We’re taught to explain everything.
To justify a decision.
To back up a feeling.
To have a “reason” for what we know.
But what happens when something inside you knows—and there’s no reason? No evidence? Just a quiet knowing that rises up and won’t go away?
That’s not imagination.
That’s not overreacting.
That’s information—just coming in a different way.
Most of us have been trained out of trusting that inner signal. We override it. We wait for proof. We dismiss the gut feeling until something outside of us confirms it. But often by the time it’s proven, we’ve already paid the cost of not listening.
This kind of knowing can show up in subtle ways:
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A heaviness around someone who seems “nice”
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A sudden urge to leave a place, even if nothing’s wrong
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A quiet “yes” in your body that defies logic
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A pause before signing something, even if it all looks good on paper
You don’t need to defend your intuition to make it valid.
You don’t have to be able to explain a signal to follow it.
You don’t have to wait for something to “go wrong” to trust what feels off.
Listening to yourself is an act of protection.
It’s also an act of self-respect.
There’s nothing weak or vague about being tuned in.
There’s nothing flaky about honoring your perception.
It doesn’t always make sense. But it’s almost always right—at least for you.
Bottom Line:
You don’t have to justify what you know.
You just have to respect it.
And the more you do, the stronger it gets.