What to Do When You Feel Discouraged!
Let’s be honest. We ALL get discouraged from time to time. The new relationship isn’t working out. You haven’t been 
able to find a job. The credit card is still showing a big balance due. Or a hoped for dream or goal just hasn’t manifested yet. What to do? You can throw up your hands and say, “I give up.” Or you can try something new. Your intuition is the guide to that “something new.” Let me give you some ideas to try…
Switch the Channel on Worry
I think of worrying as making up stories in our mind. They’re usually self-talk narratives filled with dire pictures of what we fear will become of our situation. Or us. Author Corrie ten Boom writes, “Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow — it empties today of strength.”
When you worry, you create an energy vibration of fear that is not conducive to attracting the life you want and deserve. “Worry,” says the Hopi Indian Grandfather David, “is like praying for your worst fears to happen.”
Worry is like any bad habit. It can be addictive. One small fear leads to another and another. Before you know it, you’ve imagined your life falling apart, not only now, but far into your future. One of the ways to begin breaking any habit is to simply recognize you’re doing it! Oops! “There I caught myself imagining not being able to pay my grocery bill again.”
But simply the recognition that you’re worrying isn’t usually enough to change it. What can you do to switch the channel? Ask yourself the question, “What do I want?” For example, if your worry du jour is imagining yourself broke and penniless, turn it around. What you probably want is to feel safe. You might also want to imagine having enough or more than enough money. Your task at this point is not to figure out how this will happen. It’s simply to begin choosing something you want versus something you don’t.
How does this relate to intuition? Your inner guidance works best when you tell it the outcome you want. “I want to feel safe (prosperous, gainfully employed, loved, enjoying life, etc.) It will then direct you through its own unique language of inner promptings, dreams, images and “aha” moments to achieve your desires.
Pray for Peace and Guidance
Prayer works. The Universe (God, Divine Spirit) wants you to succeed. If you don’t know what to pray for, simply ask the Divine to bring you peace, to help you to feel calm. “God, I welcome your love. I invite your peace. Fill my heart and soul with your wisdom. Show me my next steps. Give me courage and hope. Sustain me with your message.”
You may wish for a direct, clear message from the Universe. Sometimes that happens. More often, you’ll feel a sense of peace that wasn’t there before. Or you’ll be drawn to a passage in a book that provides comfort. Pay attention to that “still, quiet inner voice.” Prayer is when we speak with God. Intuition is one of the ways the Divine imparts wisdom.
Intuition Interlude
Next time you catch yourself fraught with anxiety and upset about the subject of your worry, check in with your intuition. Get in the habit of asking questions of your intuition and expecting a reply. You might ask, “What could I do to feel calmer about this issue?” In response, you get an image of a quiet lunch in the park by your office. That’s one of the ways your intuition responds — through images. Your intuition is connected to a higher wisdom that knows what you need. It will always lead you to peace, forgiveness and gratitude.
Ask your intuition, “What can I do to release my feeling of discouragement, and instead invite peace?”
Interested in learning more? Schedule an intuitive session with me!
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