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ARE YOU LISTENING PEOPLE. By paying close attention to conversations with
friends, family members or coworkers, you may hear important
TO YOUR LIFE? information.

JOURNALING. Use your journal to dialogue with your “Wise
continued from page 26... Self” by asking a question, getting quiet, and then writing
whatever comes to mind. This is a great way to train yourself
to look inside for answers first.
Photo credit Charles Bush
HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION TV AND RADIO. By paying attention to what occurs around
Rev up your intuition by starting to use it for less important you, you might even find that information or next steps come
decision-making choices such as the right meal to eat or to you in the most unusual ways. You may get an answer while
the best movie to see. When making important decisions, watching a favorite TV program or tap into a specific memory
get quiet and ask yourself for guidance. Close your eyes, or feeling while listening to the radio.
take a few deep breaths and focus on a question. Notice
any images, thoughts, sounds or feelings that occur to you. BE OPEN TO MESSAGES
Be willing to make mistakes in order to strengthen your John, a car salesman, was once a guest on The Oprah
relationship with your inner guidance system. As you learn to Winfrey Show, and was asked to help a woman overcome
act on your intuition, act on the wisdom you receive, even if her insecurities by negotiating for a car. But John got a lot
you’re not sure whether or not it’s the right direction. Don’t more than he bargained for...a burning desire to discover his
worry about making the “perfect” decision! passion!
THE STORY: EILEEN FISHER Two days after the show taping, John gave notice at the
A Business Built on Intuition. This successful fashion dealership. John said he hadn’t been listening to his life—he
designer connected with her inner voice and followed her felt he was doing what was expected of him.
dream to start her own business—with only $350 in her bank
account! Another step John took was to get rid of the toxic relationships
“Your inner voice teaches you about yourself and puts you on in his life—”friends” he realized were superficial. Now he only
the right path. Without it, I wouldn’t be where I am today.” surrounds himself with supportive people.
— Eileen Fisher
“From a spiritual standpoint, it’s amazing to actually be
As a little girl, fashion designer Eileen Fisher was taught to yourself, and not to have to put on that mask.” — John
put the feelings of others before her own; she learned to
ignore her inner voice. In her 20’s, she worked as a waitress LISTENING TO YOUR DREAMS
and in interior and graphic design to make ends meet—but If you’re not listening to the messages your life is sending
always dreamt of her own clothing line. People called her a you throughout the day, there’s hope— you’re likely to get
dreamer and said she’d never make it. “It made me doubt messages while you sleep!
myself,” says Eileen. “I was so confused that I couldn’t hear
the voices inside telling me what to do or how to go about DREAMING POSSIBILITIES
it.” Your dreams can give you great direction in your life. Here’s
Eileen began to write and sketch in a journal to clarify her insight into the importance of your dreams:
inner vision. Reading the journal helped her to see herself Recurring dreams may be messages from your subconscious
more clearly and realize negative energy was holding her about a situation that needs your attention.
back. You can dream solutions to problems.
Your dreams can contain important messages about your body
When Eileen surrounded herself with supportive people, she and your health.
was able to put aside her childhood inhibitions and start
her own business—with only $350 in her bank account! “It TAP INTO YOUR DREAM MESSAGES
was like I was on a path. And the ideas and energy began to Keep a journal by your bed. Write in it when you awake in the
flow.” Today, Eileen Fisher’s clothing company is worth over morning in your online journal. If you wake up in the middle of
one hundred million dollars! “I believe that every minute the night and have had a dream, write it down! You may not
we’re awake our life is sending us messages about what we remember it in the morning.
should be doing, where we should be headed.” — Eileen
Fisher If you have trouble remembering your dreams (which many
people do), start by writing fragments or even vague memories
WHERE TO LOOK FOR SIGNS of dreams you may have had. Pretty soon your subconscious
Can you open your heart and mind to listen? Our lives will get the message that you’re paying attention, and you’ll
communicate with us in many ways. Learn where to look. remember more and more of your dreams.
Can you open your heart and mind to listen? Learn to keep
an open mind about where you’ll get these messages—they Try writing down a question before you go to bed. Often, you’ll
can come from many places: get the answer in a dream.

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