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That what????
That's my pet name for my Intuition ( or whatever it is that works with me). Niggle. Why? Because it feels like something wriggling and niggling around in my brain, nudging me in some direction or another and through working with it and listening to it over the years I have learned that if I follow directions ( even with a TOTAL lack of reasoning or understanding) it points me to where I need to be or go.
I'll give you a really recent example.
Like today ( hence the idea in topic).
So I went out to go get cat food n some yarn for another project. I'm driving when I get "Target".
-I don't actually hear voices....I don't know how to explain the interaction I have with Niggle....it has it's own personality though -
What? Target? Whyyy? I don't want to go.
"TARGET"
Ugh.
"NOW"
Yes yes I get you. Go to Target. Hey maybe it will be yarn related?
No answer. Of course not. 9 out of 10 times I DON'T get an answer. Just a directive. LOL!
So I get to Target.
Now what?
"Clothes"
Uhmmm....no. Y-a-r-n. That is what I am shopping for....
"That way"
Clothing? really? Well the jammies are 50% off...I don't need jammies though. Come on Niggle throw me a bone....
And then it happened. Part of some random gal's phone chat became CRYSTAL clear.
She's looking to find a stuffed raccoon for her niece.
Hey I can do a raccoon! I mean I made a Turtle and I've been playing with shapes in my head for bears....
So I waited for her chat to end, introduced myself and what I do and gave her my number.
Then I was ready to race out when Niggle directed me to a rack ( which I had not seen) full of socks for 1 dollar a pair. And the kids need socks!
Unfortunately I was very open and I never realized how many different needs so many people in one place have......a lot of mental cross chatter.
At the dollar store ( Niggle's intervention AGAIN) I was brought over to some reindeer headsets....okay why?
The rest of THAT info hit me later on my way home ( OMG I have SOoOo many things I want to knit now!).
So the point to this post?
To point out that your intuition is your best friend. Those hunches, itchy or restless feelings, half formed "coincidental" thoughts you get....pay attention to them. The more often you do ( and drop that feeling that you are crazy or paranoid) the easier it will get to work with ( though not always any clearer....if I didna know any better I would think Niggle enjoys me yelling at it for details ).
In my experience it has never led me astray, never led me to a harmful situation and has always either benefited myself or someone else or both parties.
So am I the only "nutbar" here or does anyone else have a story they would like to share about an Intuitive moment they have had?
C/S/
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Well unfortunately there is no manual on this ( I so WISH!!!) so all I can give you is my personal experiences.
Niggle is like a nudge.
Like.....I'm at the store and say a book pops out off the rack at me. Is it the color? The author? Not really....however I keep going back to it.
I'm sure most people have had something like that happen to them. Most people usually swat that moment away because of the lack of rational proof or reasoning for it.
"I've never read that author why would I want THAT book? Hmmm I must have mistaken it for that other author I like. Oh well ho hum."
Step one. Don't question it. Don't rationalize. If you can (like say you have the funds for said example book), then like the Greek Goddess of Victory-Nike.....Just Do It. LOL!
Intuition may not come to you as a voice. In fact Niggle was namelss and "voiceless" for years. It's a feeling. A riggle or hunch. A twitch or urge that has no physical reasoning behind it (like that book example).
For me when I started out I....as an example here I learned that the harder, faster, stronger that nudgey feeling was the more of a right direction ( or insistance that I go that direction) was. The weaker it got the more off I was getting from whatever I was supposed to be doing.
Kindof like when you are tugging on a dog's leash or playing with two magnets. If THAT makes any sense.
One of my earliest workings with Niggle ( back in the days when he had no name or voice and was barely reconized beyond freaky coincidences) was when I was 15. I was riding my bike around the 'hood and was going through that whole "am I going to Heaven or Hell" bit in my head. Now I would like to let you know that I have routes for my bike. It's not that I am likely to get lost, I am just more comfortable riding a known route and I don't stray from it unless I HAVE to ( like a big dog in the way for instance).
