Something told me …..

In conversations with friends and acquaintances, I have noticed myself saying “Something told me …” very often.

“Something told me” to have the trees in my yard pruned before going on vacation. Good thing – so that when Hurricane Dean became a threat the day after my return home, I was prepared.

“Something told me” to get to the Tampa airport early last Thursday to return home. Good thing – the flight was late, but I was able to be re-routed to Jamaica through Grand Cayman on an earlier flight.

“Something told me” to unpack immediately on my return on Thursday night and to have my clothing laundered on Friday. Good thing, as Hurricane Dean came and took the electricity supply with it!

I note that I am not the only one “something” speaks to, for I hear others repeating the phrase. What is this “something” that is speaking to me, telling me what to do? Some call it the voice of God; others say “my mind told me”. Whatever we call it, we instinctively recognise its power and its omniscience. That “something” is our inner intelligence, the one intelligence in the universe, that knows all, that runs through and unites everything.

However, most of us are aware of it only in hindsight. We typically do not recognise it in the moment. Even if we have an inkling that “something” is whispering to us, we override it by our reasoning and logic – our rational mind. This rational mind, we believe, thinks in an orderly way; we have been trained to believe that this is the best and only mind to guide us. However, the rational mind has developed out of our history, our past experiences, our conditioning. It has developed based on what we already know. Our inner intelligence on the other hand has access to an infinite source of information. There is no end, no limit to the possibilities of our inner intelligence. This is what we must listen to if we want to manifest our best possible life. Our past cannot help us; therefore, our rational mind is of limited use. It is our inner intelligence that knows all that must be our guide.

Our challenge is to listen to this “something” in the moment. When we tune into this intelligence, we will make right choices, right decisions, and take right actions. “Right” meaning what is in our best interest at the time, and what is in our best interest at all times – which are one and the same when we are guided by our inner intelligence.

This intelligence is available to us all the time. It is never withheld. We do not have to ask, pray or beseech. It is a great day in our lives when we learn to listen to that “something” in the moment rather than in hindsight. We just need to be present, listen and trust.