Intuitive guidance has an expiration date

Occasionally, a client will pull out their notes from a reading we did together six months or a year ago, and start quoting what they wrote down. And then wonder why I seem to be contradicting myself.

For all of us who work with Divine Guidance - whether we receive it ourselves or through a professional intuitive - we have to remember that guidance comes with an expiration date. When we open ourselves up to guidance, what we receive is based on our life circumstances as they are in that moment. The guidance is designed to move us forward to the next step on our Soul’s journey. Once we’ve taken that next step, we are no longer who we were when the guidance was given. We have changed, evolved, and hopefully aligned more fully with our highest path and purpose. The piece of guidance that moved us there has fulfilled its purpose. It has reached its expiration date.

We all like the idea of having one single answer or piece of advice that is “true.” We work so hard to connect to our Higher Selves and Spirit Guides, and when we do receive clear information or guidance, it may be tempting to cling to what we have received, to uphold it as THE information we need in our lives, not just now but for years to come.

Invariably, this can lead to disappointment. No matter how clearly your intuition told you five months ago that you’d get a new job or romantic partner within six months … that was then. Our situations constantly shift and change. We are always given information that serves us in the moment of our asking. If we do not embrace this perspective, we may dismiss our intuitive guidance system entirely. We may feel like we get “wrong” answers, or feel misled. In reality, we just chose to attach ourselves to outdated guidance.

Here are some tips to avoid attaching to expired intuitive guidance:

Ask for guidance for today. Even the longest journey is traveled one step at a time. Focus on receiving guidance around your next step … not what lies a quarter mile down the road.

Act on guidance as soon as you receive it. Is there a persistent thought in the back of your brain that there is something you need to do today? Then do it - today!

Let go of “why.” Suspend your mind’s desire to “figure out” how the guidance of the moment is going to lead to your desired outcome. This is beyond our conscious ability. If our mind could accurately foresee the final outcome of your choices, we would have no need for intuitive guidance. Your mind will ask why you needed to take a different route to work today. Your mind will ask why you needed to call your friend, who was obviously not in distress. But you will never know how your day would have unfolded had you not acted on guidance. Don’t buy into your mind’s attempts to rationalize the guidance you receive in order to stay in charge.

Surrender the outcome. Before we go on a journey, we cannot possibly imagine what we will see along the way. Similarly, we cannot possibly know how guidance will serve us before we put it into action. We have set out intentions, and Divine guidance will take us there. How this will happen is completely beyond our conscious understanding. We may have to take some detours along the way to learn the lessons that will serve us in the end. While we’re on detour, we may think we’ve lost our way. We may again think that we’ve received “wrong” guidance. If we can find it within ourselves to just keep taking one step and the next step, we will understand the need for the detour in hindsight, and we will bless it as a necessary part of our journey.

Remember that there is no destination. We travel along life’s path by setting our intention on goals or destinations. These are not only subject to change, but are constructs of our conscious mind. They are necessary constructs, because guidance will support our conscious intent. But they are still just a frame of reference we create within which to navigate. There is no need to become attached to a perceived goal or destination. As we travel, our frame of reference evolves. More desirable goals may become available. And remember that a goal or destination in and of itself is merely a navigational tool. If your destination no longer serves you on your journey, allow guidance to take you into a new direction that more fully aligns with your highest path and purpose.

Remember that guidance is always available in each moment, for each moment. To attach to guidance beyond its moment would mean exceeding its expiration date!
Blessings,
Andrea