Making an Inner Connection for Decision Making

For many years I would meditate about a decision, receive an answer, and say to myself, “I already know that…” and think that I was not getting the “right” information. I was one of those people who always made simple things difficult. (Notice I said “was” because I no longer choose to have that pattern!) It was so easy to get answers that I thought I wasn't doing it correctly BECAUSE it seemed easy. I am writing this article for those of you who may think you too are just “imagining” answers. Now I realize that our imagination is a powerful tool, and actually a great asset when we are working in the spiritual realms.

I have learned to work pretty efficiently with my inner mind over the years and want to share some simple and efficient techniques. I hope that you will share some of your favorites with me! Originally I created a blackboard, in my mind's eye, as a receiver of information. Today, a blackboard could probably be updated to a “white board” or even a computer screen! I always take at least three long, slow, deep breaths to center myself when I need information. I call in my Higher Healing Resources, my support team. I humbly present my question to my wise mind, that part of me that knows. I count down from 10-1. Counting down helps to put me in the alpha state, my relaxed state of mind. The ego mind, my “babbler” is out of the picture. When I reach number one, the blackboard just automatically appears and the simple response to my question is written on the board. I love this technique!

When I felt that I was “burned out” from the schools, I meditated one morning asking for a “clear sign” from my Angelic Helpers that I needed to pursue another journey. THAT DAY in the mail, I received a free sample of an Angelic Tarot card. It read Surrender. Who ever heard of receiving a free sample of a tarot card in the mail?! Was that not a clear sign?! Was that not synchronicity?! I always tell my Higher Healing Resources that I don't want to miss getting the accurate response, so please make it VERY clear to me! We can ask for what we need. I also ask for very clear, explicit dreams giving me answers.

Another fun technique I have to access information is creating a stop light in my mind's eye. Red would stand for stop- don't go there, not the best choice for you at this time. Yellow would mean it's neutral. (I don't always care for that response. I want it “clear-cut!”- one way or the other. ) Of course green would mean - “go for it”. Again I center myself and count down. When I get to one, often times even before, the color is in my mind's eye. That's a simple technique especially for yes/no questions. I invite you to try it!

Sometimes I am too intense about making a decision and then I block the flow of my imagination. I have found I have to be very playful getting my responses. The source of our imagination is our inner being. I use a technique from the The Power of Focusing by Ann Weiser Cornell. Because I know all of our answers are within us all along, I ask myself the following questions:

• If I did know the answer, what do I think it would it be?
• If I knew what my response felt like, what would that feeling be in my body?
• If I knew what my response looked like, what would that image look like for me?

I listen carefully to the replys that flow into my mind. If I have a choice to be made that will impact my future, I “feel” responses in my body. I check to see if a particular response feels heavy, tight, joyous, free, sad etc. Then I move into the future to see how this response looks and feels on my future timeline. I am actually creating a movie starring me. I am directing the script. Which ending do I prefer as I play out the scene? Then I check with an alternate decision to “feel” and note differences. Through “feeling” and “seeing” the impact of each particular choice, I have a pretty clear decision for myself. I choose the script that feels most comfortable, serving my highest good and the highest good of all concerned.

Lastly, it is helpful to always sit in the same chair when asking for inner direction. I would suggest even using the same music until you feel more proficient. The chair and music become conditioned responses, triggers. Your body, mind and spirit know what to do. There is an expectancy established. As you sit quietly in this relaxed state, the information starts to flow through you. I usually grab a journal to write my message, otherwise my mind becomes distracted and I lose part of the information coming to me.

The answers are within us. We have the power to access our own inner truth. We need to trust that we can!