Intuition

How difficult is it to follow your intuition? I never used to believe that it could be difficult. How hard could it really be? You quiet your mind, open to what your inner wisdom has to say and then act on it. Right? The problem is that my outer stubbornness can be in conflict with my inner wisdom. I usually rationalize that I didn't get a clear message. If I had "known" I certainly would have followed my guidance. It's not my fault. Inner wisdom is a poor communicator. Try email next time. Recently though, I got a clear message and my mind said, "No. Let's do this instead." The part of my consciousness that still retained some shred of intelligence argued with this course of action. Conflict followed. War, rioting, violence and unrest (all internal) made me appreciate my body and mind as a reflection of nature and of the world. I also began to understand the complexity of world peace and why we haven't achieved it. Eventually the intelligent part of my consciousness (a militia fighting for inner wisdom) began to gain more ground. The decision began to seem unavoidable and even desirable. A truce was agreed upon and peace broke out. Then I felt guilty that it took so long. Before guilt incited yet another conflict, I agreed to love, accept and forgive myself completely, and peace reigned supreme. That was a close one.
Randall