Here is an excerpt from "Living in the Light" by Shakti Gawain that caught my attention today:
"Our culture's entire value system is firmly based on the belief that the rational principle is superior and, in fact, constitutes the highest truth. The Western Scientific tradition has become our religion. We are taught from a young age to try to be reasonable, logical, and consistent, to avoid emotional, irrational behavior, and to suppress our feelings. At best, feelings and emotions are considered foolish, weak, and bothersome. At worst, we fear they may threaten the very fabric of civilized society." ..." In our worship of the rational and fear of the nonrational, we deny not only our emotions and our instinctual energies, such as sexuality and aggression, but also our natural intuitive sense, which is meant to be a primary guiding force in our lives."
How much do you trust your intuition? Having been trained as an engineer, I very much relate to this. Logic and rational thinking ruled my world. There comes a point though where this is not enough. Something major was missing. I became depressed and despondent. The only way out of this bleak state (other than drugs) was to open myself to intuition, to learn about the irrational, the emotions, the mystical and the spiritual. My world started filling with color again and my bond to Nature grew strong.
The more I trust my inner guidance the more alive I am. Logic is a big part of my life too. They are not mutually exclusive. They actually go together very well, which may seem paradoxical, but isn't. Just one of the mysteries of life that you simply have to experience. :)
Embrace your intuition. It will add a whole new lively dimension to your life.
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