Do the answers we are seeking lie within us?

@Pose123 (21635)
Canada
April 21, 2011 6:08pm CST
All the answers we need to make choices lie within us. When a decision doesn't feel right, we usually have the sense that something is wrong, but we might rationalize our decisions away. If we pay attention to the feelings we get through our intuition, however, we will see that it is the hand of the universe, or our higher self, that guides us to make the right choices, and this information comes from deep within ourselves. Do you believe this?
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@casualkT (140)
• Canada
24 Apr 11
this is way out of this world , so to be speak . But I didn't really test this and truth be told I might be making wrong decisions but I never considered a decision right/wrong - my intuition is very key as I feel I am always by myself and the answer is somewhere
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi casualkT, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and my advice to think everything through and than let go. Your inner wisdom will provide the answer if you are willing to accept it. Blessings.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
24 Apr 11
AA has a great statement about this. "Let go, let God". And it works.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi savypat, There are many ways of saying the same thing and your example is a good one. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
22 Apr 11
Yes, justification is always very common because is hard for us to admit that we are wrong and that maybe we made a mistake. We always want to appear to those we love as winners.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi Mirita, Thank you for responding. Blessings.
@bird123 (10632)
• United States
24 Apr 11
Answers not only come from ourselves, they are found in those around us. We learn through the parameters of our lives and the people we interact with. A very wise old man once said. If you have a problem that you can't solve, ask enough people and you will find someone who has had that same problem before. They might just be carrying the answer. In short, we are not alone.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi bird, I agree that we are not alone, in fact I feel that we are all one. When we go into the silence however, we will find the answers if we are willing to accept it. Thank you for sharing. Blessings.
• Mexico
22 Apr 11
Hi Pose: I usually believe in this but I also think that when we have to take a decision and we are not sure about our options, maybe because is a new situation for you or when you feel confused it's good to talk to someone you can trust, listen his/her point of view and finally taking a decision by yourself. ALVARO
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi starsailover, There is nothing wrong with seeking the advice of a trusted friend, but also go into the silence as the still small voice is always there to show us the way. Blessings.
@polaris77 (2040)
• Bacau, Romania
22 Apr 11
I believe in what intuitions tell me at a certain moment,but I think the answers lie only partially in ourselves,we can't make the right decisions based only on our intuition,we need some knowledge of the world around us to help us in our decisions.Anyway,I agree that we also have to take a deep look into ourselves when we have to make choices.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi polaris, It's true that we need to be aware of our surroundings but the answers to life's problems lie within. We can always find the answer that's best for us if we seek it. Thank you for coming here and sharing your thoughts. Blessings.
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
22 Apr 11
We do have all the answers to every question, its just bringing the answer to a conscious level that presents the problem. Its best to take some time with the question, sleep on it, and the answer will come to you. Sometimes if its a moral Question you can get the answer via a feeling in your stomach. Your stomach will say, "No," in no uncertain terms, if you are tempted to wander from the straight and narrow!
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi barehugs, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this and we agree. Blessings.
@momof3kids (1894)
• Singapore
21 Apr 11
Yes I believe it. For me its hard to avoid the wrong doings like lazying around and I will tell myself that I need to rest.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi momof3kids, Thank you for sharing. Blessings.
• United States
22 Apr 11
i think that is true, there's no one else that can put the answer in our faces. We have to look inside ourselves and find the answer. The answers are inside us but we aren't looking carefully. I believe that the people who haven't found the way, don't want to find the answers because they are scared.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi EstiiBabii, Going within or as some say, "into the silence" is not something that everyone is willing to do, but the answers are there. Thank you for responding to this discussion and sharing your thoughts. Blessings
@sashakiddo (1102)
• United States
22 Apr 11
Yes and no. Sometimes I have thought things that were completely falsified later in my life. Still, when I just feel that a person is not genuine, I detach myself because it just doesn't feel right. Sometimes I have no evidence, but I just make the decision. There is no way that these people I moved away from were "bad" or not right.. so I'm not sure what really makes me feel that they are wrong for me. There are many choices we have to make in life, and sometimes I think the result is more a game of chance. Still, there is something called implicit intuition which is a concept from the psychologists.. it is a way of being able to make decisions based on intuition but it is something learned over time, sort of subconsciously(or unconsciously?). We have ways of learning things even though we don't know how we learned them.. and we can make predictions based on that unrealized understanding.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi sashakiddo, Although we all have intuition, only a few follow this inner knowledge. We should never judge another because they are living an experience that is necessary for them right now, but we need not make them a part of our lives. If later in life we see them as completely different from what we originally thought, one or usually both have changed and now both may benefit from being friends. People are not "good" and "bad" but just different. Blessings.
@vader88 (33)
• United States
21 Apr 11
Yes, everybody has an intuition. However, due to stubbornness and other factors we tend to over ride those feelings because we'd like to believe other wise. An example is a dysfunctional relationship. Usually in that case one person gets the "short end of the stick" but decides to hang on to a seemingly hopeless relationship in hopes that things will get better and the other person will change. More often than not, things dont get better and in fact the relationship spirals into an ugly demise. The point is, in those situations we usually get certain feelings or premonitions before things happen. But as said above humans are a stubborn breed and we tend to ignore those inner feelings in hopes of change.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Apr 11
Hi vader, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this and I agree. It's sad that more of us don't follow our intuition. Blessings.