The fifth secret according to the “7 Secrets to Guilt-Free Living” in ” A Change of Habit” is “Don’t worry about making a good decision, instead make a decision good.” In the past, I had always been so worried trying to make, not only a good decision, but the BEST decision that I tied myself up with worry and in mental and sometimes physical knots. Weighing every aspect, searching every angle and considering how each person would view this particular choice shielded me from criticism but limited my ability to listen to my intuitive self. I never realized in shutting down this intuitive self that I was turning my back on my connection to God through prayer and meditation. Somewhere along my path I came across the difference between prayer and mediation. Prayer was defined as “talking to God”. In contrast, meditation was”listening to God”. I love this simple concept. But how do we listen to God? How do we get in touch with this intuitive self? Sometimes, the Spirit is so quiet that we have to quiet the mind and go into the stillness within. It is listening to those inner VIBES – Voices of Intentional, Beckoning, Emotions. Those feelings in our gut, that joy, that fear, that hesitation, are indeed our true communication with the Divine. That “wisdom within” is spoken to each person individually connecting us with God. So it really doesn’t matter about making a “good decision”, listen to the inspiration and follow your heart making the decision good. Throw off the guilt of pleasing others and live enjoying the freedom of knowing that you are being divinely led on your life’s journey. Affirmation for the day: “I am open and ready to listen to Guidance from within.”
