THE SMALL VOICE

I guess it could be called "tuning in." I’m referring to being on the same frequency as that wonderful little voice that is able to guide us. But the big question is, when we’re turning the dial, how do we know when we have the correct station? For me, it’s all intuition. It’s "going by the gut" not by the intellect. The intellect—mine anyway—serves mostly to talk me out of things. You know what I’m talking about—a really good idea comes along, one that feels clean and fresh and new, but because it’s new and different it’s also a bit scary. Even though I know in my gut it’s a good idea, the intellect checks in with a whole list of reasons for not doing it. This is the way the small voice is shut down and when that happens repeatedly I get into the practice of not listening and then eventually not hearing the voice at all.

This is where I’ve been lately—in the place where I don’t hear my inner voice. The way I know this is mostly because of all that’s been going wrong with me. I mean, I must take responsibility for my heart shutting down. Who else would I blame it on anyway? It’s nobody’s fault but my own and it’s time to "listen up" (as they say in the Army) before it’s too late.