Intuition - how many of you listen to your inner voice?

That's where I'm at. I procrastinated because I was so shy in school. I started out in Massage Therapy school which only cemented how much I want to go into counseling - a longer haul but worth it, I finished with this schooling right at conception of my baby. I haven't gotten my license yet as what I want to do is transfer my credits over - a lot will. Mostly what this school has given me is my confidence back - I was still shy and the kids were still the same - as they were just that - still kids while I was a lot older - these mostly single young parents all just wanted to party and have more kids - well the latter was mostly 'accidental' just like their first and second time. How they pulled off school and parenting - even just passing I don't know. School gave me confidence that my brain still functioned well - through out all the anatomy and physiology classes I kept my high GPA. It proved again, that I can take a course to its end. And that I'm addicted to school. With further schooling that I need and want, I can have a career - not just a job. Although I've had some pretty nice job...even 'counseling' type jobs, but none what I really want to do. And in some places like NM, all I can get is Cr*ppy jobs that pay next to nothing. Not even worth working - with high cost of daycare. Unless I want to be a polysomnographer but that is wayyyyy to much time away from my baby. I've already rambled far too much but I want to add, that I feel empathy for you for your Fibromyalgia - for what you go thru witht he disease itself and the attitude of others towards it. I get migraines - no real comparison at all, except its hard when you have to go to work and school or flunk out or not pay rent. And with a baby - and nursing with no medication its even harder - he's my most important job. Even if I hadn't gone to work and lost jobs - my family would never have let me be out on the streets - this is different I have to be THERE for my baby, PRRESENT. To keep him safe, to teach him simple early lessons in a fun way, to feed him, diaper him etc. Its hard with migraines up to three times a week - exhausting. I love that through out what you go through you are so supportive and encouraging to others - and I hope that if its in your fingers, that you, like my sister who has RSI has something like the DragonSpeak program so you don't have to type on the computer. If you do have it in your hands and still type then I value your answers even more. Oh - do you still perform marraige/handfasting ceremonies?

I ask the last as it would seem that it might be rewarding to perform those - even just once in awhile - on many levels.

Thanks so much, I knew I liked you for some reason.... LOL! We do have a lot of similarities don't we? I sure hope you continue your classes and get to do exactly what you want as far as a career goes. It is definitely rewarding when you can think of your job as something a lot more than a job. You're a great mother first and foremost and that's very admirable. One thing I never did. I do have that Dragon Naturally Speaking program but I haven't used it in a long time. Thank goodness most of my arthritis isn't in my hands but mostly in my hip and lower back. If you've seen our band video you'll notice I can't stand up straight any more. But darn it I can dance a little while I'm on stage! Good pain killers help! LOL. I can only stand up there for about 20 minutes so I only do about 5 songs per set but I do have a lot of fun with it. I could still do ceremonies, it would definitely be good for me ;) I went to your profile and saw your mySpace page, it's great! Love the beautiful background picture. I sent you a friend request over there too. Good conversation, I really enjoyed this. ((((Hugs))))

My conscience speaks to me too, my intuition is the one that tells me whether people should be trusted, or situations, whether I should take a job or stay home with the baby - that kind of thing.

Thanks.As I started to write about the differences between the too I got struck.I felt that both of them a lot more similar.So i quit explaining.ha ha.

That's great balasri - although I believe the word you're thinking of is precognition, although intuition is similiar, its more a quick insight an immediate and direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension of circumstances while precognition happens before the event. Great that you have such a skill!

Yes, you have the unique power to be able to predict things BEFORE they happen, rather then having your inner spirit make a quick assessment and know what's really going on - as things are going on.... :)

While I don't believe I actually stated an opiinion on the subject, I do thank you! I'm not sure about well in advance, but if a situation or person felt wrong, I very often ignored this, especially with people as I tended to want to think the best of others. Now I do but I excercise caution.

I guess that advice must be based on experience! I definitely had a chuckle with this response!