Trust Your Intuition... Receive All The Gifts The Universe/God/Spirit Has to Offer

Albert Einstein said it beautifully when he referred to intuition, "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." ~Albert Einstein~

Why is it that people ignore their intuition? It’s almost as if they put blinders on, even when they “know” there is something wrong with what they are experiencing. Have you ever been in a relationship with another person or group of people that just didn’t “feel” right, yet you continued to live through situations that were hurtful?

It is my belief that the “feeling” is your intuition telling you to make a change… release that person, be brave and speak-up or remove yourself from a situation. Your intuition is your heart speaking to you… it wants you to be happy.

I experienced my intuition shouting at me before I married my first husband. The day before we married, he said to me, “I used to be a compulsive liar, but I’ve changed”. Any person in their right mind would have cancelled the wedding, but because of all the people involved, I didn’t feel strong enough to do it.

We met on a blind date while I was visiting my older sister in California. Her boyfriend had a buddy who wanted a date for New Year’s Eve, so we all decided to go to Disneyland. Disneyland was the perfect setting for the perfect storm.

After a whirlwind romance… enjoying every minute of our time together, he popped the question. Since my sister and her boyfriend were engaged, we decided to have a double wedding. Of course, planning a wedding with my sister and the man of my dreams was exhilarating! However, it didn’t “feel” right.

So, I asked myself a few questions...was it was too soon? Was he really the right man for me? Did he “check all the boxes”? Could I live with a smoker? Did I really love him or was I just “smitten” and caught-up in the excitement of being in a relationship with someone who said he loved me? These were some of the questions my intuition was asking, yet I was not responding to their questions. I was ignoring my intuition and acting as if everything was great!

Needless to say, I didn’t listen to my intuition when it was trying to keep me from having to endure this painful relationship. Two weeks after we married he went out to sea for four months. During this time we had limited communication. When he came home at Christmas he told me he didn't love me and didn't know why. I found out later, from another person, he'd met a woman in the first port, and a month later, became intimately involved with a second woman, whom he eventually married and had children with.

Was this ending painful? Absolutely! Would I have done anything differently, in retrospect? Yes, I would have listened to my intuition and probably not married this man,

Now I understand this was one of my biggest life lessons. I believe I was meant to meet this man, love him and his family, and learn lessons about myself and others. While I was going through the heartbreak and the subsequent 7 years after we divorced, I learned many lessons and carried “baggage” into other relationships, unfortunately,

However, the lessons I learned through this traumatic situation in my life have helped me understand more about myself. Many, many years later, I now have a much better understanding of what I want and what I don’t want in a relationship. I’m a very different person than I was in my 20’s and I’m grateful to have met him.

No longer do I have anger or hold resentment toward him for the pain (I perceived) he caused in our relationship. I’ve forgiven him and his wife, accepted the situation as a series of lessons, and become a more compassionate and loving person toward the people in my life.

“Divorce~Successful completion to a meaningful relationship”. This definition explains, beautifully, the way I feel about this past relationship.

Blessings Embraced:

• Listening to my intuition is a gift I give to myself

• Loving someone is worth the rewards, even if the relationship ends prematurely

• Life is a series of lessons and blessings

Affirmation: I listen to my intuition, higher self, synchronicities, and messages from spirit/guides/angels.