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The Sixth Sense Is Common Sense The ego never sees these hidden connections, while intuition sees them all the time. First and foremost, you need to know that your sixth sense is founded on awareness. And in order to be aware of your vibes and learn to trust them, you must start with common sense. If you want your awareness to function on high, you must give your body what it needs so that it can be aware. We human beings are exhausted these days, and not getting enough rest is death to our vibes. When you look up intuition in the dictionary, you’ll notice that one definition is “to notice” and another is “to pay attention.” When you’re so sleep deprived that it’s difficult to focus on what’s right in front of your nose, chances are you won’t notice much on the more subtle psychic plane of energy either. When you get this tired, your ego becomes a slave driver and doesn’t feel—it only thinks. It can’t feel when you’re tired, so it will try to convince you that you aren’t. Don’t listen to it. And remember that when you sleep, your ego sleeps, too, thus freeing your intuitive voice. One of the most practical suggestions for activating your sixth sense is to “sleep on it” when looking for guidance. My teacher Charlie Goodman once explained to me that sleep allows the emotions to rest and the spirit to wake up. For example, several years ago I found myself struggling over whether or not I should keep a particular babysitter I’d hired. Even though it seemed as if she was doing a good job of watching my daughters, my vibes told me that there was something terribly off about her—yet I couldn’t put my finger on what it was. Since getting rid of her would have been very inconvenient, I wrestled with my uneasiness until I was worn out. Knowing what I do about exhaustion, I decided to sleep on it for one night and review it in the morning. In my dream state, I saw my babysitter running frantically in circles, hiding her face and not paying attention to my kids or me as I tried to discuss the day with her. That was enough for me—I no longer struggled over my decision. For reasons I didn’t understand (or need to), my psychic vibes told me that she had to go. Relieved to have made a decision, I planned to let her go when she arrived that morning at ten. At nine I got a call from a man who identified himself as the babysitter’s father. He asked if I knew his daughter; when I said that I did, he went on to tell me that she’d run away from home five months earlier. That explained my psychic wariness. Even though this girl was perfectly delightful, she was on the lam and needed to go home and clear up her life, which was obviously catching up with her. The funny thing was that she must have had a vibe, too, because she didn’t show up that morning, or ever again. I guess we were both guided to do what we needed, and all it took for me to get it was a good night’s sleep. Getting enough sleep is only part of the equation, however. You must also eat properly if you want to feel your vibes. You can’t eat just anything and expect to be psychically aware—you’ve got to pay attention to what foods feed your body appropriately so that you don’t keel over or shut down. As obvious as this is, I can’t believe the amount of resistance most people have when it comes to following a reasonably healthy diet. Most people are either starving themselves to death or are subsisting on a diet of poorly chosen foods. Not surprisingly, they’re usually exhausted, which, needless to say, doesn’t leave much room for noticing your vibes. It’s unnecessary to follow a restricted or unusual diet to live in a higher way; instead, simply make sure that what you eat is good for you. Sugary doughnuts, dozens of cups of coffee, fast food, and frozen dinners won’t do the trick. You need to eat nutritious food that supports your physical body. For instance, I can’t do proper psychic readings if I have too much sugar in the morning and not enough protein. I need a lot of energy to focus, and an insubstantial breakfast doesn’t give it to me. So, on the days I work, I have oatmeal to help me concentrate. This simple change has made all the difference in the world. You don’t have to take my word for it or use your sixth sense on this one—simply pay attention to how you feel when you eat. If you make the connection between good food and good feelings, you’ll see that it’s fairly obvious. It isn’t necessary to become a vegetarian or exclusively eat sprouts and tofu; instead, just make certain that your diet contains some life force, or is as close to the natural source as possible. In other words, eat a healthy, common-sense diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, adequate protein, and whole grains, and avoid packaged or processed foods. Of course this isn’t difficult to figure out, but it does challenge ego rules, so it can be tricky. Here’s an example of what I mean. My client Constance was a hardworking office administrator for an advertising agency. She spent most days working from seven in the morning until midnight, and she rarely ate a decent thing all week. She drank way too much coffee; and her diet consisted of doughnuts, takeout hamburgers, and restaurant meals. However, Constance’s ego told her that she shouldn’t take even a few minutes to get something more sustaining or she’d miss something at work. No wonder she became burned-out and depressed, even though she loved her job. Her diet was not only annihilating her vibes, it was decimating her emotions and body. When Constance came in for an intuitive reading, she said that she’d asked her doctor for medication to alleviate her depression, but he didn’t feel ready to give it to her. In my reading, I suggested that instead of medication, she should simply change her diet and see what happened. Yet she ignored my advice and convinced her doctor to prescribe medication. The side effects were so severe that she ended up coming back to me for help. Again I insisted that a few good meals a week would make a huge difference. This time she listened. She prepared her lunches at home and cooked her dinners after work despite being worn out. She began eating vegetables, gave up sugar, and ate more whole grains. In just one month, Constance’s depression lifted and her energy rebounded, as did her intuition. She became so inspired that she came up with some extremely imaginative campaigns for the agency and consequently won a promotion to the creative staff. Because of its mission to make right connections, it made sense that her intuition led her to success. The ego never sees these hidden connections, while intuition sees them all the time. To this day, Constance rightly attributes her progress and inspiration to her homemade vegetable soup and her herbal tea and vitamins. I’m not suggesting that food should replace medication—after all, medication is a godsend to those who need it—however, medication doesn’t replace real food. No matter how you look at it, we all need to eat properly to function at our best. Excerpted from the new book, Trust Your Vibes: Secret Tools for Six-Sensory Living, by Sonia Choquette. It is published by Hay House and is available at all bookstores or online at www.hayhouse.com. |
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