Instincts?

Do you trust your instincts?

Probably not as much as I should, but likely more often than most do.

I posted recently about Gut Feelings, and it’s so fitting today because today was a reminder that gut feelings don’t always scream at you, or even, sometimes, talk above a whisper. But this is the importance of being quiet so you can listen.

I had to get dog food this afternoon. I got ready to leave, and had this nagging little voice in my head saying it could wait till tomorrow. I shushed that voice, thinking it was that of procrastination and laziness. And i left. Less than three minutes later? Hello, accident.

I now don’t have a car, but nobody was injured, and that is the important part. The rest? Insurance, cars, traffic disruptions… what the fuck ever. The other chick and I walked away unharmed. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and we both have something to be thankful for.

The lesson here, for me, at least, is to fucking listen. Don’t make assumptions about what your mind or body is telling you. Even a whisper can be important.