Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

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If you want to tune into yourself more, follow your heart,
pursue your passion, find your soul—whatever it is—the
first thing that you have to understand is that your “gut
instinct” can only respond to what’s happening in the
present. If you have an “instinct” about a future event,
you’re projecting.
This is how you can start breaking down your “gut feelings.”
Are you responding to someone who is in front of
you, or are you responding to your idea of them in your
head? Are you reacting to a situation that’s playing out
right now, or are you reacting to one you imagine, assuming
you know how it will go? Are your feelings regarding
what’s happening right now or what you hope and fear
will happen in the future?
Aside from only really being able to function in the present,
your gut instinct is also quiet. The “little voice” within
is just that… little.
It does not scream. It does not panic. It does not pump
your body with adrenaline to get your attention. It is not
angry. It is the wave of clarity that overcomes you in the
middle of your darkest moments, in which something
tells you: It’s going to be all right; it’s not as bad as you think,
everything is okay.
Your gut instinct functions to make things better, whereas
your imagination can often make things worse.