Jun 20 2007
Listen To the Quiet Voice Of Your Heart
Do you sometimes hear a little voice?
I’m not referring to the voice of conscience – the voice that tells you, “This is wrong, this is dishonest, this is bad.”
I’m referring to the voice of your heart, the voice that whispers to you, “This is wrong. This is wrong for you.”
This is that voice that whispers, “Please don’t take that job. You’ll be so unhappy. That job will make you miserable.”
Did you listen to that voice? Or was it smothered by the clamorous voices of family, society, the needs of the moment?
This is the quiet voice that pleads, “I feel so bad when you do this, please stop.”
It tells you, “I deserve so much more than this.”
Perhaps you have quieted the voice by wrapping it up in layers of black tissue, placing it in a box and tucking the box away.
It’s always there, whispering.
You try not to hear it because it makes you feel uncomfortable.
That discomfort is sadness. Your heart wants what is best for you.
Listen.
Listen to that quiet voice of your heart. What is it saying?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I listen to that voice a lot. That voice has guided me on more than one occasion.
I’ve also had to be that voice for other people (but that might not be the same thing).
Ah this voice resonated in my head each day. Don’t know what to do to satisfy it. So hard.
UT: Sooner or later, I have to hear that voice and let it guide me. The most difficult times to hear it are when my own desires are drowning it out. My desires and needs can be very sly – asking, “How can something that feels so good…be so bad?” or worse, “The pain is worth it.”
When I was younger, I wasn’t as good at listening to my heart. Now I try to pay attention and not get stuck trying to trick myself into thinking I feel good.
When it comes to being the voice for other people – kinda difficult! But I do think it’s worth trying.
Ricardo: Unfortunately, it seems that there is usually just enough pleasure in doing what is bad for us that the peace we would get from stopping isn’t that appealing.
What happens is that the only way you’ll hear your heart is when the pain outweighs the pleasure.
Also known as “hitting rock bottom.”
Hi, I came over here from Irisi and Ricardo–I used to be so in touch with that little voice. What happened? I need to get back to the garden.
Hi, Enemy! Welcome!
I’ve just started reading your blog. Very edgy and you discuss many controversial topics. You generate a lot of conversation which I think is great – you’re getting people to think!
I think it must be hard to hear that little voice when you have a coworker who hates you and is plotting your demise. Serious Bad Vibes.
My little voice is really good to me. It doesn’t let me suffer for long.
after 5 days snorkelling in the sinai i found my voice again.. lost it for 2 years.. so happy to have reunited.. surfing everyday has helped me keep it..
yay go me
lirun: I am so happy you can hear the quiet voice of your heart again! I have gone for long period without hearing my voice. Now I make an effort to listen to it.
Isn’t it amazing how the ocean is so healing?
Thank you for stopping by.
The only *little* voice I hear begins with, “Daddy, can I…” It usualy ends with some request that costs money.
One of the guys I work with has twin daughters that just graduated from Highs School. Every day one or the other comes by work and when they leave his wallet is always missing a few bills.
As for the voice inside my head, I paid lots of money for it to go away. Go away little voice… These are nice people… Arghh….
HMTKSteve: Ahh, yes, the cupcake-eating little voice! But how can you resist? What is that phrase? “Resistance is futile…”
You used to have a voice inside your head? Just one?
no problem
ein baaya (in hebrew)
It’s so hard to listen to that little voice, sometimes, especially when it’s RIGHT and you don’t WANT it to be!
… I am good at ignoring my little voice, and then it comes back to bite me in the butt some time later.
Irisi: Sometimes I ignore the voice despite the fact that it’s SHOUTING at me. Usually I do this knowing there will be a price to pay.
Sometimes the price seems worth it. Sometimes you don’t learn how much it really cost you until much later.
you know I’d listen to my heart if you had a mute button for the rest of life . . . got one? hahaha . . . this is totally why I enjoy my quiet time though . .
Gary Lee: cute! A mute button for all the rest. It’s good to have quiet time.
You’re talking to the king of rock bottom MsQ. LOL!
Ricardo: Yeah. I know. All I can say is that I’m sorry you had to go through so much pain.
Nah, don’t be. It’s taught me some important things. It’s also made me much stronger. There is a positive to everything I guess.
Ricardo: One thing I’ve learned that yes, there is wisdom and strength to be gained from life’s painful lessons.
I don’t regret those lessons. What does bother me is when people say, “But you turned out OK” without really understanding the journey to OK-ness.
I don’t hear this that often and am getting better at just letting it go.
I heard about the small quiet voice inside of myself while taking a course that included a book on poverty by Ruby Payne. She said that someone may not have money, but they may have other assets, including spiritual ones. Just having someone point out that I have this voice has made a big difference to me. I had never heard it before.
It reminds me of a counselor who told me that I needed someone to give me permission to be my own person and that it didn’t matter who that person was.
I also think that in addition to the small quiet voice and my own voice, there is also just silence.
I mean this in the sense of the mental stillness achieved in meditation, something I have tried, but have not yet made a regular part of my life. From reading a book of Taoist sayings, I have some concept of the benefits that meditation could bring.
John: Your counselor sounded wise! You should be allowed to be your own person and hopefully, it’s you that allows yourself to be.
Thank you for passing on the thought of Ruby Payne – I like that – that we have spiritual assets. Interestingly, spiritual assets cannot be taken from us unless we allow them to be. I may have to expand that thought in a post!
I meditate but not as regularly as I would like. I am meditating more and I am trying to let go of the idea that there is some perfect way to meditate. I don’t alway achieve stillness but for moments I do and meditation helps. My guess is that there is no perfect meditation and we end up discovering what works for us.
A benefit to meditation is that it does still the clamor and allows us to hear that quiet voice.
yes,my heart is saying ” I love the world like that blue butterfly”
my heart is happy to live and hopes all of people and trees and animals and rocks and … would be happy…
my language is not english,sorry if i couldn’t speak very well.
be happy in this short life.