Ask yourself “Is this belief, a fact, or a perception?”
Here’s the tricky part — because you hold a strong belief about an issue, you are going to create it in your life. Your belief will appear to be true. The world around you will reinforce your belief. Part of the task in releasing a belief that no longer works for you is to begin to see it as a perception you have about your life. It’s possible to change a perception. If you’re willing to do this you will create a profound change in your life.
Try An Experiment
Changing a strong core belief isn’t as easy as simply stating affirmations. Begin with small steps. Your task right now is to entertain the possibility that what you want to create is possible. Am I willing to change my belief? If so, what am I willing to change it to? What outcome do you want to create? Often when people try to do affirmations they take too big a leap. For example, if you’re overwhelmed with credit card debt and you’re trying to believe and affirm “I have an abundance of money,” you probably won’t succeed. It will probably feel highly unlikely.
Be willing to say, “I believe it’s possible to have…”
enough money
a good relationship with my kids
a healthy body
a loving partner
happy relationships with my peers
work that I love
Ask Your Intuition for Help
Imagine your intuition as your own personal cheerleading squad. It has been with you from birth, giving you encouraging messages like, “You are worthy.” “Be willing to take a risk to do what you love.” “I am here for you.” “Let me help you.” This guidance is communicated to you in images, symbolic pictures, dreams, words, ideas that pop into your head, physical sensations and inner promptings. Can you grasp how hard it is to help you when you’re full of untruths such as “I’m not worthy. Nothing good ever happens to me?”
Be willing to change those thoughts. Open up to the possibility that your life could be different, and I guarantee that your intuitive guidance system will respond with wild cheers, and your life will begin to change for the better. When you shift your beliefs to allow for the possibility that you could have a life you love, you open up a channel of loving encouragement. Don’t close it off. It’s there to help you achieve success beyond your wildest dreams.
What have you learned about your own belief system? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Lynn A. Robinson is a leading expert on the topic of intuition. Her intuitive reading clients consistently praise her uncanny insights as “spot on,” resulting in personal clarity, creative solutions and overall success. Voted “Best Intuitive” by Boston Magazine, she’s also a bestselling author whose latest book is Put Your Intuition to Work. She’s also the author of Divine Intuition: Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace and Prosperity. To learn more about her books and intuitive readings, visit http://LynnRobinson.com
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July 5, 2018
Do Your Negative Beliefs Predict Failure?
If you’ve read any of my books you know that I’m a big fan of affirmations. When I began my business many years ago I gave my clients fairly traditional “psychic readings.” I talked to them about what I saw in their future. A traditional reading implies the philosophy that the future is etched in stone and you cannot change it. Your fate is sealed by some unknown force — God, karma or kismet. Over a several year period I began to doubt that assumption. I began to read people’s beliefs.
I came to understand that what my clients held in their minds — what they believed — created what occurred in their lives. The beliefs they held created their future. This presented a huge dilemma for me. I could no longer simply tell clients, “Here’s what I see for you.” I began to talk to them about how they create their lives and the events that happen to them. Do your negative beliefs predict your future?
What Do You Believe?
Discovering and correcting limiting beliefs is absolutely essential if you want to create a life you love. Here are some examples of limiting beliefs:
I’ll never get ahead.
I was born unlucky.
All good things must come to an end.
If something good happens, something bad must follow.
You have to work hard every day in order to succeed.
Life is difficult, and suffering is unavoidable.
This is my lot in life. You can’t change things.
Money doesn’t come easily.
The rich get richer. The poor get poorer.
When you get old, you inevitably get sick, weak and feeble.
There’s not enough to go around.
I did something bad in a past life and I’m paying for it in this life.
Negative Beliefs Can Block Your Intuition
Many people have individual beliefs that impair their ability to create a life they love. Here are some examples I call the tyranny of the “not enough” — I’m not smart enough. I’m not educated enough. I’m not thin enough. I’m not old (or young) enough. I’m not rich enough.
Just writing down all those limitations makes me depressed! The main point is that if you hold onto any one of those limiting beliefs, you’ll have trouble creating a life you love. That’s why simple affirmations don’t always work. If you repeat the affirmation, “I am healthy” and yet you firmly believe that as you grow older you’ll become chronically ill and weak, you have a strong opposing core belief and your affirmations will probably be ineffective.
You may receive wise guidance every moment of the day and yet if you have strongly held negative beliefs, this guidance won’t be able to get through. You won’t allow in the very intuition that is meant to direct you. Suppose you want to start a business doing something you love. You feel excited about it and begin to have some success and yet you hold a strong core belief that, “You just can’t trust people. Everyone is out to rip you off.” What’s your guess about what you’ll end up creating? An employee who steals from you? A bookkeeper who embezzles your company’s funds? Or perhaps a client who reneges on his agreement to pay for your product?
In my next blog, I’ll give you an intuition exercise called, “How to Change Your Beliefs and Attract Success!”
In the meantime, I’m curious! Did you notice any negative beliefs that popped into your mind as you read this blog? I’d love to hear more.
Lynn A. Robinson is a leading expert on the topic of intuition. Her intuitive reading clients consistently praise her uncanny insights as “spot on,” resulting in personal clarity, creative solutions and overall success. Voted “Best Intuitive” by Boston Magazine, she’s also a bestselling author whose latest book is Put Your Intuition to Work. She’s also the author of Divine Intuition: Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace and Prosperity. To learn more about her books and intuitive readings, visit http://LynnRobinson.com
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June 27, 2018
Want to Help Change the World? Here’s How!
