Just for Today
A simple practice to empower your intuition, shift your life, and support your wellbeing.
The raging doubts seemed to never quiet down, but I was determined. I was determined to know my intuition and strengthen it, but the cruel, unrelenting inner voice of my wounded ego was not having it. Thoughts that made me feel foolish for even trying to work with my psychic senses filled my mind and blocked my progress. I would push back, but it was no use. It only made those harsh thoughts bolder and more insistent.
Insights still got through, though. I knew it was my ego trying to sabotage me. The two parts of my mind were at odds. I wanted my intuitive brain to lead the way, and my ego would not allow that without a fuss. My ego ruled my life, and I wanted it to stop. I could not find the peace I craved as long as my inner dialogue tore me down. I meditated, prayed, and did all the spiritual practices to soothe the wounded animal in my mind.
Then one day I finally got the answer. Using affirmations and positive thinking did nothing to stop my degrading inner dialogue. It would rage on and was extra loud when I would try to meditate. Finally, I gave up and agreed with it. When I would hear, “You aren’t psychic, what are you trying to prove?” I would answer, “That could be true. But I am going to listen to my intuition, anyway.” To my shock and surprise, it would say no more. That amazed me.
When a thought would come like, “Tarot doesn’t work, it is bullshit. What a waste of time!” I would answer, “You might be right, but I will learn it, anyway.” Silence was the only response.
It was like unlocking a superpower. Agreeing with the barrage of doubts, fears, and even the insults, gave it nothing to argue with. What I came to understand later was that I was also giving the egoic part of me the attention it craved. I realized that all the ego wants is attention. There is way more to working with the ego. Yet, starting by giving it a little attention and agreeing with it, gave me the headspace I needed to hear the quiet essence of intuition.
This solved the problem of exploring my inner being in peace. When I would do my short meditation, or get an intuitive hit, like clockwork, some negative remark would come to my mind. I would respond with, “That might be true, but just for today, I am going to listen to my intuition.”
Peace and silence would follow. Finally, I found a way to give the soft energy of my intuitive voice to be heard in safety.
Use this tool anytime your negative voice tries to tell you not to do a spiritual pursuit, listen to your intuition, or seek a new way of living.
By saying, “just for today,” you assure that part of your consciousness it can be back in charge tomorrow. It won’t create havoc if it can be in charge again tomorrow. When you agree with the negative voice just by saying, “You might be right.” It has nothing to protest or argue with, therefore there is nothing left for it to say.
I have a teacher who offers to give the negative voice a name, like Debbie Doubter, Negative Nancy, or Fearful Freddie. This can really help. By naming something, it loses some power over you and it can be a lot less daunting to address it as something cute or absurd.
Spiritual practices do not eliminate the ego but help you understand, manage, and work with the ego. Giving the ego a little attention and nothing to argue with is a great way to get moving on what you truly want without the daily battle of inner torment.
Remember, agreeing with it by using the terms, “might be so,” or “maybe you are right,” is not giving it power, it is just deflating the argument.
Arguing with it gives it power. The wounded ego feeds off conflict. It uses your traumas, fears, doubts, and all the difficult things you have been through as weapons to control you.
This practice can work on many levels. The echo of an abusive parent in your head repeating old scripts like, “You are worthless,” shut down by answering, “You may be right, but today I believe I am valuable.”
Agreeing with the negative talk helps when working with your intuition and using affirmations. Shifting into healthy relationships, and setting aside fears of change, can happen much easier by stopping the conflict within. With a simple phrase, releasing doubts and fears can be easy.
When you doubt you are worthy of what you desire or dire warnings fill your mind, just fill in the blank: “You might be right, but just for today I will _______. “
Negative Nancy, you might be right, it could be silly, but just for today, I am going to follow the wishes of my heart.
Janet Kadow is a spiritual writer, teacher, and psychic.
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