i often go back and forth with trusting my own voice; sometimes "everyone" else's voice seeps in and takes over.
for instance my whole pregnancy and labor ~ "they" told me we were having a boy; because of the way I looked ...etc...etc... "they" told me that it would be a quick labor once it all started going since it was my 2nd ....
well none of it was true and deep down i knew this, i knew it wasn't a boy, I "thought" it might be but I never had a deep down feeling like i did with Kadison and the labor was nothing close to "quick", in fact it was longer than the first time...and deep down i knew this to be true too
but i chose to listen to everyone else and not "my" voice and ended up feeling frustrated, defeated and shamefully disappointed.
why is it so hard to listen to our own voice?
why is it so hard to block "everyone" else out?
why do i find it so hard to trust myself?
True for us all. But there is no why, there is only trust. Trust is not knowing why. See? You already trust.
Posted by: Karen Maezen Miller at February 29, 2008 08:25 AMI agree with Linni! I think it takes experiences like yours to help us learn to trust our own voice/intuition. We're so much more knowledgeable/powerful than we often allow ourselves to be. XO
Posted by: Allison at February 27, 2008 06:39 AMWhy is it so hard to trust ourselves. I struggle with this all the time. I get a thought...know I should listen...disregard it and listen to everyone else....and then get mad at myself later. Why is it so difficult to listen to the one that means the most, our inner soul? I wish I had the answer to this one dear.
Hope all is well with your new arrival!!
Posted by: Jennifer at February 25, 2008 07:09 PMsome of us don't even realize we're not trusting our own voices... it's BIG that you can even here YOUR voice, right? you're a wise woman you... trust me:)
ps- dying to see more penelope pics!
Posted by: mati at February 25, 2008 08:15 AMbecause you are human...
but an amazing woman and mommy xx
Posted by: Linni at February 24, 2008 10:24 AM