Written by: Belinda Sue Kiser, Executive Contributor
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Have you ever had a gut feeling that you could not let go? You know that feeling something is not right. Like that chance meeting with a total stranger that gives you a weird feeling. Or a situation you are in that makes you feel uncomfortable. This is your “inner voice.”
Some people call this our intuition. That instinct humans have to sense when something around them personally is not right. Or it also can be a good feeling. Like when you sense a happy emotion for an unknown reason. These feelings/emotions are our inner voices talking to us.
Our inner voices do not directly speak out in words but come out in feelings, emotions, and other ways like anxiety, anxiousness, and nervousness. This is our inner voice trying to relay a message. These intuitive feelings allow our instincts to kick in, which comes from our inner voice.
Some of us have a stronger instinct than others and some will refer to these people as ‘empaths’ or ‘a sensitive.’ An empath or sensitive is a person who is more receptive to these inner voices than most of us. They are more attentive to their feelings and emotions, so they can understand the messages more clearly. They have a higher working relationship with their inner voices than the average person. Whether they are born this way or practice to attain it. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-an-empath-and-how-do-you-know-if-you-are-one-5119883
We all are born with this trait. For some of us, this ability will grow with age, while still others practice physical skills, like meditation to enhance this ability. I have learned the most successful entrepreneurs are very intuitive to their inner voices. Learning to enhance this innate human trait can be of great benefit in our business life and can help us in our personal life as well.
Over the years my inner voice has come in handy more times than I can count. It helps me make better choices. It has helped me be a higher self in all aspects of my life, both professionally and personally. When you learn to trust that inner voice life seems to calm down a notch. Your life will take on ease of comfort and trust that makes everyday challenges easier to manage. It is like for me, tapping into a superpower.
A while back, I was doing research for an up-and-coming book I wanted to write on the history of my hometown. My hometown, a small Railroad community in the panhandle of rural WV has some major problems. This once-popular town is now dying. So, I hope I could document our 200-year history for preservation purposes for generations to come.
When I began this writing task, it was nothing more than a project to learn our history and put it in a format that would preserve our past. Easy enough you would think but my inner voice had other plans. It started as a passive nudge, then it became more insistent to the point it would haunt my every moment, even during my sleep. My inner voice would not let up and it pushed me to dig deeper in my research.
The research was going very well at the start until I noticed I was feeling anxious and really could not put my finger on why. As I was going through old articles and reading about our past. My anxiousness progressed to such a degree I could not walk away from my research. My inner voice would push me to dig deeper and longer. This project became an obsession, pushed by my inner voice.
This feeling was perplexing at best. Like most feelings, we do not know why or where exactly these feelings come from. I tried to shrug it off. But my inner voice was on a mission and before I realized it, the research took on a life of its own. After hundreds of hours of research and three years later. I pieced together a story that can change our future. It was with this pressure from my inner voice, I found a path that can bring my hometown out of despair. Once I knew what my inner voice was directing me to, it eased up and without question I knew what I must do. With the support of my inner voice, I have taken steps that will improve our community for the better. Which was discovered by the persistence of my inner voice.
But like any other skill, we need to learn ways that will enhance our ability to understand those inner voices better. It takes practice, patience, and persistence.
You know that anxious feeling you get when change is near or nervousness that comes when making important choices. This is your inner voice asking you to step back a bit and telling you to pay closer attention. When you are listening and trusting your inner voice it relaxes that anxiety so you can think with clarity. There is no doubt when you come to realize what your inner voice is trying to convey, a great feeling of certainty comes with it. Choices and decisions come with ease. It truly is a superpower we all can tap into.
Here are three steps you can start today to help you better understand your inner voice.
1. Relax your mind, daily.
Our life is always so busy, many of us rush through our days barely eating never mind taking time to relax our minds. Some people practice meditation, others will exercise, and some of us even take naps to relax our minds. Each of us has our way of relaxing. Find a method that suits you and practice it. Mine is a long walk, sitting by a lazy creek, or walking in the grass barefoot. Shut the phone off, unplug from the daily stresses and find ten or fifteen minutes just for you to relax. This is especially important when you are feeling anxious. Anxiousness is your inner voice telling you to stop and pay attention.
