アリシア・キーズのインスタグラム(aliciakeys) - 11月18日 02時22分

My BFF/Sister and I had a DOPE conversation last night!! We shared a lot of things that we are thinking about and working on in ourselves. One of the things I shared is that I’ve been working on LISTENING to myself, getting used to hearing the voice inside of ME! What is that instinct that pops up upon making a decision for yourself? I realize I’ve always had trouble with this. We live in such a noisy world and there are so many people we love and admire that have a million opinions and honestly, since the day we were born we were taught to please other people. To be a “nice” girl or a “good” boy but we are rarely taught to listen to ourselves. To cultivate our inner voice and to be secure in what the outcome of what that will bring without approval or validation. So, I’ve been challenging myself to only “go with the gut” —you KNOW what you feel and what you need. U KNOW it!!! How many times have you known you didn’t want to do something and talked yourself into doing it for one reason or another only to find out that after you did it you wished you hadn’t and you’re kicking yourself for not listening to yourself in the first place!!??? Oh man! I have been there tooooo many times!! So that’s why I’m encouraging myself to just listen to my first instinct and trust that it leads me where I need to go and not second guess it or doubt it.

It’s hard, I don’t always do it. But when I DO, I feel a power in me and a pride in me that gets stronger.
I love this pic cause it reflects this. All these voices, opinions and people outside of us and around us filling our heads but I’m choosing to stand strong in the middle of my instinct. Go with the gut!
Do u feel me on this? When have you gone with your gut? Or not?

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