The Quiet Nudge

You know those little thoughts that randomly come through during the day? The ones that say, I should really start that project. I should get back on the treadmill. I should take a walk during lunch. I should probably look into that. I don’t think those thoughts are random. I think they are little nudges. Little cues. From God, your inner voice, the universe — whatever you call it. I think they are the quiet reminders trying to guide us back to ourselves.

As moms, we are so good at pushing those thoughts away. We hear them, but then someone needs a snack, the laundry needs switched, the baby is crying, someone can’t find their shoes, and the thought disappears as fast as it came. So something I have started doing is writing them down. Nothing fancy. Just a note in my phone where I can quickly add the “I should really…” thoughts when they come through. I don’t have to act on them right away. I don’t have to make a whole plan. I just write them down so I stop ignoring the little voice that keeps trying to get my attention.

After I had my third baby, my face broke out so badly. And I kept getting this thought that maybe I should stop drinking my Starbucks coffee with milk creamer every day. I knew I was slightly lactose intolerant but I didn’t want to connect the dots. I loved my coffee. I was tired. I was postpartum. It felt like one of the only little treats I had in the middle of raising three boys and trying to keep up with life.

But the thought kept coming back. Maybe you should look up those ingredients. Maybe you should see how much milk is actually in 16 ounces. Maybe this is affecting your skin. And when I finally listened, made the change, and stayed consistent with it, I started to see the manifestation I had been asking for: clearer skin. Not overnight. Not magically. But because I finally listened to what my body and my inner voice had been trying to tell me.

I think sometimes we are asking for signs, answers, change, healing, and a new direction… but we are too busy to hear what is already being whispered to us. That little voice usually comes when our mind is quiet. When we are present. When we are not rushing from one thing to the next. And as moms, quiet can feel almost impossible. But maybe that is why we have to start paying attention when the nudge comes through, even if all we do in that moment is write it down.

So the next time you say to yourself, I should really… don’t brush it off. Write it down. Keep a note in your phone. Start noticing the patterns. Those little thoughts might be leading you somewhere. They might be the beginning of the thing you have been praying for, asking for, or trying to manifest.

And if your mind has been too loud lately, you are not alone. Sometimes we need help getting quiet enough to hear ourselves again. That is exactly why I love the Subliminal Library inside the Healing House Journey app - you can press play, breathe, and give your mind a little space to soften.

Sometimes the answer is not far away. Sometimes it has been quietly waiting for you to listen.