Kirstin's Personal Blog: Dinner Party in Your Head

Imagine you have two dear, long-term friends. One is outgoing and talks a lot. The other is introverted and a person of few words. Both are interesting and engaging when you hang out with one or the other, but when you have them both over for dinner, you end up not hearing much from your quiet friend. 

That’s the ongoing dinner party inside your head. Your analytical mind tends to dominate the conversation, chiming in frequently and loudly, while your intuitive mind quietly and patiently waits for an opening in the conversation. 

If you want to access your intuition more frequently, you need to spend more time hanging out with just your quiet friend. 

But since your analytical and your intuitive minds both reside inside you 24/7, how do you do that?

You already know one method of accessing your intuitive intelligence but you may not have recognized it as such. 

No doubt you have had the experience of getting stuck while trying to figure something out. It might be something small, like “Where did I put my car keys?” or something big like “How do I solve X problem on this work/creative project?” You look everywhere, but no keys. You think and think and think, but no solution appears.

Then you take a break to wash the dishes, fold the laundry or go to an exercise class, and in the middle of doing the repetitive actions that occupy your mind enough to distract it to a low murmur - voila! The answer appears seeming out of nowhere. 

This is your intuitive mind at work.

Your intuitive mind knows stuff that your analytical mind does not. It is paying attention when you are busy listening to the latest story from your analytical friend and absentmindedly put your car keys in the flower pot. 

Your intuitive mind is quietly listening to all aspects of the project, and able to imagine solutions that your analytical mind would never think of. And is happy to share these ideas - if there is a pause in the conversation. 

Consciously creating moments when your talkative friend is distracted with repetitive actions such as chores and exercise, allows your quiet, intuitive friend the opportunity for you to hear your quiet friend.

This is just one of many ways to cultivate a more direct relationship with your intuitive intelligence; for this week, spend some time noticing what circumstances allow this oh-so-helpful voice to be heard. 

I’d love to hear if this makes sense to you, and the activities that allow you to distract your analytical mind enough to hear the quiet intelligence of your intuitive mind. 

Quiet voices are powerful,
Kirstin Lindquist