When I Blocked My Intuition at 11

I believe we are born intuitive--I know this from my own personal experiences and I know this from seeing it first hand with my children.

When I was little I recall having vivid dreams-some of them, I can still remember to this day. I also always wanted to sleep with my back against the wall--I wasn't scared of boogie monster per-say...I just wanted to know who was in my room. My mother said I knew things I shouldn't know and I've seen this with my children as well. Throughout my teenage and adult life, I've come back to spirit and tried reconnecting with my intuition...and many times, life has grabbed a hold of me and I've backed away. Here, I talk about when spirit made its presence known and I finally surrendered.

When I was 11, I woke in the middle of the night to see a holographic woman at the end of my bed. I was not scared in the slightest, in fact an overwhelming sense of peace around me. As I watched her, I saw her mouth move, but I couldn't hear what she was saying. The next thing I recall was waking in the morning and feeling a strong sense that the woman at the end of my bed was my great-grandmother. I told my mother while getting ready for school that I thought great-grandma had passed because I saw her at the end of my bed. My mother dismissed it for a dream and sent me off to school.

When I got off the bus, I saw my mom was home, and knew something wasn't right. When I walked into the house, I heard her making flight arrangements to go to Colorado. In that instance I knew grandma, had in fact passed away. When my mom got off the phone, she confirmed she passed over the night. I ran out the back door and cried on the porch. I cried, because that was the first person that I'd known had died. I cried because I was confused--why did grandma come visit as she passed? Was is grandma? Was is it a dream? My cat came and sat in my lap to comfort me as the tears fell.

I think at that moment, I blocked my intuition. It's sad, because I believe children are born with the innate ability to connect with spirit, to know. It's sad, because we as parents, grandparents, teachers, etc, assist in blocking children's intuitive abilities. We as adults need to stop and listen to what our children are saying and what they are telling us. If they say they feel uneasy about something- listen to them. If they sense something is off with you, tell them the truth. If they are talking to an imaginary friend, please don't tell them there is no one there. Ask them questions about said person--I promise it won't turn them into a nonfunctioning person in society. When we sugar coat things, or lie to our children, or tell them what they feel, sense, see, and hear are wrong, we are blocking their intuition (or gut feeling as non-spiritual people say). In this scary world that it is today, we ALL need to trust our gut. We all need to ground and dig deep to connect to our true self. We need to connect to our truth and our intuition. I will be sharing more of my stories in reconnecting with spirit, meeting me main spirit guide, and tips for you all to reconnect too.