Moonrise 13Moon Digital Magazine Volume 1, Number 10 - November 11, 2015 | Page 8

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outside stimuli for direction and/or
guidance.
How often do you really ever stop
and think about how it is your
intuition came to be such a finely
honed tool? It’s awe-inspiring to
realize that when you’ve been
practicing and using the tools in
your toolbox that you are able to
cut through chatter and listen to
your inner guidance.
And even though we know practice
makes perfect, we don’t always
spend the time to really make
sure our tools are sharp and wellmaintained.
We get lazy. And suddenly, one
day things aren’t going as well as
we think they should. We allow
ego to gain a foothold and take
our successes for granted. Things
may run along on auto pilot for a
bit, but ultimately, if we’re not
properly grounded and accurately
listening to our intuition, we start
believing our own press.
We tend to find ourselves
meandering off course, so slowly
that we don’t notice how far astray
we are until it’s almost too late. At
that point, we reactively attempt
to turn on a dime and steer back on
course, ensuring chaos as a result
as we run headlong into the wall.

At that point, ego is scared. With
nowhere to hide and unable to
truly walk the walk, ego skitters
out of the way and you find yourself
alone and facing uncertainty. When
setting sail on rough seas, there’s a
tendency to go with what you know
and to fall back into old patterns.
I’d like to ask you to stop. Just
stop… right in your tracks… right
where you are. When things get
jumbled up, sometimes it’s just as
well to stop. It’s the space between
breaths that allows for pause. In
that pause, there is an opportunity
to consider just how far afield one
is and what has to happen in order
to get back on track.
The opportunities presented
will vanish if they’re not taken
seriously. It is up to you to invest
in those brief moments, just as you
previously invested in yourself. It’s
just that we choose not to reach
out. We’d rather wallow in our own
shallow ego driven thoughts than
ask or reach out for help.
The solution is so simple, that we
almost can’t see it right in front of
us. It’s time to disrupt the normal
pattern and pay attention to
what you already know. Instead of
running for safe haven, I want you
to spend a few minutes checking in
with your inner warrior.