Would you like to use your intuition to make better decisions for yourself, your family and the world? If so here are some tips on dealing with the challenges living an intuitive life brings. Inner guidance can be extremely helpful, so it's worth learning how to overcome the challenges of intuitive living.

The Recognition Challenge: Do you ever have a gut feeling that you do not listen to, only to regret it later? If so, it may be that you are not recognizing your intuitive guidance when it is speaking to you. Guidance will come to you in physical feelings, such as a feeling in the pit of your stomach. Guidance comes in day dreams, dreams while asleep, and words you read in books and on billboards that all of a sudden jump out as if to say, "Hello, I am talking to YOU." Be on the alert for messages.

Your intuition can speak through music. You may hear the same song seven times one day and the lyrics have a message for you.

The Comparison Challenge: If you tell yourself that intuitive talent belongs to a select few, stop it because you are wrong! Many of my clients say, "I wish I was as intuitive as you and my friend Nancy." I respond, "There is no reason why you cannot be as intuitive as I am. You have to believe and accept that intuition is a Divine gift given to each human being." Stop comparing yourself to others, and focus on your own intuitive powers.

The Disbelief Challenge: In many cultures, imagination has a bad reputation if it extends farther than the creative arts. This is sad, because intuition speaks to us through imagination. You may find yourself day dreaming about a problem and the solution appears. Before you discard an idea because it was part of a fantasy, look at what your imaginary story may be trying to tell you. Most of us accept that it is possible to receive solutions to problems when we have dreams during our sleep. We also receive guidance through fantasies, called waking dreams. Let's stop giving day dreams such a bad rap!

The Challenge of Separating Anxiety from Intuition: If your intuition tells you that you better not get on the plane because it is going to crash, should you get on the plane? You need to ask yourself, "Is my anxiety speaking to me or is my inner guidance bringing me this message?" I cannot tell you the number of times I have felt I should not get on a plane and yet have taken the flight and arrived safely at my destination. Separating anxiety from intuition is the most difficult challenge we face when we choose to lead an intuitive life. This huge challenge causes many to turn off their intuition because they cannot cope when trying to evaluate the validity of an intuitive message.

How can you tell the difference between anxiety and intuition? I have noticed that when my anxiety is speaking to me, I feel very emotional and fearful. When my intuition is speaking to me, the message feels like a cool breeze gently enfolding me. Even when the message is a warning, I still feel very calm.

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