There are many versions of this.

One is that the small voice within is God, our spirit, or just a weigh in of all that is going on around us and combined all our senses, feelings, spiritual guidance, emotions, logic and common sense come up with a version of what is going on that is not explained by science or education.

What happens is that we can have:

● Facts
● Proofs
● Evidence
● Witnesses
● Experts
● Science
● The educated
all are saying that a thing is a fact, and yet deep within you “you KNOW that it isn’t” and you cannot explain it, you just know it.

For instance you can know something that everyone disagrees with, even the facts, yet you know otherwise and the longer you know otherwise, is proof to yourself that what you know is true regardless of what others say.
Time will always tell of course and the longer we believe something the more convinced we become of it being true.

Your mind, body, Spirit and soul can guide you to decisions that evident, facts and opinions tell you are not the right choices for you.Once you learn to trust your instincts, that gut feeling, that small voice within, your mind, soul and body reactions, you will find your truth and lead your life with far more happiness than being guided and pushed around by others.

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Whatever you believe, here are 3 reasons why you should listen to your intuition:

1) Your intuition is shaped by your past experiences, and your existing knowledge which you gained from them.
The more experienced you are in the domain you’re deciding on, the more accurately your intuition can offer you the most optimal decision.
Although it can be useful to seek counsel from others, remind yourself that they don’t necessarily know what is best for you.
Take their advice into consideration, if they’re more experienced than you are. In the end, your heart knows best.
You lived your life and fully
experienced it, making you the best person to decide what to do next.
When it comes to life decisions which involve a lot of feeling and heart, like relationships, only you know what’s in your heart.
Trust that you have all the knowledge and experience you need to make the decision that’s right for you.

2) Your intuition is encoded in your brain like “a web of fact and feeling.”
This is why intuition is so much more powerful than taking advice from someone else.
Your intuition connects your body, mind, and spirit, and how those three elements have digested everything from your past.
This web of fact and feeling makes you feel expansive, excited, and nervous about a new challenge if it’s right.
On the contrary, you will feel deflated, lethargic, and terrified if it’s wrong.

3) Your intuition connects you with all the nerve cells in your body.
The butterflies you feel in your tummy
—sometimes referred to as a “gut feeling”
—before an important decision are a result of feeling the millions of nerve cells in there.
The subconscious part of the brain sends signals to the nerves in the tummy to feel that way.
What better way to make a decision than to listen to your full being (and not only your mind)?

The key to mastering what I consider the sacred gift of intuition is learning to listen to it.
The more attention you give it, the more powerful and accurate it will become.
– S Halonen.

Intuition literally means learning from within.
Most of us were not taught how to use this sense, but all of us know that “gut” feeling.
Learn to trust your inner feeling and it will become stronger.
Avoid going against your better judgement or getting talked into things that just don’t feel right.
Intuition is the intelligence of the heart and the knowledge of the soul.
It knows instantly and constantly what can take decades of experience for the mind to logically sort out and understand.
Trust it, and the reason will follow in time.

– Doe Zantamata.

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There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren’t the way you had hoped they would be.

That’s when you have to tell yourself that things will get better.
There are times when people disappoint you and let you down.
But those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgments and opinions, to keep your life focused on believing in yourself.

There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life, and it is up to you to accept them.
Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you.
It may not be easy at times, but in those times of struggle you will find a stronger sense of who you are.

So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities, remember to believe in yourself and all you want your life to be.
Because the challenges and changes will only help you to find the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.

• Academic Tips – Believe in yourself. Stephen on September 14, 2008.