So in the past few years I've had numerous times where things happen as I "felt" they would. Like for example, I would "feel" like I would run into someone at the mall and then I do. Of coarse this could be explained by pure chance. Or plenty of other things. No big deal.
As I grow older, I have learned to listen more when I have these "feelings". I know there are numerous reasons why and how you can explain plenty of coincidences though.
But recently, it has been happening alot. So, if you wake up and you just "feel" like something is going to happen (I mean like in the pit of your gut feeling, not a dream or something) and then it does, how do you explain it? Surely it could just be random, but how do you explain it when you physically feel it?
I was thinking about this and thinking about how many of us have different ideas about religion and the like and you all have interesting perspective. So I'm wondering, what do you all think about intuition?
intuition is a huge part of life and the choices we make consiously or not... and a womans intuition is our gift i believe a very real thing we should embrace i think its awesome u know what ur capable of, i don't think its possible to every truly know why its there how it worx etc, but, its that way fer a reason might as well embrace it not the most technical answer er whateva but hey good topic tho! be cool to see others perspectives on this
I have also found that my sense of intuition has grown over the years. But I just wish that I was more aware of these feelings. When I feel stressed, I don't seem to pick up on my intuition as well. I sort of wish, at times, that I was more aware of things like my intuition.
MC, is your physical feeling always right on? If it is, you are very lucky. It's an incredibly useful skill to have, especially if you interact with people alot. Helps to cut through how they want to represent themselves and feel what they actually are.
For me, it's a psychic phenomena that is not tied to any religion, although some religions encourage developing this skill. I was raised to be rational, so it took a few decades for me to learn how to listen to my gut feelings and take them seriously. But they are usually spot on when I do listen, so if my rationality says that the person is nice and sincere but something inside me insists there is something wacky about him/her, I go with the irrational voice inside. It does not even has to be a face to face communication, for my business it's mostly e-mails, and still the little irrational voice saves my butt regularly from clients to be and partners to be who becomes a pain in you know what down the road. It really pays to listen to your intuition. Now if someone could rid me of lengthy occurrences of deja vu that do nothing but endlessly annoy me...
~~~~~~~ CoffeeOwl
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. ~ Author unknown ~
Posts: 4828 | Location: Outskirts of Silicon Valley, California | Registered: April 05, 2006
Intuition...what a blessing. I have learned to listen to myself. I agree with Coffee in the matter that it isn't specifically tied to any particular religion. I think it may just be a deeper part of what we are. When I am not caught up in the masses of my daily regime, and when I can quiet my brain, that is when my intuition is in full force. Occasionally I get the big red flag flashing all it's colors, which gets my attention. But for the most part, it is a subtle nudge that can be overlooked easily if I don't pay attention.
Originally posted by CoffeeOwl: MC, is your physical feeling always right on? If it is, you are very lucky. It's an incredibly useful skill to have, especially if you interact with people alot. Helps to cut through how they want to represent themselves and feel what they actually are.
quote:
Usually when it happens, it is just thoughts. Its been going on for years and as time goes on, I'm learning to listen to it more. As I work in retail, its a great skill to have, the problem is interpreting it. When I interview people I can tell by a feeling whether I want to hire them or not. And if I ignore the feeling, I usually find out why I had the feeling in the first place pretty quickly. Its kind of hard to explain. One of my previous General Managers would have me do the interview first and he could tell by the look on my face whether it was worth his doing a second interview. Whenever I have such a physical feeling, its absolutely right, its just the timing I can't always guess.
quote:
For me, it's a psychic phenomena that is not tied to any religion, although some religions encourage developing this skill. I was raised to be rational, so it took a few decades for me to learn how to listen to my gut feelings and take them seriously. But they are usually spot on when I do listen, so if my rationality says that the person is nice and sincere but something inside me insists there is something wacky about him/her, I go with the irrational voice inside.
quote:
Same thing with me. For years, I've kind of put the feelings to the side when they come, only to find out that I should have listened. This is my first "retail" job and while I've worked with people for years, this is more directly. Maybe thats why I'm experiencing it stronger.
quote:
It does not even has to be a face to face communication, for my business it's mostly e-mails, and still the little irrational voice saves my butt regularly from clients to be and partners to be who becomes a pain in you know what down the road. It really pays to listen to your intuition. Now if someone could rid me of lengthy occurrences of deja vu that do nothing but endlessly annoy me...
I know exactly what you mean there. It seldom happens that it makes me feel it physically, but when it does, its extremely strong. I can't really go into much detail, so I'll try but I'll probably seem a bit vague. I have this woman who has been coming into my work and harassing me so to speak. She been coming in for a long time. Well the other day I woke up feeling like she was going to come in. Like I just knew it. As I was driving to work, I thought I saw her car pulling into the shopping center. I hadn't seen the car for months. Low and behold, she eventually did come in. It was all ok in the end. But the thing is, she comes in very randomly. All different days, all different times. But I usually get a feeling when she's going to show up. Thats the first time I pegged the day though.
The thing is, its hard to determine when the feeling is going to come true, and how to act on it. Most importantly, I have to train myself to listen when I get that feeling.
I have deja vu all the time. I have, my entire life. Alwas wondered why.
As for intuition, I guess my "intuition" comes in the form of being able to "read" people well. I seem, for whatever reason, to have a knack for this. People I know have commented on it, even. If I tell someone something about himself/herself, they're pretty shocked actually, hehehe. "How did you know that about me?? Did you take psychology classes in school??"
This really hit home for me when I met someone last October. He was a co-worker, but because he lived in a different state, I'd never met him. And HE didn't know I was a fellow employee. When I DID finally get a chance to meet him, I instantly liked him. And that was odd because the feeling was immediate. I just got a "vibe" from him. And that doesn't happen very often with me. Based on my past experiences with people, I usually don't let my guard down so quickly. But for some reason, this guy was different.
I somehow knew he was honest, trustworthy, sincere and down-to-earth, loyal, and had a great sense of humor (maybe it was his wide smile that gave that away, hehehe). And somehow, I got this all figured out in the 20 minutes I talked to him, LOLO. He has yet to prove me wrong. He's one of the most fantastic human beings I've ever met. And I'm glad to call him a best friend.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Why so SERIOUS??? Let's put a SMILE on that face."
quote:
Originally posted by AngryBeaver: Denise...you skinny leather wearing bitch you.
quote:
Originally posted by Mystere: "And behind the facade of this nice farm girl lies El Tigre..."
Posts: 9852 | Location: the happiest place I've ever been. | Registered: April 05, 2006
Originally posted by Blue Dragonfly: Thank-you Metal Chick, for an interesting thread. I also want to thank everyone for their comments. It is making me do some thinking.
