We all have innate wisdom. This innate wisdom is always offering it’s gentle guidance, whether we realize it or not.

When we’re present and listening deeply, this wisdom flows through us effortlessly, providing the solutions to every one of our problems and the answers to every one of our most burning questions.

However, there have been many occasions when I have felt stuck and unable to get the clarity to move forward with ease and grace. I’ve come to recognize that when I’m not receiving the clarity and guidance I am asking for, it’s not because the guidance isn’t there.

Wisdom is like a radio station that is broadcasting all day, every day.

So what gets in the way of us receiving that eternal broadcast?

Here are the some of the obstacles that tend to pull us all out of alignment with our Inner Wisdom and Guidance:

1. Wanting Control

When we’re wanting to be the one in control, we’re coming from Force (fear-based), not Power (love-based). Force is always a compensation mechanism for feeling powerless. It’s a clear sign that we’re out of alignment with our Source, with our True Nature.

The key here is letting go and letting God/Spirit/The Universe/Universal Mind. Trust that there is a deeper wisdom and intelligence within you, that is waiting to for you to simply drop your insistence on being the one in control.

Let yourself fall into the arms of the present moment that is always clear and pregnant with infinite possibilities that have not occurred to you – yet.

2. Seeing Thoughts As “Reality” And Not As “Just Thoughts”

When we’re caught up in our thinking, our thinking stops looking like thoughts and starts looking like “reality”.

We get so caught up with WHAT we’re thinking about that we lose sight of the fact THAT we’re thinking.

When we lose sight of thoughts as “just thoughts” and start seeing thoughts as “reality” (aka hallucinating) we simultaneously lose sight of the fact that we can choose, at any moment, to drop that thought and allow for new thoughts to flow.

Inner wisdom and guidance tends to show up as new thoughts, as insights, “a-ha” moments, as revelations and realizations.

When we get caught up in thoughts, it’s usually because we’re believing our thoughts to be true, to be representative of reality and not “just thoughts.”

When this happens, we metaphorically clog the pipes, not allowing for anything new to come through.

The key here is to come to a full stop. Realize that you have a choice, right now, to “stop the world” that you’re spinning in your head. You have a choice, right now, to flip the page you’ve been mentally scribbling on and come back to a clear, blank, fresh start.

We have an infinite second chance to see things differently.

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Have the courage to “stop the world” and be receptive to something you haven’t already thought.

3. Not Slowing Down Enough

When our thinking is sped up, it’s hard to see things clearly.

It’s the difference between what the landscape looks like when you’re zooming down the highway versus when you’re out for a leisurely hike.

When you’re out for a leisurely stroll, you can take more in, you can notice things that you would never have noticed if you were zooming by.

In this same way, when we slow down to the speed of life, that is, when we slow down to the present moment, we start noticing things that we simply overlooked because we were rushing by it.

The key here is to simply allow yourself to slow down. Slow down to this moment. Slow down to Now. Notice what is actually here now. Allow thoughts of the imagined future and past to be set aside and replaced by this moment minus your thoughts about it.

As your thoughts settle, space is created for new thoughts, for your innate wisdom and guidance to be clearly seen and heard.

The key that’s interwoven throughout this writing is to be willing to let go of the old (what you’ve already thought) to make way for the new (insights that emerge via your innate wisdom).

As you raise your level of receptivity and willingness to listen deeply, beyond your “already-thought” thoughts, you’ll inevitably start tuning into the eternal broadcast of your innate wisdom and watch how the Universe truly does have your back at all times.

The question is: Are you willing to slow down to this present moment, let go of wanting control, see your thoughts as “just thoughts” and listen deeply, reverentially, for the wisdom that, like sunlight, is waiting for a break in the clouds so it can shine through?

Are you?

To your joy and freedom,
Joshua

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Thank you so much and create a beautiful day!