So often it seems like we try to operate more from our intellect than our intuition. I have often felt and said that trusting my inner voice is one of the wisest things I could do and yet many times I failed to follow my own advice. Somehow logic seems safer than trusting my own voice. Of course many times, in situations or in experiences my inner voice and logic jive and in those times I am comforted that both choices coincide. The difficulties are in those moments when my inner voice is at odds with my logic. I think this must be true for the musician who's head says that he will never make a living playing music while his heart says he must keep playing to satisfy some deep inner need. It's also true for those of us whose parents wanted us to pursue some noble career and yet we wandered down some other path; hopefully a happier and more fulfilling one than they "wanted for us". I think this idea of trusting your inner voice then is really about faith and maybe about accepting or believing that God has a direction and purpose for us (that is different than where we are headed) and that despite everyone who encourages us to do one thing.....we find ourselves pulled in another direction, and IF that other direction is worthy, legal, honorable, fulfilling and giving....IF that inner voice leads us to or toward something that has a higher purpose....a Godly purpose, then how can we not follow our inner voice?
