But most people don't realize that we do it every day. Our culture is full of distractions, white noise. We don't know how to be with ourselves, how to hear ourselves think. When I was growing up, we often returned to the Midwest to visit family. These summer family reunions had the usual barbecue, softball games and homemade ice cream, and the continuous noise of all of our family members talking over one another at the same time.
Most families do the same thing.
Not only do we not take the time to listen to ourselves, we don't stop to listen to each other either. It's much easier to just leave as a spirit and take your energy and attention elsewhere. Most of us are quite good at operating the body and spiritually being somewhere else at the same time. But listening, truly listening, and observing with all of your attention is the heart of intuition. We are both body and spirit.