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Today’s topic is Ego vs. Intuition: Learning How to Identify Your Inner Voices When faced with a decision or dilemma, how often have you been told to follow your gut? Go with your intuition. All the time! That's because it's good advice. The problem is — it's easier said than done. Here's why: Your intuition isn't the only voice talking to you. The other speaker in your mind is your ego, and it's pretty disruptive. It’s because your ego has such a dominant monologue running, your intuition can easily get lost in the noise. Your ego Your ego's main job is to protect you mentally and physically. The ego is primarily influenced by — our past experiences, our hurts, and our fears; we feed our ego until it becomes so powerful. When so much of your thoughts are governed by this overfed bully, it cannot set you on the right path. In fact, it's doing everything in its power to hold you back. The ego is afraid, so it tries to keep you safe by shutting down anything new or different. It spins a web of "what ifs." It's controlling and manipulative. Your intuition Intuition, on the other hand, is everything your ego is not. It is quiet and silent. It may come to you in a physical sensation in your stomach (hence the term "go with your gut") or feel like tingly energy in your hands, or goose bumps. Your intuition is loving. It's a gentle and kind nudge toward peacefulness and leaves you with a sense of warmth. With intuition, you just "know" something. It doesn't need to make sense or have a logical explanation. It's a confidence you feel, backed by the Universe's wisdom. Over time, when you look back, you can see why you were encouraged to do whatever the intuition showed you. And the exciting thing about intuition is that it is always there and available to guide you back to your highest self's greatest purpose. You need to know how to quiet your ego long enough to hear its message. While the ego will never go away completely, recognizing
it for what it is will automatically take its power away. Next month, I’ll discuss what are sure-tell signs that your ego is at work.
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