WellBeing Guide, July-August 2014 July-August 2014. 30th Edition | Page 13

WHAT IS INTUITION? Connecting to Your Intuition 'Intuition is that feeling or knowing that guides us to act in a certain way without fully understanding why.' I was in a men’s clothing store recently, buying shirts for my partner. As I stood at the counter, watching the shop assistant fold the shirts and wrap them, a little voice inside me said, “check the shirts are both XL”. My logical brain clicked in and told me, “Oh don't be silly, the shop assistant knows what she's doing”. Later that evening, as my partner unwrapped the shirts, I looked up to see him waving the blue shirt in the air, “Too small for me.” We had a good laugh when I told him about my intuition, but deep down I felt irritated with myself for not listening to the little voice inside me and checking the shirt sizes. This incident reminded me just how often t