Discovering Intuition

 

Intuition involves developing an acuity of perception. It engages creative thinking 

with hunches and possibilities. A special sense activates to grasp the invisible and 

provide insight. Flashes of thrill and understanding result without barriers of 

perceived notions.

David G. Myers,  a psychologist, defines intuition as, "The capacity for direct 

knowledge and immediate insight, without any observation or reason."  

Malcolm Gladwell, another expert, describes intuition as the "power of thinking 

without thinking."

Myers also discusses the perils of intuition. If untempered by logic and analysis, 

it can lead us down rabbit holes where we lose track of the difference between 

our fantasies and the real world. It can cause us to mistake our fears for  

ESP or get lost in a maze of self-fulfilling prophecies.

What do you take from the abstract comments above?  

Rabbit holes might lead to creative play. Fantasies create laughter. 

Mazes tickle the mind's problem solving strategies.

If you write about your experience with intuition discover how it 

affects your creativity and life.

Autumn's Arrival

 

Autumn arrives in stealth. 
A click crisps the morning air.
Trees replace green with reds, oranges, yellows.
Sparkled by moonlight, harvest time begins.

Does seasonal change signal a need to make your own adaptations? 

What needs to change color in your life? 

Let the hidden emerge.

Discover the subtly of transitions.

Come on Autumn

 

Sunset's Dance

 While the sun does his dance into the sea,  benefit from the final moments of each day. 

Find a place to watch for an evening 

                                                     to enjoy the sun's play.

When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. - Lao Tzu

Visualize the color in all its depth, intensity, and discover a metaphor.

Notice how the sun wriggles to set in tangerine dreams.

Discover creatures who play and chase the sun as he rolls down the sky.

Feel grateful for each moment.

Capture Childhood

 

We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness 

of the child at play. 

~  Heraclitus

Return to childhood to recapture an adventure, an emotion and an innocence. Define yourself by those incidents. How did you play?

Writer, Jack Gilbert says, "The only geography we have is the storybook of our childhood." What does this mean for you?

Ask questions:

As a child did you feel unquenchable?

Which moods did you express?

Write to delve into your storybook of childhood.

Hop into Happy

Robert Louis Stephenson wrote, "There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. Happiness does not need to become the goal. We need a variety of experiences and moods to write about." 

In the 1980’s Martin E.P. Seligman adopted the term, “positive psychology.” After years of studying the “learned helplessness” that characterized depression he began to study how individuals could learn optimism. Seligman felt a search for “authentic happiness” made more sense than  relying on psychology’s one-sided focus on illness and disorders. 

Embrace optimism, courage and perseverance rooted in social and civil well-being.

Consider how to gather simple pleasures. The process itself will attract feelings of exultation.

Awaken to positivity that explodes in blossoms and blue sky. 

Take a pleasure interlude to revel in the marvels nature shares.

Stay awake to joy and appreciation for growing creatures, birds, plants and trees.

Day's Gratitude

While the sun does his dance into the sea, benefit from the final moments of each day. 

Find a place to watch for an evening 

                                                     to enjoy the sun's play.

When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. - Lao Tzu

Visualize the color in all its depth, intensity, and discover a metaphor.

Notice how the sun wriggles to set in tangerine dreams.

Discover creatures who play and chase the sun as he rolls down the sky.

Feel grateful for each moment.