ever follow thru with" a bad feeling abt this"....and it was justified?

[MoeMoe]

Know we all read abt people who didnt get on planes, or do something, like on 9/11.....and it had turned out to be the best choice...
Ever feel that way abt something...and really pushing the issue would make you the bad guy...the crazy person....of course if nothing happened...and a whole wonderful planned weekend was ruined because you are a "nut".......anyone had to face that either way? thanks

[Black Dog]

I've never had any embarrassing results or anything but have surely had a few instances where the gut feeling paid off. In particular, a car that I didn't get into and a motorcycle I didn't hop on the back of, though each had been planned. Both ended with horrible fatalities. When I was younger I thought it was intuition that caused me to get the 'bad feeling' that changed my mind. Now I tend to believe it was God whispering in my ear.

[Chutney Daftcraft]

That gut feeling, that little voice in your head that says 'bad idea'... Always listen to it. I'm not sure what beliefs anyone has, but I like to think THAT is your guardian angel. The only times that bad things have happened to me was when I ignored it and did what I wanted to do.

[Magzwv]

Read the "Gift of Fear" by Gavin deBecker. It is a great book about our lack of following through, or listening to, our intuition. In more "primitive times" it is what kept the human race alive!

[Jenniffer]

I've read my Plato (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(classical_mythology)), man.


In Plato's Apology of Socrates, Socrates claimed to have a daimonion (literally, a "divine something")[10] that frequently warned him - in the form of a "voice" - against mistakes but never told him what to do.[11] However, the Platonic Socrates never refers to the daimonion as a daimōn; it was always an impersonal "something" or "sign"

[Magzwv]

CAESAR
Who is it in the press that calls on me?
I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music,
Cry 'Caesar!' Speak; Caesar is turn'd to hear.
Soothsayer
Beware the ides of March.
CAESAR
What man is that?
BRUTUS
A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.
CAESAR
Set him before me; let me see his face.
CASSIUS
Fellow, come from the throng; look upon Caesar.
CAESAR
What say'st thou to me now? speak once again.
Soothsayer
Beware the ides of March

=========================
AND the Beatles: I've got a feelin'

[Tony]

Yes, I occasionally get premonitions of disaster. So far ignoring them hasn't resulted in anything. Maybe I was sensing someone else's disaster that day.

Not to be confused with that "little voice" that says "this is a Bad Idea", which is more like common sense rather than a premonition.

[Chutney Daftcraft]

But what about when it goes beyond common sense, like 'don't get off on that highway ramp' when there is no logical way or reason that using the ramp could even be dangerous? So then you ignore it, get off on that ramp, and get hit by a car that didn't stop for their red light.

True story. I should have listened to myself and just kept going on the highway. There were places to stop off that were closer to my exit, but I knew there was a grocery store right there at the end of that ramp.

[Kensey]

But what about when it goes beyond common sense, like 'don't get off on that highway ramp' when there is no logical way or reason that using the ramp could even be dangerous? So then you ignore it, get off on that ramp, and get hit by a car that didn't stop for their red light.

People tend to remember things and events that stand out and forget the rest -- it's called the Von Restorff effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Restorff_effect).

[Chutney Daftcraft]

I don't think that little voice is just common sense. Like I said in my example, there was nothing about exiting the highway at that ramp that common sense would have kicked in and told me not to. However, that little voice said 'don't get off the highway here'. And BAM! Cracked up at the bottom of the ramp... I had no reason to suspect the danger, yet I did.

[10thMtn]

The Gift of Fear. Great book!!

[ChrisC]

I recall reading something about plane crashes rarely occurring when a plane is fully booked. Of course, there are no absolutes, but usually there's something "out there" in the universe that makes people cancel their reservations. The takeaway message was that if the plane was full, it was unlikely to crash. BUT, empty seats....maybe a possibility.

[MoeMoe]

Cracked up at the bottom of the ramp you DID crack up, or missed an accident that you saw? just curious.

[Mommyof3]

This past weekend my brother in law and sister in law were supposed to go to St. Louis to watch the Reds vs Cards. They had booked a hotel at/by the St. Louis airport. The people they were supposed to travel with backed out a week early (i don't know why) so my BIL and SIL changed their plans and didn't go. Not sure if the hotel they had booked was damaged by the tornados on Friday, but they sure felt lucky/happy that they didn't make that trip.

[Elizabeth]

Read the "Gift of Fear" by Gavin deBecker. It is a great book about our lack of following through, or listening to, our intuition. In more "primitive times" it is what kept the human race alive!

My mother bought me this book when I moved to NYC from S.D. by myself when I was 23. FANTASTIC BOOK. I highly recommend that every woman/ young woman (or man- whatever) read it NOW.

[ministerswife]

This past weekend my brother in law and sister in law were supposed to go to St. Louis to watch the Reds vs Cards. They had booked a hotel at/by the St. Louis airport. The people they were supposed to travel with backed out a week early (i don't know why) so my BIL and SIL changed their plans and didn't go. Not sure if the hotel they had booked was damaged by the tornados on Friday, but they sure felt lucky/happy that they didn't make that trip.

That's a WOW! I've had some close calls regarding this question. An example is the week I had a medical conference in San Francisco. That was the week of Mt. St. Helen's little feat. Then, I think about one year later, another week for a medical conference, and this week in Texas. That was the week of the great flood in that state. Amazingly, although being just about in the midst of both these events, I came and went uninjured. However, the old saying my supervisor often told me, "forewarned is forearmed,” crossed my mind frequently. When the opportunity to attend a conference in New Orleans came up, I didn't go. That was the week you know about. My mind said, “Three Times…” Is three times a charm, is forewarned forearmed, or is there something to having the good sense to heed or the poor sense to not heed that quiet voice (premonition) what protects or harms humans. Only "The Shadow Knows." :mrs_study:


:coffee3:

[PhoenixOrion]

Know we all read abt people who didnt get on planes, or do something, like on 9/11.....and it had turned out to be the best choice...
Ever feel that way abt something...and really pushing the issue would make you the bad guy...the crazy person....of course if nothing happened...and a whole wonderful planned weekend was ruined because you are a "nut".......anyone had to face that either way? thanks

Yes. I know lots of people that look at this as 'crazy talk' because it's not logical or obvious. However, I think intuition is just as natural as any other sense. It's really too bad we have such a problem trusting ourselves.