Soft Nudge Friday
The Space Where Intuition Begins
Welcome to Soft Nudge.
A small note. A shift in breath. A moment of remembering.
Each Friday, you'll find a subtle invitation waiting here, something quiet but clear, simple but deep.
These brief reflections are meant to meet you where you are, to reawaken your intuition, soften your focus, and help you feel more like you.
Let this be a weekly pause. A return. A recalibration.
Sometimes, all it takes is a sentence to shift your whole field.
THE SPACE WHERE INTUITION BEGINS
As an art student, I was taught to see both positive and negative space in a composition. At the time, I didn’t realize I was learning something deeper, a lesson about the space where intuition begins.
Most people focus on the positive space - where the drama and action are. The subject. The character. The story. But the negative space contains subtle, vital information.
Think of the smoky, dreamlike landscape behind the Mona Lisa. It isn’t the focus, but it shapes the entire mood of the painting. It’s enigmatic. Mysterious. Essential.
In life, we often let the central character, the conflict, or the problem take up all the space in our awareness. This isn’t wrong, but it isn’t where your intuition lives.
Intuition lives in the pause between musical notes.
In the sigh that reminds you you're hungry.
In the soft moment at the edge of the action, or after it has passed, when you’re finally still.
Intuition lives in the negative space. In the atmospheric moonlight. In the smoky sfumato.
And before you can hear it, you must make space for it.
Not just time on your calendar, but space inside your body.
Room between thoughts.
Breath between distractions.
A softening around the edges of urgency.
Intuition doesn’t shout. It doesn’t demand.
It waits.
And when there’s space, it begins to speak.
The beginning of any journey inward starts not with effort, but with permission.
Permission to pause.
Permission to listen.
Permission to not know, and still trust what is forming.
This weekend, I invite you to begin simply.
Set aside five minutes to sit quietly, and find your negative space.
Let your shoulders drop. Let your breath deepen. Let your mind wander without following it.
Then, gently ask:
Is there anything within me that I’ve been crowding out?
Let the question linger like mist. No need to answer it.
Just notice what shifts when space is made.
P.S. Want to go deeper?
Launched on the New Moon and aligned with my birthday season, the four-week Intuition Invitation is gently unfolding.
Each week offers a soulful card pull on Mondays, a short video with a story, practice, or insight on Wednesdays, and a Soft Nudge on Fridays—all designed to help you realign with your inner knowing.
You can begin whenever it feels right. Start here or explore here.
Your inner voice will be glad you did.
*This week’s Soft Nudge is paired with the feather, from the Intuition card in the Intuitive Energy Deck. It holds the lightness and listening we’re stepping into.