My Result:
Take Ten
You're very intuitive, but you could dial up your inner voice even more clearly. Set aside ten minutes a day to consciously practice. Sit somewhere peaceful with a notebook and pen. Drop into your body and identify your emotions as described above. Find the thought behind your dominant emotion. Write it down.
If your dominant emotion is glad, elaborate on the thoughts that cause it. Write about each wonderful facet of love, or gelato, or whatever else is pleasing you. Luxuriate in enjoyment. That's your inner voice talking.
If the emotion is unpleasant, consider that your thoughts may be erroneous (I'm not good enough). Feel for the truth (I may be pretty awesome).
When the thought is accurate, your inner voice will give you appropriate instructions. Anger or fear signifies that you need to set boundaries, get distance from something unhealthy, or stand up for yourself. If you feel sad, your intuition will tell you to rest and lead you to people who can comfort you.
Write down your ideas about what you can do to improve your situation. Then follow your inner voice's advice. It will lead you from bad to good, from good to awesome. Requiz and continue.
The Payoff
As you improve your ability to pay attention to your core instincts, you become your own free psychic. You can ask your inner voice the same questions you'd blurt out if you went to a professional clairvoyant on a lark: "What should I do about my career?" "Does Bob really love me?" "Should I write a novel or just start drinking?" Your intuition won't always be right, but very often it will be. And that's enough motivation to keep parsing the cocktail party in your head, to focus on the one voice whispering your name.
Martha Beck's latest book is Finding Your Way in a Wild New World(Free Press).
If your dominant emotion is glad, elaborate on the thoughts that cause it. Write about each wonderful facet of love, or gelato, or whatever else is pleasing you. Luxuriate in enjoyment. That's your inner voice talking.
If the emotion is unpleasant, consider that your thoughts may be erroneous (I'm not good enough). Feel for the truth (I may be pretty awesome).
When the thought is accurate, your inner voice will give you appropriate instructions. Anger or fear signifies that you need to set boundaries, get distance from something unhealthy, or stand up for yourself. If you feel sad, your intuition will tell you to rest and lead you to people who can comfort you.
Write down your ideas about what you can do to improve your situation. Then follow your inner voice's advice. It will lead you from bad to good, from good to awesome. Requiz and continue.
The Payoff
As you improve your ability to pay attention to your core instincts, you become your own free psychic. You can ask your inner voice the same questions you'd blurt out if you went to a professional clairvoyant on a lark: "What should I do about my career?" "Does Bob really love me?" "Should I write a novel or just start drinking?" Your intuition won't always be right, but very often it will be. And that's enough motivation to keep parsing the cocktail party in your head, to focus on the one voice whispering your name.
Martha Beck's latest book is Finding Your Way in a Wild New World(Free Press).
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