Earlier this month I wrote a piece about intuition and told the story of a woman I recently interviewed for my book who saved her own life by listening to her inner voice.
I would love to hear about your experiences with intuition. In the comments tell me about a time that your intuition was right, and also, how you get quiet and listen to what your inner voice is trying to tell you.
And if you’re having trouble hearing your own inner voice, be sure to check out the five ways I suggest to find that clarity you’re looking for.
I’m pretty sure I saved my 18 month old’s life, or at least a scarier trip to the ER (we eventually went there, sent by our doctor, but in our car not an ambulance which is what she would have needed had we waited) demanding my kid was indeed not ok and that her doctor take another look. 0/10 recommend Guillain-Barré syndrome, which is what she had, 10/10 recommend sticking to your gut in our healthcare system. I love my kid’s doctor, but the 30 min visits he’s allocated just didn’t get at what my daughter needed.
I’m 44 years old and divorced. I have been on a LOT of updates over the last few years. a little over two years ago, I went on a first date with a guy that I’ve been chatting with on Facebook and Instagram for about three or four months. We had a few mutual friends in common, and he seemed like a sweet guy.
There were a few things throughout the night that just made me feel a little off and uneasy. But as a woman, especially on a first date, you want to be nice and polite, and give them the benefit of the doubt.
Finally, there was a moment where somehow the Me Too movement came up. he said he thought a lot of those women were exaggerating or trying to get men in trouble. At that moment, I knew I was not safe.
Once we walked into the bar, we ordered drinks, and I knew I needed to find a way out of there. I picked up my things and told him I was going to the bathroom. And anyone knows, women in bathrooms are the best people ever.
This wonderful woman helped sneaked me out of the bar. She went and got her boyfriend and they took me out to their truck and turned on the heat and allowed me to sit in their warm car until my Uber arrived and I got home safely.
I will never know what might have happened. I didn’t feel like I was in immediate threat of violence, but I knew I wasn’t safe around this person.
I was so proud of myself for getting the fuck out of there and not worrying about hurting someone else’s feelings. I think that’s the biggest thing I’ve learned at 44, is to listen to my intuition/gut feeling. I would’ve been way too scared to do that in my 20s.
I retired from a 30 year career in the corporate world two years ago. I set a goal to learn how to go from Doing to Being. This is an ongoing journey, which was interrupted by a serious cancer relapse. I’ve learned that Being takes alot of work and requires me to find space where I can tune into my intuition. I initially thought I was tuning into my decision making skills but over time realized that was work thinking. What I’m tuning into is intuition. This is how I’m slowly learning to build my new retired life. Making all new friends in the new city we retired to hasn’t been easy. Tuning into my intuition has helped me to know what I really want to do not what I think I should do.
I often knew with my Dad when something was really off (medically) and for my Stepmom who had Dementia and Alz I could tell when something like an infection or the like was present. Sadly getting the medical "world" to cooperate wasn't as easy.
I’m pretty sure I saved my 18 month old’s life, or at least a scarier trip to the ER (we eventually went there, sent by our doctor, but in our car not an ambulance which is what she would have needed had we waited) demanding my kid was indeed not ok and that her doctor take another look. 0/10 recommend Guillain-Barré syndrome, which is what she had, 10/10 recommend sticking to your gut in our healthcare system. I love my kid’s doctor, but the 30 min visits he’s allocated just didn’t get at what my daughter needed.
I’m 44 years old and divorced. I have been on a LOT of updates over the last few years. a little over two years ago, I went on a first date with a guy that I’ve been chatting with on Facebook and Instagram for about three or four months. We had a few mutual friends in common, and he seemed like a sweet guy.
There were a few things throughout the night that just made me feel a little off and uneasy. But as a woman, especially on a first date, you want to be nice and polite, and give them the benefit of the doubt.
Finally, there was a moment where somehow the Me Too movement came up. he said he thought a lot of those women were exaggerating or trying to get men in trouble. At that moment, I knew I was not safe.
Once we walked into the bar, we ordered drinks, and I knew I needed to find a way out of there. I picked up my things and told him I was going to the bathroom. And anyone knows, women in bathrooms are the best people ever.
This wonderful woman helped sneaked me out of the bar. She went and got her boyfriend and they took me out to their truck and turned on the heat and allowed me to sit in their warm car until my Uber arrived and I got home safely.
I will never know what might have happened. I didn’t feel like I was in immediate threat of violence, but I knew I wasn’t safe around this person.
I was so proud of myself for getting the fuck out of there and not worrying about hurting someone else’s feelings. I think that’s the biggest thing I’ve learned at 44, is to listen to my intuition/gut feeling. I would’ve been way too scared to do that in my 20s.
I retired from a 30 year career in the corporate world two years ago. I set a goal to learn how to go from Doing to Being. This is an ongoing journey, which was interrupted by a serious cancer relapse. I’ve learned that Being takes alot of work and requires me to find space where I can tune into my intuition. I initially thought I was tuning into my decision making skills but over time realized that was work thinking. What I’m tuning into is intuition. This is how I’m slowly learning to build my new retired life. Making all new friends in the new city we retired to hasn’t been easy. Tuning into my intuition has helped me to know what I really want to do not what I think I should do.
I often knew with my Dad when something was really off (medically) and for my Stepmom who had Dementia and Alz I could tell when something like an infection or the like was present. Sadly getting the medical "world" to cooperate wasn't as easy.