So I was riding along when I got that nudge , that sudden strong urge to go right. And then left . And then and then and then TOTALLY off my route. I was starting to panic ( OFF ROUTE!!!) and was getting irritable ( why do I feel this way and why am I even listening to it!!!!) When I was led to a Church with a Big Ol Cross on it.
Even though I was not religious or Christian this hit more or less where my mind was wondering ( heaven or hell? Good or bad? What's wrong with me? Why don't I get "IT"? Does God hate me?).
This totally completely freaked me the hell out.
And it took an extra 20 minutes to find my way back ( I was WAY off route ).
If you are following unseen advice and it leads you to a bad place that was na intuition ( it actually leads you AWAY from problems). Your intution is going to want to get your attention to lead you away from a potential car wreck rather than TO one ( as an example).
In my experience Niggle has never lead me to harm or astray so to speak. A lot of times I get left in the dark because I have been led by Niggle to help someone else out ( ask me about the Elevator Story sometime). Like that book example for instance......that book saying "look at me buy me!" that you have no interest in may be something you could benefit from by reading it OR you may find out that someone else would like that book. It's 50/50 when dealing with intuition on whether it's about/for you or someone else.
It's not always gonna be clear in why it led you to someplace, something, or someone and in some cases you may never get an outcome for it. I'd say 8 out of 10 times I usually get enough of the picture to be satisfied. For those 2 out of 10 times that I did something, spoke to someone or whatever on Niggle's INSISTANCE, I just let go and remember that it is not always about me.
My advice is once you figure out what your Intuition feels like to you, accept it and be willing to work with it no matter how much lack of physical reasoning you get with it. The more you work with it the easier it will become. In essence you are learning a new language and like any new language it's a slow go at first.
Hope that helps some!
C/S/
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My intuition is always dead on...however I did not say the user of said intuition is. I often 'second guess' my intuition because, like my...possible counter part learn by trial and error....and error...and error, and error, error, error....you get the point.
When in doubt I use my teeth.
Actually that's only if I am working on something for myself like a blanket. It would be gross to use that method for selling purposes.
I read this thread earlier today and wanted to respond so badly, but I can't access the text areas via my smart phone . So I'm here posting now!
I had a niggle experience recently (about a month ago). I went to Hobby Lobby (like Micheal's Craft Store, but more home-decor focused). I didn't have much money. In fact, I shouldn't have even been thinking about shopping, but I just HAD to go. I needed to get something for my home. Nothing in particular. I just knew I had to go to Hobby Lobby that day and search for whatever it was that was pulling me there.
I went through the whole store, which is pretty big. Nothing struck me as anything important until I got to the back corner where the clearance items are. So I started digging. There wasn't a lot of stuff back there, but enough to make it difficult to see everything without moving stuff around. After I thought I had seen everything, I still kept looking. I just couldn't stop. I had no interest in looking anywhere else in the store. Whatever it was, it was here. I needed to find it.
When I finally found what I was being guided to, my response is "but it is broken!" I put it back on the shelf and attempted to leave, but I couldn't. Something was telling me to get this broken pineapple candle holder. It just wasn't an option to leave it there.
I picked up the candle holder and it spoke to me. It told me that it represented my life with Jon. It was the embodiment of everything we are going through and would be a reminder of our commitment to stay strong.
That pineapple candle holder has been in the center of our dining table ever since. It is still broken, but I know it will be fixed when the time is right. Why? Because it told me so. I know it will be fixed when Jon and I repair the broken parts in our lives, or are at least on the mend.
It is amazing how powerful this situation was. I don't know if it affected Jon at all, but when I told him about it, I said that the candle holder spoke to me. The amazing thing is that he seemed to understand and didn't call me a freak. Hmmm... Maybe we are supposed to be together!
Thanks, CS, for posting this topic. You always have a way of bringing stuff up that I'm sitting around wondering if I'm a nut case for believing in. I don't feel so much like a nut case as I do enlightened at the moment.
Quick! Follow that Niggle! 
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. So I'm here posting now!
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