Resending: Self Care Newsletter Vol#48 WK#4 "Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie." Oprah Winfrey


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Focus: Trust Your Instincts

"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."

Steve Jobs

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Volume #48

Trust Your Instincts

Do you trust yourself? Do you find yourself second-guessing your decisions? Do you need approval from others to feel comfortable with choices you make in your life? I ask these questions because we were born with an internal compass called instincts that provides guidance, protection, and a knowingness as we navigate our life experiences.

As a child until age 13, I trusted my instincts. From ages 14 to 39, I had experiences where I trusted others more than myself and constantly sought external validation. When I entered my 40s, I paused and started asking myself some serious questions about my life. By my mid to late 40s, I came to a full stop to realize whose life I was truly living. Whose expectations and cultural conditioning had I been blindly following or living up to for most of my life? I no longer wanted to keep ignoring the superpower we all possess but often silence: trusting your instincts.

In a world that demands data, logic, and "proof" for every move we make, we often silence that quiet, internal nudge—the gut feeling. I had to learn how to distinguish that inner wisdom from the noise of fear and how to start treating my intuition as a primary self-care tool. Your body knows the way before your mind even finds the map. I started paying more attention to my gut feelings and listening to those inner whispers trying to tell me something.

For a long time, I couldn't tell the difference between intuition and fear because I didn't trust my inner compass. I now look at instincts as subconscious data processing. Your brain and body pick up on thousands of micro-signals that your conscious mind hasn't categorized yet. That gut feeling is actually your inner intelligence giving you a summary report. Fear is usually loud, repetitive, and centers on "What if?" It feels restrictive and frantic. Intuition is usually calm, neutral, and centers on "This is." It feels like a solid, quiet truth, even if it's inconvenient.

Try the heavy versus light filter: Close your eyes and imagine saying yes to something. Notice if your chest or stomach feels heavy (constricted, sinking) or light (expansive, airy). Your body doesn't know how to lie. Light is your instinct's green light; heavy is your instinct's hard no or "not now." Practice this with small choices today to build the muscle for bigger ones tomorrow. Another tool is the First Thought, Best Thought Rule: Our instincts live in the first split-second. Our overthinking lives in the seconds that follow. When someone asks you for a favor or commitment, notice the very first impulse you have before you start thinking about shoulds or obligations. Honor that first impulse. The more you act on that split-second wisdom, the more you lower your stress levels because you stop fighting your own truth.

Trusting our instincts is like a bank account—every time you listen to your gut and it works out, you make a deposit. Our instincts are our internal compass, designed to keep us safe, aligned, and authentic. When you trust your instincts, you stop looking for everyone else to give you the answers and you start living from the inside out.

Be Blissful,

Dr. MoJo: Self-Care Strategist


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Wholeness, Beautiful Soul✨!

Welcome to this sacred space where your inner wisdom takes precedence over external noise. This week, we're exploring the life-changing practice of trusting your instincts—that deep, visceral knowing that speaks before your mind can analyze, that gut feeling that's never led you astray, and that inner voice that always knows your truth. Your instincts are your soul's language, and it's time to listen.


Food For Thought:

Nourishment for Your Soul: Returning to Your Inner Compass

How many times have you ignored your instincts only to later say, "I knew it. I felt it in my gut"? How often have you overridden your inner knowing in favor of what seemed logical or what others advised, only to regret it? Your instincts have always been right—the only question is whether you'll finally start listening.

Consider this: Animals trust their instincts completely. They don't second-guess the impulse to flee danger or the feeling that tells them where to go. A bird doesn't analyze whether it should fly south—it just knows. Your instincts are this same primal intelligence, but you've been taught to intellectualize, rationalize, and dismiss what your body already knows.

Primal Wisdom:
The Intelligence That Never Lies

There's a profound intelligence living within you that doesn't require logic, analysis, or external validation to know what's true. It's the feeling you get in your gut about a person before you have any logical reason. It's the inner knowing that something isn't right even when everything looks perfect on the surface. It's the sudden urge to call someone who turns out to need you in that exact moment. It's the voice that says "leave" or "stay" or "go" when you can't rationally explain why.

Your instincts are your body's ancient wisdom—millions of years of evolutionary intelligence designed to keep you safe, guide you toward what's right for you, and warn you away from danger. They speak through physical sensations: the tightness in your chest, the expansion in your heart, the knot in your stomach, the tingling on your skin, the hairs rising on your neck, the ease in your shoulders, or the heaviness in your body.

"The only real valuable thing is intuition."

Albert Einstein


WISDOM FROM SPIRITUAL MOTHERS & FATHERS

Louise Hay:
"Trust life. I trust the process of life. I am safe."
Maya Angelou:
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Iyanla Vanzant:
"Trust what you know. You know more than you think you know. Trust it."

Closing: Heart-to-Heart

Dearest one, remember that your instincts are not random feelings to be dismissed—they are your body's ancient intelligence speaking, your soul's wisdom guiding, and your protection system functioning exactly as designed. Just as your heart knows to beat and your lungs know to breathe without your conscious instruction, your instincts know what's true for you without needing to explain why.

With deep respect for your instinctual wisdom,

Your Self-Care Strategist 💕

P.S. Beautiful soul, if you're reading this and struggling to trust your instincts because you've been wrong before, please understand something crucial: what you thought were instincts might have been fear, wishful thinking, or trauma responses. True instinct has a different quality—it's calm, clear, and comes from your body rather than your anxious mind. Start rebuilding trust with small decisions where the stakes are low. "Should I take this route or that one?" "Should I call this friend or wait?" Notice what your body says and follow it. Build the muscle of trust with practice. And remember: even when you've made mistakes, your instincts likely tried to warn you—you just weren't listening yet. Now you're learning. That's beautiful, brave, and exactly right.

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."

Albert Einstein


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"Your Healthy MoJo~Self-Care Strategist: The Chakra Series." This essential collection, created by Dr. MoJo, guides you through a profound journey of self-discovery and energetic alignment, spanning from the grounding Earth Star and Root to the divine connection of the Crown Chakra.

Each of the eight energy centers (Earth Star, Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown) is addressed with its own dedicated, transformative recording paired with an in-depth eBook to solidify your understanding and practice. Individually, each Chakra recording and eBook bundle is available for $25.00, offering a powerful, focused self-care strategy.

However, when you purchase two or more Chakra bundles, the price drops to just $20.00 each. Start your personalized healing journey today and feel the difference of a balanced, vibrant self.

Click The Chakra Series link below:

Contact me: info@yourhealthymojosc.com

Dr. MoJo of Your Healthy MoJo

Self-Care-Strategist

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THE BRIDGE TO THE INNER YOU!

The whispers of the INNER YOU awaits with patience.

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