American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson
(left)
understood the power of intuition. Emerson's advice was straightforward. He
said, "Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that
iron string." Yet too many of us go rush through life paying scant
attention to that wise little voice inside our heads.
As you plan your day, your year, and your life,
take time to consult the
small, quiet voice that speaks to you in those precious moments of personal
reflection. That voice—your
inner source of wisdom and inspiration—has
much to teach you, so listen carefully.
Listening
to Oneself
"I know when I have a problem and have done all I can
to figure it but, I keep listening in a sort of inside silence until something
clicks and I feel a right answer."
Conrad Hilton
"I feel there are two people inside me: me and my intuition. If I go
against her, she'll defeat me every time, and if I follow her, we get along
quite nicely."
Kim Basinger
The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you, the better you will hear
what is sounding outside.
Dag Hammarskjöld
"You must train your intuition -- you must trust the small voice inside you
which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide."
Ingrid Bergman
"Trust your hunches…. Hunches are usually based on facts filed away below
the conscious. But be warned: Don’t confuse hunches with wishful
thinking."
Dr. Joyce Brothers
About Intuition
Intuition will tell the thinking mind
where to look next.
Jonas Salk
"Instinct is the nose of the mind."
Madame de Girardin
"I don’t believe in intuition. When you get sudden flashes of
perception, it is just the brain working faster than usual. But you’ve been
getting ready to know it for a long time, and when it comes, you feel you’ve
known it always."
Katherine Anne Porter
"Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself."
Oprah Winfrey
"The only mistake I ever made was not listening to my gut."
Lee Iacocca
Trusting Oneself and Behaving
Accordingly Leads to Peace
"The mind is never right but when it
is at peace with itself."
Seneca
"Every time you don't
follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of
spiritual deadness."
Shakti Gawain
"I've found that the more I open myself up to messages from the universe,
from God, and from my intuition, the more I learn."
Gloria Estefan
And Finally
"Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work."
Rita Mae Brown
This page was written and
compiled by Criswell Freeman, Psy.D.
