6 ways you could be blocking your intuition

You may be on a journey of learning how to access your intuition easily and effortlessly. When you strengthen your intuitive abilities you can feel more connected with yourself and others. Often you will notice that you feel less anxious and more at ease when you are able to tune in to the messages that are coming through. In this journey of your awakening it’s important to know what could be blocking you from further growth. I am here to break it all down for you so you can become aware of your actions and your beliefs in your day to day life.

Possible blocks to your intuitive abilities

1. THE MONKEY MIND:  Most often I see that so many women are moving at the speed of lightning just to keep up with everyday demands of life.  Do you ever find yourself in the middle of a task just to be thinking about something that has nothing to do with what is in front of you?  That is your monkey mind taking over.

The monkey mind takes over and leads you down a path to never ever land.  Then you think how the heck did I get here scrolling through the sales on Bed Bath and Beyond with my credit card in hand ready to checkout but can’t locate the discount code so you go back into your phone to retrieve the email just to find a group text discussing your friend Mary’s dog who pooped all over the house. Then you remember the time your dog was super sick and so you get involved in the conversation just to remember oh my god I need to call the dog groomer before they are booked for the holidays.  This happens to so many of us not living in the present moment and feeling so overwhelmed and exhausted by our daily tasks there is no way we can even try to connect with ourselves in times like this. 

2. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS:  You may have been brought up in a strict religious environment with a family that holds a strong belief in the church, temple or mosque.  This belief means that your guidance should come from your religion and that anything outside of your relationship with that is woo woo or maybe even looked at as wrongdoing or evil.

3. LOOKING FOR ANSWERS OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF:  Constantly searching for answers to your questions either in a book, a course, a mentor or coach, a podcast, a family member or even friends.  We are all guilty of doing this.  I have caught myself reaching out to family and friends when I am in the midst of making a decision and asking for their advice or what they think.  It’s true that we already know what we want to choose or do, we are just looking for validation from someone else. They are not your guru. Maybe you really don’t know what to do or decide and that’s ok.  When you start to look inward and filter out the outside noise the choice will become more evident and clear for you.  

4. OVERTHINKING, WORRY AND ANXIETY:  When in a constant state of worry of the worse you can no longer use your heart to lead your life and decisions.  Worrying is like praying for what you don’t want.  There is no possible way to use your intuition when in a state of panic or worry.  It’s the opposite of trust and faith and lowers your vibrational state.  Lowering your vibrational state lessens your connection with your Higher Self and the Divine Source.  Overthinking is just that. You are using your mind to direct your decisions and to lead your life.  It just makes you more confused and frustrated in your decision making.  No wonder why most people are so exhausted.  They are using way too much mental energy to lead them throughout life.  

5. POOR DIET, DRUGS AND ALCOHOL:  Fueling your body with junk lowers your internal state of vibration. That is why often when you eat that scrumptious apple pie and slug it down with a bottle of wine you feel like complete shit.  Your brain and body is a direct connection to your overall health, mental, physical, emotional and spiritual.  This creates a disconnect with your Higher Self and ultimately your intuitive abilities.  It takes energy and an elevated vibration to be connected which becomes depleted when you put toxic substances into your body.   

6. EGO, JUDGMENT AND SHAME:  Judging and shaming yourself or others will definitely block your ability to attune to your Higher Self and the Divine Source.  When being in a state of judgment or shame you aren’t coming from a place of love and acceptance.   Have you ever really wanted a certain something to happen in your life or a desire was brought into your heart but you thought to yourself that you weren’t good enough to have that or that it wasn’t possible for you because of who you are?  You struggled to get to that goal and you shamed and judged yourself all the way through.  The mental energy put into the judgment and shame creates resistance to the very thing you want. Yet you think why hasn’t this happened to me? I am doing all the things but along the way your ego mind  is so involved in the process or journey that things don’t come to fruition as planned.  Judgment becomes a cycle that perpetuates the shame.  STOP THAT! You can’t manifest from that mindset.  Well actually you can manifest but it won’t be anything like what you had envisioned.   

Don’t beat yourself up.  These blocks are all part of being human.  We have all been guilty of one, two or maybe all of these at some point in life.  BUT, this is where things can change for you.  It takes awareness of your habits and patterns to transform and become more connected with the inner guidance system that you have already built within you. 

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