A friend and spiritual teacher in Honolulu, once told me in 2011 to always trust in my inner knowing: When you know, you know, it’s in your bones, she said. With this Jocelyn referred to how knowledge can be forwarded through generations, through our mana, the energy found in our teeth, bones and hair, besides places. And mana holds power. But is our intuition the same as our inner knowing?

Intuition is information, such as someone’s set forth intention energy, that we can feel a response to. For example, I can feel in my body, in my stomach, when the sun is setting, even if I’m in the kitchen with a window facing the opposite direction. That is my instincts and intuition.

Inner knowing to me, is a synthesized understanding of how things relate, which choices and decisions are good for me, as they feel like an uplifting reassurance. The more I dare to trust in myself, what I feel in my heart and God’s guidance, the calmer and more grounded I feel. This is a learning process we all have access to and can practice. We just need to dare to trust more in ourselves than others.

What are some truths based on your education and experiences? Holding onto and living according to these values, is to live in pono; in love and integrity, to live in alignment.