You have only to glance at the headlines or turn on the TV to be inundated with incivility on BOTH sides of the political aisle. I don’t know about you, but I increasingly find it frightening and anxiety producing.
So many of us who lean toward an intuitive, spiritual approach to life are the empathic types who pick up on the negative energy swirling around our world. It drains our psychic batteries and tends to make us feel hopeless and helpless. I’ve been asking my own Divine guidance “What can I do to help?”
Here’s what I’ve received as answers over the past several weeks. My hope is that these ideas will resonate with you, too.
Be Kind
Kindness is a powerful tool for change. Have you ever had a really bad day, and someone provided an unexpected act of kindness? It could have been a simple smile from a stranger, a text from a loved one, a person who allowed you to go ahead of them in line at the grocery store, or a fellow rider who offered a seat on the bus when you were tired. Those small moments of compassion are the most underrated instruments of positive change. Be someone who scatters kindness throughout your day.
Watch the Stories You Make Up
That $%*# who cut you off in traffic! Who does he think he is?!! You imagine he’s an arrogant jerk who thinks he owns the road and you ascribe all sorts of negative things to him. He deserves your middle finger salute. But what if instead you were to find out that he’s racing to the hospital for an ill loved one. Or he’s fearful of missing a job interview that may allow him to support his family? Author, Ian MacLaren wrote, “Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle.” How would that change your reaction?
Ask Your Own Intuition “What Can I Do?”
We ALL have a powerful inner wisdom. It guides us with feelings, thoughts, nudges, synchronicity, and dreams. What are your skills and talents? What can YOU do? Trust what you get as an answer and take action. You may be guided to organize or be part of a group, to volunteer for an event or project, to listen to someone of the opposite political party and try to see things from their point of view.
The World Needs You and Your Gifts
The world needs more of us intuitive, kind, spiritual, generous, heart-centered types. It needs peacemakers, healers, meditators, singers, story-tellers, gardeners, bakers, lovers of every kind. Don’t let “I have nothing to offer” take hold in your mind. You DO have a role in making this planet habitable, caring and humane. Be generous with your gifts. The smallest thing can be helpful. You DO have the power to create a world where kindness, compassion, happiness, love and prosperity reign supreme. What is your role in creating this new world? Close your eyes, ask the question and listen within. The answers are there. Spirit is speaking. The world needs you, me and us. We can all make a difference.
Lynn A. Robinson is a leading expert on the topic of intuition. Her intuitive reading clients consistently praise her uncanny insights as “spot on,” resulting in personal clarity, creative solutions and overall success. Voted “Best Intuitive” by Boston Magazine, she’s also a bestselling author whose latest book is Put Your Intuition to Work. She’s also the author of Divine Intuition: Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace and Prosperity. To learn more about her books and intuitive readings, visit http://LynnRobinson.com
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June 21, 2018
Calm Words During Times of Stress
I’m hearing from so many of you that this is a time of high stress. Just this week alone I’ve had intuitive reading clients report an unexpected medical crisis, a job loss and a discovery of a partner’s affair. It’s scary when these things happen, and people have said it’s like their intuition has abandoned them.
Following is an exercise that will help you get through a difficult period.
Your intuition is always there to guide you. It doesn’t leave you in the lurch when you most need it. It doesn’t disappear from your life as soon as a crisis hits. I also know that it can feel that way. We often speak of intuition as a still, quiet inner voice. You may think of it as Infinite Wisdom, your Soul, the Universe or God. However you view it, I wish there was a switch to turn up the volume on the wisdom it shares, especially during times of stress. We have such a cacophony of other inner voices vying for attention. The voices we usually hear as the loudest are the ones that say, “I’m scared. I’m overwhelmed. I’m alone. Get me out of this mess!”
Here are some words to use to help you feel calm and to open you to the guidance you need during times of stress. Feel free to mix and match any of them. Some of them may work for you and others won’t. Use the statements that make you feel better and repeat them throughout the day. You’ll find that if you do, you’ll be more receptive to hearing direction from Divine intuition, and more able to act on its wisdom to guide you to a peaceful resolution to the conflict you’re experiencing.
I know that I’ll feel better soon.
Healing is taking place within me.
I am safe; surrounded and protected by a loving wisdom.
I trust myself to get through this situation. I know I’m strong.
Support is coming from a variety of sources. I am open to receive all loving assistance.
I know that new doors to opportunity will open as I go through this transition.
I know that I have to let go of the old in order for the new to be born.
I deserve a life that is balanced, abundant and full of rich possibilities.
I am open and receptive to new avenues of abundance.
I am guided through this day. I know that I will make the right choices.
Good will come out of this situation. I am patient as it unfolds.
I have control over my thoughts and right now I am choosing to feel peace.
My life is unfolding in new ways. Things will get better.
I create space for love and kindness in my life.
You may want to consider putting the statements on post-it notes in locations where you’ll see them often. For example, you could place them on a mirror, in your wallet, by your bed or on your refrigerator.
When I’m working with my clients I often hear my own inner voice whispering, “Tell them to have courage and to try again.” Your past does not equal the future. Yesterday’s failure does not equal your future outcomes. You’re a different person than you were just a year ago. Nothing is a failure if you learn something from the experience. Things don’t always go the way you’d planned. It might be helpful to think about these temporary setbacks as God’s way of helping you to grow strong in the broken places.
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