Have you ever had a sense of uneasiness in your stomach when facing a decision? Or one day while walking down the street you had the urge to turn the corner and bumped into a person who you had in your mind for the past couple of days?

These impulses and illogical urges are some of the ways that your intuition is trying to speak to you.

But for me, trusting my intuition wasn’t always the case. I had to learn to slow down, ground myself in the present moment, and just pause, waiting for a sign, or a feeling, or something of the sorts to show up. And by following through what my intuition was telling me during these pauses that would lead to positive outcomes, I gradually learned to trust it.

In this article, I want to present to you how your intuition shows up in your everyday life.

I also want to show you how to strengthen your relationship with your intuition either through cultivating a high vibrational living that facilitates this relationship, or how important it is to get in touch with your body and the sensations that it presents to you which is another way that your intuition is trying to talk to you.

In this article, I want to present to you how your intuition shows up in your everyday life.

Whether you’re new to the concept of intuition, or you’re well into your journey paying attention to it, I hope you get some value from this article. So, let’s start.

A Preface

Intuition as Embodied Wisdom

One of the biggest realizations for me about intuition was its connection to my body.

Tuning into the sensations that my body would give off any time I had to deal with people, or facing a situation where I need to make an important decision, was a corner store for me to listen to my inner voice.

These sensations would take the form either of a gut feeling, that something was not right, or a sudden energetic shift that might show up in a sense of a pleasant tingling.

One of the biggest realizations for me about intuition was its connection to my body.

The former was a sign of a warning, while the latter a green light to follow through something.

You don’t have to overcomplicate things when it comes to reading your sensations that your body gives off in certain situations, but simply allow them to take space, because in these sensations are one of the places that your intuition lives.

Why Inner Peace and Purpose Flow from Intuitive Living

Following your intuition is a very valid way for you to cultivate inner peace and a sense of purpose in life.

For me, following my intuition equates with listening to the deepest parts of my being, thus following my heart’s desire, that leads me to a deep sense of peace.

Trusting your inner nudges will always put you on the right track, keeping you aligned with your purpose.

Following your intuition is a very valid way for you to cultivate inner peace and a sense of purpose in life.

How Daily Practice Strengthens Energetic Awareness

The more I stay grounded, and present in my body while checking in my energy state daily, the easier it becomes for me to align with my intuitive mode of action, instead of falling into the traps of fear and doubt that the ego mind can generate.

I achieved that by being consistent in applying grounding techniques that have helped me to keep my mind in check, stop over-analyzing things, and trust my inner guidance.

By being consistent in tracking, the times that you followed your intuitive nudges and had positive results, the more you train your mind to lessen its grip on you, that usually takes the form of resisting your inner wisdom’s voice.

5 Everyday Ways Your Intuition Is Already Speaking to You

We don’t always have to have groundbreaking realizations or grand revelations for our intuition to show up. Usually, your intuition shows up in very subtle and simple ways. What follows is a list of 5 everyday ways that’s facilitated my deep connection to my intuition and might give you some ideas on how to do the same.

1. Knowing Beyond Logic: Trusting Your Inner Signal

The Energetic Truth Beyond Logic

Inner wisdom shows up in my life in ways that sometimes go against reason. The difference between intuition and ego driven decision making lies in how both make you feel.

Your mind tends to over-analyze, make you worry, or even stress you out when you confront a situation, while your intuition comes in quiet, reassuring, and gentle ways to your awareness.

That doesn’t mean that your ego mind does not have its place in your life, for without it whatever guidance your intuition would offer you, would be just a thought, a feeling or a sensation that you wouldn’t be able to apply in your daily life in order for you to reap the benefits of your intuitive hits.

Your mind tends to over-analyze, make you worry, or even stress you out when you confront a situation, while your intuition comes in quiet, reassuring, and gentle ways to your awareness.

Journaling Your “I Just Knew” Moments

A good way for you to cultivate trust towards your intuition is to keep track of your “I just knew” moments, where you realize that following your intuition has positive effects in your life.

You can have a notebook dedicated to that and note down any significant outcome that came about after you followed your intuitive nudges. When your analytical mind sees how many times by following your inner nudges has led you to positive experiences, it will also learn to trust them and not resist them.

2. Sudden Urges and Inner Nudges That Won’t Let Go

Calm but Compelling Signals from Your Higher Self

As I mentioned above, one way that I know my intuition is talking to me is by noticing the way the messages come through. They can be persistent, but in a gentle way.

These messages (in contrast to the fear-based impulses of ego mind) are supportive and even though they don’t make perfect sense when they show up, when following them, you surely know it was the right thing to do.

When to Pause, Listen, and Follow Through

I would also like to add here that your inner voice does not present to you the entire picture of a situation that you might be involved in. Its messages are always grounded in the present moment and only make sense when you follow them through. In this way, there comes a point that you realize what the universe had in store for you the whole time now that you can put all the pieces together.

