tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post4392263580573747780..comments2023-10-17T10:17:28.786-04:00Comments on The Exception: InstinctsThe Exceptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-89167265491958850872008-10-28T19:03:00.000-04:002008-10-28T19:03:00.000-04:00I think about this all the time--- wondering if I'...I think about this all the time--- wondering if I'm missing something because instead of talking and doing and moving forward, I should be STOPPING. And paying attention.<BR/><BR/>You've reminded me to do something I've always meant to do and take a few minutes each day to listen to the quiet. I used to be so good at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-91203995845373723542008-10-28T15:11:00.000-04:002008-10-28T15:11:00.000-04:00My accident also left me in awe of my instinct. I...My accident also left me in awe of my instinct. I knew what I had to do to keep us alive...all I could do...when we were forced off the road. I heard my father's voice, I felt the presence of the friend who I lost in the same kind of accident when we were 15. Everyone at the rescue scene spoke of the angels...after spinning out, flipping three times and ending up upside down on fire and having two children with no harm done and He with a broken back that miraculously healed completely and me with only a chest injury...well, we probably should have died.<BR/><BR/>But we didn't. I did what I was supposed to, what I felt guided to do. <BR/><BR/>What else can you do?<BR/><BR/>Be well, TE.Mama Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392701844744910258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-67044665414750446442008-10-28T14:16:00.000-04:002008-10-28T14:16:00.000-04:00I completely agree and want to put some effort int...I completely agree and want to put some effort into a reply, but can't because of time constraints.<BR/><BR/>I think it has a lot to do with the way we baby our children and try to protect them from every last thing. I think it has to do with the lack of "tough love" to some degree. I think it has a lot to do with this entitlement mentality and thinking everyone is owed something rather than earning it.<BR/><BR/>Either way, we're all so busy and wrapped up in in the self-importance of our lives that we never seeing it coming before it's too late. In similar news, I wish I got a dollar for every person that walked across the street talking on the telephone without looking first. Or, for that matter, every idiot driving a car, talking on the phone that merged into my lane without looking.<BR/><BR/>/ramble offAaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584354669062073865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-68459168351209472892008-10-28T13:25:00.000-04:002008-10-28T13:25:00.000-04:00That's a great question - how do you teach someone...That's a great question - how do you teach someone to listen to instincts. Especially when kids are used to getting praise - from parents, teachers, etc. All that praise leads them down the "right" path, but maybe teaches them not to hear or trust their own inner voice.dadshousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850838844108349101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-47405421941605488892008-10-28T13:20:00.000-04:002008-10-28T13:20:00.000-04:00Ah instict and that little voice!!I have always be...Ah instict and that little voice!!<BR/><BR/>I have always been very aware of that little voice and its always been my guide! I make a decision based on that voice!<BR/><BR/>I ignored it though when I got married! Probably the first time I ever did!! <BR/><BR/>How do we teach our kids? Not really sure? Except to teach them to trust themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-8387286908866149292008-10-28T11:12:00.000-04:002008-10-28T11:12:00.000-04:00What a story!! Holy crap girl!I'm glad we're only ...What a story!! Holy crap girl!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad we're only taking on one theme/week. My brain is mush.<BR/><BR/>Instinct is pretty amazing, isn't it? I'm not even sure I was aware of it until I was pregnant/became a mother. <BR/><BR/>I like this. Great job!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10112766306021310705noreply@blogger.com