I am someone who firmly believes in the ideology of trusting my gut. Granted, because I have so many digestive issues, there are days during which I contemplate just how trustworthy my gut is, and occasionally I do have to question whether or not it holds any sway because it can be so unpredictable. But, digestive qualms aside, I like to think I’m blessed with the ability to adequately gauge a person or a situation to determine an overall judgment, and my gut has been right more often than not.
Recently, I was faced with a situation that had my gut warning me not to proceed. I won’t go into details, but, essentially, when I tried to express my reservations to a couple of people in my life, I was being somewhat forced into going ahead with it anyways, despite my judgment.
I’ve struggled with people-pleasing for most of my life, and, recently, I’ve tried to be better with it, meaning resisting the urge to always make others happy before myself. This particular situation had me on a mental ledge that was not at all becoming, and I ultimately made the choice not to proceed. It was an extremely difficult decision to make, but I am glad I stuck to my gut instinct and basically made my own choice as opposed to being swayed and influenced by the opinions of others.
It is important to push ourselves and dabble outside of our zone of comfort here and there, but not when circumstances have caused us to be more vulnerable than usual. Only we know our limits, and usually, it is best to stay within them, even if others are pressuring you to make a decision you know in your heart is not the right one.
Trust yourself first and foremost, always.
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