Can You Trust Your Intuition in Relationships?
Past experiences alter the lens we perceive our life through, causing our perception of certain relationships to be tinted, foggy, distorted and even blinding us. When we act on inner-guidance that is skewed by a false perspective we don’t generally get positive results. These past reference points are often the biggest block to accurately interpreting our intuition.
Our relationship with our inner-guidance is similar to our relationship with a friend. We build trust through experiences together. In all relationships we enter with assumptions based on our past. Those unconscious beliefs and expectations effect how long it will take us to create a sense of safety and trust with the person. If our past experiences have been full of betrayal and pain we may never feel safety and trust. We may not be able to embrace the positive a person has to offer as we see them through a false belief filter.
Most limitations we face in relationships start with false beliefs. The lens through which we perceive the world attracts familiar experiences and has us automatically respond to life in a way that gives us an expected result. We formed these beliefs through our own encounters and the examples shown to us by family and society. In the moment of their creation they had truth and relevance. That doesn’t mean they are true and relevant today.
To build a sense of trust with our intuition we need to form a conscious relationship with it, becoming aware of our filters based on outdated beliefs. This means when we check-in with our inner-guidance and get a response, we dive deeper. We ask ourselves if the information is true for us in this specific time and place. We ask if it is in alignment for our body, mind and heart. What feels good to our body can harm our mind and heart. What feels good to our mind may not be the best choice for our heart or body. Alignment is the key.
Awareness of our experience based lenses and how they distort our view in relationships can help us understand why we aren’t interpreting our intuition clearly. The experiences we have that show us our intuition is true, protecting us from harm and directing us on a positive path, help develop trust. When we clean out false beliefs influencing our perception we build more trust in our inner-guidance. This encourages us to seek out its company and deeply listen to what it has to say in every situation.