Open Thread – Mindfulness, Acceptance and Intuition

Today’s Mindful Life Conversation really got me thinking!  I hope it inspired you, too.  Here are some thoughts I had after the call….

……I am remembering another aspect of intuition.  To be really open to intuition, I have to be open to “hearing” or rather “intuiting” something that I don’t already know!  So if I’m attached to a belief or caught in a judgment about a situation, then I’m not always very open to new information that seems counter to something I am “sure of”.

For example, I know times when I’ve had the intuition to do something completely out of character, something that goes against my usual way. I don’t always listen to that “hit” because it doesn’t seem that rational to me.  To follow that intuition requires that I take a bold step.  I sure don’t want to do that unless I’m being mindful and really present!  And when present, I can more readily tell when one of the beliefs I’m holding on to is serving me or not.

This reminds me of ethical dilemmas – and how it’s really a choice to live from the heart (our intuition organ).  When we are in difficult decision making situations, sometimes the “right” answer is simply to follow what we feel is right….

….Sometimes the most important and powerful way to help someone else who is struggling and in resistance is to hold our own state of being in one of acceptance, even accepting the other person’s non-acceptance.  We can keep our energy positive and loving and not get into resistance to the other person’s state of being….

….Mindfulness practice is such an essential component of being able to know your passion and purpose.  To practice acceptance, it’s important to first know what it is you are not accepting.  For example, are you having trouble accepting that your lack of clarity around passion and purpose?  When you become accepting of right now, without judgment of what it should be (I should KNOW), then you make yourself available for greater insight, intuition, creativity, possibilities, etc.  And it can be quite enjoyable when we let ourselves just be where we are, trusting that what we need to know will be revealed to us at the perfect time, being open and available (not caught up in judgment, fear, worry, frustration, stories, etc.)  We can all grow in the area of accepting and being mindful of who we really are – powerful co-creators with many gifts to share and enjoy….

Brook Montagna, Mindfulness Coach & Spiritual Life Coach