The Art of Intuitive Living
🧭 How to Trust Your Inner Compass
There’s a quiet voice inside you that knows the way.
It doesn’t yell. It doesn’t hustle. It doesn’t need a whiteboard or a 10-step plan.
It just knows.
Your intuition — your inner compass — isn’t mystical fluff. It’s your birthright.
And in a world that constantly tells us to look outward for answers, learning to trust yourself is the most radical (and liberating) thing you can do.
🌿 What Is Intuition Really?
Let’s get one thing straight: intuition isn’t just “woo.”
It’s not fortune-telling, magical thinking, or your horoscope’s fault.
It’s your body’s way of interpreting subtle information faster than your brain can analyze it.
Science calls it somatic intelligence.
Mystics call it inner knowing.
(I call it the best GPS I’ve ever surrendered to.)
It’s that subtle nudge you feel. The twinge in your gut. The whisper that says,
“This isn’t it,” or
“Turn here,” or
“Don’t text him/her back.”
(Especially that last one. Intuition always knows when the ex is circling back. 😏)
🌙 Why Intuitive Living Matters
When you live intuitively, your life stops feeling like a series of obligations. You stop making decisions from fear, overthinking, or other people’s expectations. You start aligning with your own energy — your own rhythm — your own truth.
And guess what? Life begins to open.
Not instantly. Not always cleanly. But undeniably.
You find yourself saying no without guilt.
You take the leap without needing everyone else’s approval.
You rest before burnout knocks.
You say yes to the thing that feels right… even if it doesn’t make sense on paper.
(Because spreadsheets don’t speak soul. Well, at least not always.)
🔮 So How Do You “Hear” Your Intuition?
This is the part where people get stuck. You might be thinking:
“I want to trust my intuition, but how do I know it’s not just fear… or ego… or gas?”
Valid question. Here’s what I’ve found:
1. Intuition is calm. Fear is loud.
Intuition feels like a quiet knowing — not a panic or pressure. If it feels like a frenzy, it’s probably fear - which is still valuable (more on that another time).
2. Your body is the antenna.
Intuition doesn’t always “speak” in words. It may arrive as a contraction in your chest, a buzz of energy, a sense of warmth or peace. Tune in. Your body knows before your mind does.
3. You get better with practice.
Like a muscle, your intuitive voice gets stronger the more you use it.
Start small — what to eat, which path to walk, who to follow online.
Notice how it feels when you’re in alignment… and when you’re not.
💫 How I Learned to Trust My Inner Compass
I didn’t grow up in a family where we talked about energy or embodiment. I grew up over-functioning, over-performing, and making very “logical” decisions… that often left me drained and disconnected.
It wasn’t until I dismantled my entire life — home, business, relationship — that I realized: I had been ignoring my intuition for years.
Now?: I ask. I listen. I trust.
Not blindly — but with discernment. And more often than not, that still, small voice leads me to exactly what I need — even if it’s not what I thought I wanted.
(Also, my intuition told me to adopt Neville 🐈⬛. Zero regrets.)
🔁 Intuition in Everyday Life
Pause before you respond to that email.
Close your eyes before you say yes.
Put your hand on your heart and ask, “Is this right for me?”
Let your body speak before your brain takes over.
Living intuitively doesn’t mean abandoning logic. It means integrating wisdom — from mind, body, heart, and soul.
📿 A Blessing for the Intuitive Path
May your inner voice rise above the noise.
May your path unfold in rhythm with your truth.
And may you remember that you already know — you’ve just been taught to forget.
Trust yourself. You’re not lost. You’re just remembering the way home.
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With deep knowing and quiet joy,
Angela DeMure
Founder, Demurely Divine
