It has been a difficult journey for me to try and get in tune with the inner voice. I am used to rationalizing, justifying and intellectualizing choices. Based on the reading, I can see that these are ego voices. They seem easier to act on as they seem 'we;;-thought out' and not impulsive. Sometimes, as a reaction to being so used to intellectualizing I have made choices that are the polar opposite of the 'rational' choice. For me, a great insight and learning has been that this is the 'ego voice' too even though it may be in direct opposition to the initial ego voice. It is just a reaction to that very voice.
I have recently been learning to stay more tuned to my bodily responses and directives. I feel choked up and closed when I want to say no but say yes. Leaving my marriage was a time I dared to enact on my inner voice - but I did need a lot of validation and a year to be sure of it and go along with it. I usually tend to go to the extreme (very unwell, very mentally unstable) till I can walk the path of sincerely listening to my inner voice - and all my self-work is actually dedicated to it at the moment.
On Mar 16, 2025 Poorva wrote :