3. Symbolic Dreams That Feel More Real Than Waking Life

Dreams as a Portal for Inner Guidance

It’s not unusual for me to receive messages from my higher wisdom through dreams.

These dreams though differ from the usual ones that I have. They are vivid, feel very real, and also unfold in a more linear fashion than the usual dreams I have.

Another thing that I notice about these dreams is that whenever I wake up, I can most often understand the meaning of the symbols that are being presented to me through the dream. And this brings me to the next point.

It’s not unusual for me to receive messages from my higher wisdom through dreams.

How to Decode Personal Symbols

Symbols are subjective. So, I would encourage you not to rely on other sources to decode them by reading books or blog posts that give general explanations of what dream symbol mean, but cultivate a relationship with your own unconscious mind that manifests through your dreams.

To begin decoding the language your dreams speak, you can turn towards your trusted journal. Make a habit for a while to write down every symbol that you find that shows up more than once while dreaming.

After you have amassed a good amount of repeating symbols, you can then sit down with them and meditate on their meaning through free association, write down anything that comes up.

You will be amazed after some sessions of free association of how much you will learn about yourself and also how your intuition speaks to you through your dreamscape.

4. Physical Signals: Butterflies, Tightness, or a Sense of Ease

Your Nervous System as a Compass

Let’s go back to the idea that I talked about that your body is a very strong vehicle for your intuition. Whenever I’m presented with a challenge, and have to decide, I always take note of how my body feels.

A knot in my stomach or a tightness in my muscles indicates I should pause and wait for more information to come up about what is taking place before making any move. If I feel an openness in my heart and a feeling of expansion, then I follow my gut and move towards any decision that brought up these positive physical sensations.

Energy Check-ins Using Body Awareness

You can also sense the state of your energy by listening to your body. It is crucial for you if you want to listen to your intuition, to be energetically aligned to it. That means that when you are tired, or energetically depleted, do not rush into making decisions because this is not a good place for you to listen to your inner wisdom. Stop, take some time to rest and recharge, and then make your move.

5. Subtle Synchronicities and Repeating Signs

Mirrored Messages from the Universe

Another way that might be indirectly connected to my intuition is the one where I receive messages from the universe as synchronicities. My favorite type of synchronicities is when I see angel numbers.

Ancient numbers are double digit numbers that might show on a digital clock, or on my phone. These double digit numbers may take the form of 23:23, 12:21 and my favorite 11:11.

Another way that might be indirectly connected to my intuition is the one where I receive messages from the universe as synchronicities.

These numbers show to me I’m in the flow, and aligned with my intuition, offering me a reassurance that I am aligned with divine timing and my soul.

How to Stay Open Without Forcing Signs

It is very tempting when synchronicities come rushing in, to force them either through (in the case of angel numbers) looking at your phone more obsessively, or by trying to turn ordinary events into synchronistic ones.

The key behavior here is that of non-attachment. By trusting that the universe is on your side, and by not having expectations in which form signs may appear in your life, is the best way for you to continue receiving them.

Reclaiming Your Inner Compass

Recap of the 5 Keyways Intuition Shows Up Daily

In a nutshell, what we have explored in the above list is that intuition comes in very subtle ways and how connected it is to our bodies, and even though persistent, and does not come forcefully like how our ego mind does, where it tries to navigate life through fear, and doubt.

We also explored how beyond bodily sensations, your intuition might express itself through your dreams and how keeping track of your dreams can assist you in cultivating a sense of trust in your inner wisdom and knowing.

And finally, we explored how your intuition might appear externally through synchronistic events like seeing angel numbers.

Encouragement to Practice and Trust What Arises

Trusting your intuition is not about getting the right every time, but about cultivating a consistent attitude to being open to it.

When you hold space for your intuition to speak to you and follow its directions, you realize that in the long run, good things will eventually come in your way.

That doesn’t mean that by following your inner guidance, that your life will be void of challenges. Challenges will be present, but you will see them more as a training ground for you to listen to your inner wisdom, rather than negative incidences.

If you’re a beginner, I would encourage you when doubt, or fear arises while on your path of establishing a solid relationship with your intuition, to make space for those feelings too, because after all you’re a human being with the proclivity and need to experience a wide range of emotions, beyond just the positive ones. The trick is to feel them, and not to be attached to them, and quickly return to a state where you can receive inner guidance that will put you back into the flow of life.

Conclusion

I hope the article was helpful for you as we explored the many facets that your intuition can express itself, and how beneficial it is for you to follow it through. I hope you will create the most beautiful relationship to your inner wisdom that is possible for you, and thus live a life of beauty, peace and purpose.