January 5, 2025 - Check With Your Intuition

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A man named Joe explains he found God because 'he's the only one that didn't talk to me.'

The episode begins with an introduction by Ava, who interviews Roland Trujillo about his 35-year tenure hosting Shedding Shackles, a show focused on helping people not respond to pressure. Roland then delivers a solo monologue on the topic 'Check With Your Intuition.' He starts by emphasizing his spontaneous approach to recording. Roland introduces the central concept: distinguishing between the true conscience, which is a quiet knowing or inner light, and the false conscience, which is a voice in the mind that always misleads. He compares this to the cartoon trope of an angel and devil on one's shoulders. Roland elaborates that the 'still small voice' is silent, using a humorous anecdote about a man named Joe who found God because God was the only one who didn't talk to him. He explains that God mostly shines light to guide, rather than using words. Roland discusses obstacles to intuition, starting with emotions like anger, resentment, and excitement, which overpower the quiet inner knowing. He gives examples of saying regrettable things when angry or doing dumb things when excited. Next, he identifies pride and ambition as blockers, causing people to set aside principle. Roland references a story about an unnamed famous movie star who left his family for an affair, illustrating how people can get lost in a 'dream' and forget intuition. He connects this to biblical references about 'years the locusts have eaten.' Roland advocates for 'waking up' through little or big wake-up calls to return to conscience. He promotes practical resources, including a listener call-in line (510-455-8851) for a meditation that helps cultivate stillness. Roland recommends the Desert Fathers' concept of watchfulness—observing thoughts without getting caught up in them, likening it to sitting on a riverbank watching the flow. He concludes by emphasizing reliance on God's light, which has always been present since childhood, for guidance and patience with others.

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A plainspoken reflection on how desire can quiet the intuition that once made right and wrong feel clear.

Roland Trujillo frames the episode as a spiritual warning about checking desire against intuition before wanting becomes its own permission slip.

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When wanting something badly starts to sound like wisdom, Roland Trujillo offers a calm interruption.

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