Your inner voice is a big part of who you are. But it needs to be nourished and allowed to be heard. If your mind is bombarded by outside influences the messages get garbled and confusion sets in. It becomes hard to understand what that inner voice is trying to tell you. Finding time daily to relax your mind will enhance that little voice in your mind so the messages become much clearer and become more understandable.
2. Take time to examine your feelings and emotions.
Being human, we are a bag of emotions and feelings. Many of us try hard to bury these feelings and ignore what we feel. Some people feel these emotions, or feelings are a weakness or handicap. But in all honestly, it is one of our best human strengths. This is the doorway for our inner voice to be heard. When you ignore your feelings and emotions you are shutting the door to your inner voices. These feelings and emotions are a huge part of who you are.
When we feel a strong emotion toward something this is our inner voice’s way of saying, ‘Hey, you need to pay attention.’ Like that stranger that walks into a room, and you get goosebumps. This may be your soul mate coming into your life or someone with the intent to cause you harm. If you ignore the feeling, you close this experience off, good, or bad. This leaves us exposed to outside influences that could very easily be harmful and may cause consequences we may have to deal with later. Your inner voice is your safeguard, your protector and it always has your back in the best way.
Do not ignore your feelings or your emotions. Take a moment to ask yourself why you are feeling the way you do. By taking time to examine your feelings/emotions you enhance the ability to understand that inner voice. Soon the pair of you become comfortable. At this point, many find keeping a journal or diary helps sort out the more intense feelings. This can be beneficial for many reasons.
Once you can begin building a relationship with your inner voice. This relationship will become an important part of your life and the choices you make. I cannot say all your choices will be spot on, but what choices you do make will come from a state of mind that you can feel self-assured focused on a clearer mindset, and in your best interest.
3. Get rest full sleep.
One of the most important ways you can tap into your inner voice is to sleep on important choices you need to make. When our bodies go to sleep, our unconscious mind takes over and this is where our inner voice resides. While our bodies are asleep, our minds go into a state of what I call ‘insight.’ Our minds work out problems. It sorts out ways to solve issues. Hashes out our anxieties and finds ways to come to terms with events that pose problems in our life. This is when our inner voice does its best work. The feelings you get after a good night’s sleep are your inner voice helping with the answers.
You hear people say “Just sleep on it and see how you feel in the morning.” This is great advice. One of the best lessons I learned in listening to my inner voice was to allow myself time to “sleep on it.” Then examine what my feelings are and make choices I think are best. By taking time to sleep on your issues, you give your inner voice permission to help. You open a dialogue with this little voice and with practice you can soon communicate on a level that becomes beneficial in all aspects of your life. Becoming best friends with your inner voice is a relationship like no other. A gift. Getting a restful night's sleep is a doorway toward accepting your inner voice and understanding the messages.
My Inner Voice is my best friend. It warns me of danger and protects me from making poor choices. It is always brutely honest. It is my super strength in a world that seems not to have my best interests. Struggles are easier to bare, hardships come and go with ease. When you know and believe in your inner voice and trust it has your best interests at heart, it will bring you to a higher level of self. This is a powerful feeling that can and will enhance every aspect of your business and personal life.
Published in 2012, Bits and Pieces of Life
Little Voices
Can you hear the whisper?
That quiet little sound.
It grabs you by the heart,
And turns your soul around.
You know something is very wrong,
And you just cannot let it go.
It haunts you while you sleep,
And follows you where you go.
It might be about a friend
Or someone you might know.
A family member,
You just cannot begin to know.
I know you know that little voice.
It keeps you on your toes.
You want it to go away,
Instead, you just do not know.
So, when I hear my little voice.
I remember what they say.
You need to follow your instincts.
Your life will be better in every way.
Belinda Sue Kiser, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Belinda Kiser has a passion for many things in her life. Her writing and poetry bring great joy. But her most rewarding passion is the non-profit organization she created to save her hometown in Green Spring, WV. With goals to bring new commerce and economic growth to her community, she started the Green Spring Kitchen and Thrift. Part of this organization's mission is the advocacy work she does locally to help preserve the future of a local historical landmark that is a lifeline to her hometown. Her motto. Making Green Spring Better-One Step at a Time is the driving force that keeps Belinda striving to make changes that will enhance the local's lives of a dying Railroad community with a 200-year rich history. Her dream to see her community thriving is her main focus.
