Learning to Trust Yourself Fully. Intuition vs. Fear

There’s something wild that happens when you know your intuition is speaking to you—and you go against it anyway. Not because you’re afraid. Not because you don’t hear it. But because you love so hard that you’re willing to silence your knowing for the chance that maybe, just maybe, the magic you felt at the start could come back.

I didn’t ignore my intuition out of fear. I knew. Three months in, I could feel the truth pulsing in my body: something wasn’t aligned. But I kept trying to hold on—not to a person, but to a feeling. To who we were in the beginning. That version of love was so potent, so soul-shaking, that I wanted to preserve it, even if it had already shifted into something else.

But in doing that, I started creating fear.
Not the kind that comes from within—but the kind passed down. The kind I saw in other women.
Patterns. Projections. Wounds. The ones that say “don’t trust yourself—he might leave” or “just wait, it might come back.”
I wasn’t acting from fear—I was creating it, trying to make sense of why I was betraying my knowing.

But here’s the wild part:
I was right the whole time.
And I needed to live the detour to trust myself deeply.

Because trusting your intuition isn’t always a graceful act.
Sometimes it comes after you’ve watched yourself not trust it, again and again.
Until one day, you break.
And not from pain—but from clarity.
From the unshakable realization that your body never lied to you. Your spirit never wavered. You just weren’t ready to let go.

I forgive myself for that.
I honor the woman who loved so fully she tried to protect the illusion of what was.
But I also bow to the woman rising in me now—the one who trusts herself even when it’s inconvenient.
Even when it means walking away from love that once felt like home.

This isn’t about regret.
This is about reclamation.
Of clarity. Of trust. Of self.

And so I say to the version of me who held on:

You weren’t wrong. You were just in love.
You weren’t weak. You were learning.
You weren’t lost. You were remembering.

And now—
You’re free.

Dakotajean Zimmer

I am Dakotajean Zimmer, an enrolled tribal member. My culture and spirituality are not just passions of mine—they are who I am.

My studies are rooted in the Arts and Anthropology, and my path has included Cultural Resource Management work as well as cultural sharing through talks and presentations. Through my education, travels, and lived experience, life has continually guided me back to nature—where I find my deepest healing and connection.

I also spent time as a professional photographer, a practice I now return to as a personal form of expression and joy. Nature has always been a teacher to me. There is profound healing in the natural world; Mother Earth reflects us back to ourselves when we take the time to listen.

My intention is to help guide others back into that relationship—so we may reflect on our own journeys, reconnect with the land, and remember what it means to be in harmony with ourselves and the Earth.

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