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How to Develop Intuition © by Rick NicholsDid you ever wonder why some people seem to have better intuition than others, and how they seem to be able to make decisions quickly and easily? I think it is because they trust and use their intuition a lot. Using our inner guidance is like any other talent, if we don’t trust it, use it, and practice with it, it gets all rusty and is hard to use. If you haven’t trusted your intuition much in the past, start practicing with it on little things. For instance, ask your self, “Does it feel better to read a book, or watch TV?” or “Should I purchase this item or not?” Do what your intuition guides you towards, rather than what your ego mind is demanding, and then check the outcome to see which was best for you over all. Starting with relatively simple things like this allows us to learn to trust our intuition and begin to use it more often. The speed and quality of your decision making process will improve in direct relation to your intuitive practice. So, why is it important to keep your inner guidance well oiled and responding quickly? The following true story will give you at least one good reason, there are of course, many others. About three years ago on a very rainy afternoon
I found myself driving northbound on one of our many freeways
here in Southern California. To say “rainy” in this case is a
gross understatement; it was more like driving through a waterfall.
This particular freeway has unusually steep hills and water was
running off in sheets. While driving down one of the steeper hills,
I felt a little slip from the rear end of the car, and said to
my self, “Whoa! It’s
a bit slippery out here today!” I
made a slight adjustment of the steering wheel to correct the
slipping – nothing changed. The rear end kept on coming around
and eventually passed me on the left! A
most unsettling sight indeed. Well, it wasn’t long before I was sliding down
the road – backwards – at about 65 miles per hour! Nothing I
did to control the car had any effect; it was like a boat with
out a rudder. The view through the front windshield revealed
only where I had been. What I desperately wanted to know was:
Where am I going? I
looked over my left shoulder and through the rear window. I noticed
right away that there were no other cars close by to crash into,
which was comforting, but I also noticed that I was drifting
rapidly towards the curb on the center divider. That was about
the time I remembered that I was driving Patricia’s (my sig-other
and life partner) Mustang convertible, the top was up, but I
wasn’t expecting that to be a lot of help. I would have traded
most any thing for a role bar about then, but there are no auto
parts stores in that neighborhood. About now the situation was looking kind of
grim, as you might imagine. I had to face the realization, that
this could be the end of my short but glorious visit to this
good Earth. And strangely, in that moment, I knew that I had
a choice to live or die. That seems odd, I know, but I feel that
I was actually given a choice, and interestingly, there was no
feeling of judgment about it; if I felt like dying today that
was quite all right. On the other hand, if I preferred to live,
that would be okay as well. There was never a thought of injury,
only of living or dyeing. Along with these two options came first
an experience of dyeing, it was really great; a feeling of wonderful
freedom and lightness, for an instant I actually felt as though
I was suspended in air, kind of like floating. Why, I could almost
hear the angles sing! I mean really, I’m not kidding here. It
was a very tempting offer I’ll have to admit. You know what I
mean? NO MORE BILLS TO PAY, say halleluiah, and cash out all
together, free at last! That
was about the time another thought occurred to me: I’ve got
things I need to do yet, and besides, Patricia would hunt me
down in what ever distant corner of the Universe I might find
refuge, and it would be a long, long time before I would hear
the end of leaving her to deal with the 7 acre avocado ranch
we had just purchased. Next thought? I
think I best stick around for a while. In that instant, it happened! All my inner
guides, directors and teachers whipped into action at once: one
of them yelled, “Get down, Get down!” and all the others took
control of my body. I felt my body moving: my hip flipped sideways
in the seat, (I was wearing the seat belt, but it was slightly
loose), my upper body went down between the front passenger seat
and the drivers seat, my arms wrapped and locked themselves around
the passenger seat-back and my head was pressed tightly against
the back of the passenger seat. The image of the left side of
my facial profile may very well be forever embossed in the back
of that seat. The car hit the curb, spun around, hit the
curb again, went airborne, did a snap roll, and hit the ground
as my brief case came by and slapped me up side the head. Then
we leaped back into the air, did a slow roll and finely came
to rest topside down. (Wouldn’t you know it, just like buttered
toast when you drop it.) The top collapsed completely and I was
trapped there in total darkness. Wedged between the two seat backs I mentally scanned my body; near as I could tell everything seemed to be in tact. I heard a voice outside the car, “Buddy, you okay in there?” “Considering
the circumstances, I’m doing quite well, thank you.” Was my reply,
but he didn’t seem to be able to hear me, which made me wonder
if I was still alive or not. Eventually I heard sirens, and then
voices, and banging on the car as the firemen tried to get to
me, Patricia’s pretty little Mustang must be a bit of a mess. I
thought. By now my eyes had adjusted to the very low
light level and I noticed the cell phone lying there beside me. I’m
going to need a ride. I thought, so I picked up the phone
and pushed the auto dial button for home. Just as the phone began
to ring I thought, Oh-o, How am I going to present this? Thinking
that Patricia was going to be really upset about her Mustang.
Patricia answered: “Hello, this is Patricia.” she sings out in
her melodious voice. “Honey, I wrecked your car.” was my casual
reply. “Oh my God!” she said, “Are you all-right!?”. “I think
so, they should have me out of here pretty soon.” I said, not
thinking about the impact that might have on her. “Get you out?
Get you out of where? Where are you? Where are you?” she asked.
That was about the time a fireman ripped the door off of the
car and looked in, “Oh my God!” he exclaimed. That worried me;
maybe I was in worse shape than I thought. Then I saw another
fireman head pop in to view saying “What!? What is it!?” “Only
in California!”, said the first fireman, “This guy’s on the phone!!!!!!!” “I
really appreciate what your doing”, I said, “but could you hold
the noise down a bit, I’m trying to get a ride home.” The paramedics took me to a hospital where
Patricia, my love and light, was already waiting with her warm
smile and gentle nurturing touch, what a blessing. Patricia,
a wonderful Reiki Master, nurtured me with healing while the
doctors hooked me up to a number of contraptions that kept an
electronic eye on me. After a couple hours of this I went home
with a clean bill of health, virtually unhurt. Patricia and I
went to Hawaii two days later and had a marvelous time. Sadly, Patricia’s little Mustang didn’t fair
so well, it couldn’t be saved, so we had to say goodbye to it.
There is some good to that though, and that is that some of the
Mustang’s body parts are helping other cars to have a long and
healthy life. All is well. This is a true story, and in retrospect, a fun one. But the primary reason for sharing it is to illustrate that when you take the time to be familiar with, and trust your inner guidance you are able to respond instantly any situation. Our inner guides (intuition) always know what to do. We just need to be aware of it, trust it and practice keeping in touch with it. © 2002 Rick Nichols Rick Nichols, an expert on Human Potential,
is a storyteller, author and international speaker. Rick inspires
people to a new level of thinking about who they are, what
they've got, and how to more successfully and effectively bring
themselves to the world. His programs result in higher self-esteem,
improved interpersonal relationships, greater synergy and enhanced
creativity.
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