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Hi Reader,

The quote above might be one of the toughest concepts to perceive in the Human Design system.

Because we've all been deeply conditioned to believe that our mind is the most valuable part of us.

"Think things through before you act."

"Think it over and be able to explain your decision with rational reasons."

"If you can't explain yourself, you're not being a smart/successful/mature person."

We've all heard and probably even have said at least one of these statements to ourselves or someone else.

In fact, your mind might be lining up thoughts right now to prove why the quote is false.

For much of my time as a Certified Professional Coach, I talked about us having 3 Intelligence Centers:

• Sensory Intelligence
• Emotional Intelligence
• Rational Intelligence

Each one plays a role in our experience, perception, and response to Life.

Like a 3-legged stool, each one is important.

However, we've mostly been taught to put more weight on only the Rational Intelligence.

And when we do, we're more likely to be knocked off our seat when Life throws challenges our way.

It's essential to be seated in the center of all 3 Intelligences.

The question is...

How do we do that when the world values Rational Intelligence more than the other two?

It's this limiting belief that Rational Intelligence reigns supreme that has caused us to learn to ignore or deny the communication from our other two Intelligence Centers.

We've turned away from the Sensory and purely Emotional* messages that have never stopped coming to us through our bodies.

We learned that when we ignored them, we were praised and even rewarded.

Sitting still in your seat for long periods in school, even if your body wanted to be outside climbing a tree?

Gold star for being a cooperative, obedient student.

Can't sit still for long periods of time in school?

An ADHD diagnosis and medication, or judgment and punishment.

And so, those who learned to tune out the messages from their bodies appear to succeed over those who didn't or couldn't.

As a young person, you may not have been given a choice to listen to and heed your Sensory and Emotional Intelligences.

The good news is that now you do.

And that's all it takes.

Choose to restore your connection to these vital and wise centers within you.

As you do, you'll begin to recognize just how true the quote at the top of this page really is.

Because you won't be precariously perched on only one of the three legs designed to keep you centered, balanced, and supported.

As you free yourself from that dangerous imbalance, you'll begin to see your Rational Intelligence for what it is and what it isn't.

It's here to help you by collecting and processing information.

It's not here to be the arbiter of your decisions.

It isn't here to tell you the truth of your life.

And it certainly isn't here to control you or your life.

However, in the absence of the wisdom from your other two Intelligence Centers, it will happily make up whatever it thinks will get you what you want.

It will offer to be in control of its made-up reality, and you.

And, in the absence of anything better, you'll accept it.

This will result in stress, fear, and pain, interspersed with moments of peace, success, satisfaction, and surprise.

Your Rational Intelligence will tell you that those happy moments mean that it's right and that you shouldn't question it.

It will explain to you that any stress, fear, or pain is somebody else's fault, or maybe you just didn't follow its instructions well enough.

It will never tell you that it's making everything up.

It will never admit that its barely keeping you from toppling over.

You can begin right now by reclaiming your birthright to your 3 Intelligence Centers.

You can re-establish the channels of communication from your Sensory and Emotional Intelligence Centers.

There are multiple paths to restoring yourself to wholeness.

Your Human Design chart will give you the original blueprint of how these 3 Centers function in you.

It will illustrate the correct way to listen to and interpret what each has to say.

You'll begin to reconnect and rebalance the natural order within you... mind, heart, and body.

And over time, you'll perceive, experience, and enjoy the life you're truly made to live.

What's Next... ​ ​Schedule your Human Design Exploration with me. Unlock Your Potential & Discover Your Design Be free to make better choices Thrive in your career Heal relationships Express your wisest self See & understand the patterns that show up in the people and places around you ​ Human Design is a powerful lens that reveals the nature of not just who you believe yourself to be but... Who You Truly Are

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*Purely Emotional - this phrase differentiates emotional wisdom from the feelings that accompany the thoughts we have after the initial Sensory and Emotional input. Our Rational Intelligence creates a story about our Sensory and Emotional experiences and then we have feelings about that story. And then we have thoughts about those feelings, more feelings about those thoughts, and so on in what can become an endless self-justifying loop.

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