Posts Tagged ‘ intuition ’

I love turkey as much as the next person (ok, it’s all about the stuffing and gravy) but I’m not so fond of mob mentality sentiment.  I’m a little suspicious that what people say in public that they’re thankful for is a little different than what they might write in the sand of a...
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how to get information when the knowledge holders are a closed community.  It’s not the same as the cool kids’ lunch table but it can feel like it.  For example, the travelling artists that sell at festivals – they might want to be helpful but if they’ve survived...
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Some say that happiness is working through a challenge, not relaxing on the beach. And I admit to a certain state of bliss when working on a project as it goes from ignorance, confusion and chaos to something vaguely resembling the goal. That’s pretty much where I am now in my life project –...
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Although I think grades and test scores have a valid place, I sometimes wonder if we don’t get so used to that mentality in school that we never let go of it in adulthood. It seems like there are a huge variety of places to see our progress or self-perception reflected in the...
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My almost family crisis de-escalated early this week, which is great news but still takes a few days to switch back to life as normal. It’s hard to switch gears, particularly when you don’t quite trust the situation yet.  I’ve continued to try and get as much writing done as possible, partly because once...
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I don’t think I can claim any great accomplishments this week; mostly I let myself follow my intuition and not push too hard. I worked on getting the kitty’s new diet and prescriptions established, got some photographs edited, got some volunteer work done ready for court next Monday and just let myself be.  Sometimes...
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I came across an exercise not that long ago that suggested that you figure out how you’ve answered or solved big questions in the past when you were happy with the result. Then you could apply that formula to new problems and at least have something of a road map to go by. Hmmm, nothing...
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If there was a theme for this week, determination was it. I woke up Monday morning determined, some might even say it edged over into stubborn. Determined to find some other way to get by than return to a cubicle, determined to keep pressing ahead with what my intuition says to do even...
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It’s just been one of those weeks.  No major catastrophes, but plenty of frustrating distractions – starting with the squirrel setting up housekeeping in the attic and a minor case of bronchitis or something similar that is making me feel like I imagine pack-a-day smokers feel when facing a StairMaster,  further derailing my stab...
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