Following my Intuition

Following my Intuition
By Shelley D. Brienza

Ok, here's the thing...I was writing all this to a guy who has caught my interest professionally and in a way that I’ve never really experienced before because of what he believes in or the way he thinks. It’s so new to me, yet it’s not. I don’t even know how to explain it in words and I am the writer. I’m going to leave it as it was an “intuition” thing I am going through.

I've been reading the Celestine Prophecy, by James Redfield and The 10th Insight, The 11th Insight, also by him and now following its workbook that accompanies all that. As I begin putting together some pieces of my own life with what I've learned in those books, I'm also reading a book called, "You Already Know What to Do" by Sharon Franquemont about following your intuition. That's why I am here talking to you (my readers) again...I am kind of going about this in blind faith that you will not be offended by my complete openness. Interesting. I tell some people I am a lost soul trying to find my way....and within the past year, have found these new paths to explore that are totally enlightening and positive and exciting and strange even. I'm a writer by nature I tell people. No formal training...just write from my heart and as I go along here exposing myself even further to the open (public), I am feeling "naked", I told someone recently.

I'm trying to work my way around FEAR. I recognized that FEAR is of my own doing/feeling and that I need to move beyond that, as beyond the feelings of pain and fear, lays a well of LOVE. I'm striving to reach that goal...maybe some of this makes sense to you or it doesn't. I guess it doesn't even matter because I needed to say it.

My point today of rambling on like is because of my reading these books for one, among other reasons opened me up to say I "felt" a need to and I am on a mission and I think those joining me in some capacity, as we share a like mindedness, are really on to something. “Something” is changing around us and in our environment. If you notice a change, and want to share it with me, I will publish your comments.

Challenge Your Courage

Challenge Your Courage

Until you make peace with the past it will continue to stain the rest of your life.

As an adult you have the opportunity to forgive and let go of the stains in your past that you knew as a child.

How do you say goodbye to a part of your life?

Nurture Your Natural Gifts

Nurture Your Natural Gifts

After writing in over 25 journals and diaries over the course of my life so far, I have decided to listen to my heart or inner self and become a writer professionally. I only had one college course under my belt for creative writing and the rest of my skill is pure me. I was born to write. It took me a few different paths to reach where I am today, a publisher of my own magazine.

You Have to Listen

You Have to Listen

by Shelley D.

I took a course once called, “Listen to Your Heart and Success Will Follow”. I think this course was a good lesson in learning how to listen to your inner voice. What does your heart say? Do you follow your heart’s desire? For me, if I don’t follow my heart or my gut feeling then I am left feeling depleted before I even begin a new path.  It’s like fighting with yourself, trying to force yourself to accept, what others either expect you to do or you think you should do as far as moving forward in your career or job choice.  I’ve tried many different roles in the job force but none have fulfilled me like writing does.

Providence

Providence

By Shelley D. 

Providence

What is providence?  Providence means, the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth, or a manifestation of divine care or direction, a foresight or prudent management of resources.

Has it occurred in your lifetime? Do you believe things happen for a reason?  I’m beginning to think perhaps this has happened in my own life and maybe I didn’t even realize what was happening till now. Now I can reflect back on my life and the pieces seem to fall together or unfold in front me.

When I was 10 years old, my cat ran away. I found her lying on the side of the road dead one day as I was out riding my bicycle up and down the road I lived on. I was horrified to see my cat, named Tinkerbell, laying on the side of the road with her legs stretching out all in the same direction. I didn’t understand rigamortis back then. I thought to myself that she must have gotten hit by lightening and killed and it made her look that way. I was so sad my cat was gone. This is where I began my first writings. I took a small spiral notepad and wrote out all my sad feelings and confusion. I remember taping a piece of cat hair I found somewhere on a page in that notepad.  It was here that I began journaling my feelings. I drew my tear drops on those pages. I still have that very notepad today. That was over 35 years ago.