In Justine Kerfoot’s life in the north woods, acting upon intuition, coupled with a bit of knowledge, in some cases, (none in others) and a deep respect for forces of nature, could mean basic survival.

Whether it’s instinct or intuition, when Justine was summoned to the bedside of a woman about to give birth, she had no choice but to be Present – if all were to be well. With no experience in such matters, when the threshold experience had passed, Kerfoot received a large parchment certificate from her medical friends, embellished:

Midwife
In God She Trusted

“Nature does have a wonderful way of arranging things, for there was no obvious place to make the cut.”, she write in her autobiography. So she tied off the umbilical cord at “the juncture” and carefully placed the newborn in the arms of the grandmother. Bloodied bedclothes were changed and cleaned in a comically sensible fashion for the wilderness.

“The next day I glanced across the lake . . . “ and witnessed Abie, the new father, going back and forth along the shore in a small boat – sheets in tow, tied behind the motor.

If we are to give birth to our own instinctual self and honour our intuition (often called the sixth sense), we need to be Present first of all. When we live in a concrete jungle amidst the leaf blowers, jack hammers, and everyone rushing there-to-somewhere else-but-not-here, it is no mystery that no one wishes to be Present.

Today . . . how can you create a little oasis?

This is the greatest gift you can give to yourself and those you love, and, ultimately, to the world. You’ve heard or read it before ~ “Be the Change you most want to see in the world.”

Take just a moment, and imagine your world as vibrant and peaceful, so safe and amazingly glorious . . . absolutely radiating a beauty beyond words with soft whispers of wind wrapping you gently, calm waves of celestial songs open a portal to healing balms for human hearts and sweet nectars from Source.

Stay tuned for more adventures with Justine in Part 3.

Heart of Hawai’i Retreat
With Justine as inspiration, reconnect with nature and your intuition on a retreat where the natural world of waves, wind, sea mist, and and the playful, joy-filled nature of the will help guide us to our inner wellsprings of wisdom and joy.

Heart Rhythm Meditation
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Intuition
We are all intuitive; it is a part of being human. Unfortunately, many don’t feel they are, and, consequently, our culture has suffered from a dismissal or negative judgment of ‘intuitives’.

Intuition is the sixth sense. Mothers are known to experience strong intuitions concerning their children, especially in infancy. Females are associated more closely with intuition than males. However, truth be told, many who invest in the stock market (and are fairly successful) rely upon intuition as a part of their guidance.

Much has been written about intuition in the last 3 decades. One way to practice
and develop your intuition is to ‘play’ a bit – not with the stock market! Sonia
Choquette, a well known writer and psychic from Chicago, suggests playing a
game like guessing which elevator will arrive first as you wait. Harmless fun. It is
also a good way to give the ‘monkey mind’ a break – or give yourself a break from
the ‘monkey chatter’ (all of the thoughts constantly filling your mind with this ‘must
do’ to that old regret to yet another ‘bright idea’ for a book or invention and so on).

Acting Upon your Intuition

Once you begin to practice, you will notice that you have a sensation in your body or a sudden ‘feeling’ or ‘knowing’; if you pay attention and ‘listen’ with what I call the ‘third ear’, you will receive some valuable information. Then, the next step is to act upon this information. It may mean that you do something different than usual or that you stop doing something. As Sonia says, it is good to start out with activities or daily events that really don’t matter that much in the larger scheme of things.

Next time we’ll catch up with Justine Kerfoot again and see how she used her intuition.

Imagine looking out over a trail or lake and seeing only the earth, trees, the winged ones and four-leggeds. No man-made obstructions. No advertisements on land or in the sky. Yes, no planes with trailers and no helicopters spraying insecticides or pesticides.

Now, imagine that you can actually create, at least, a portion of this scene in your world. How would you do this?

1. Some take a vacation from the media. Some have given away their tv(s) and others simply decide to have ‘NO TV’ days. A client of mine gave up all media (including news in any form) for a month and reported that he felt more relaxed and ‘free’. He felt so much better that he extended his open time another month.
   Try it as an experiment - see what arises for you.
2. Then try another experiment if you like ~ one day turn your attention to the sounds in your world. Do this, first, without changing anything. Just notice. Become aware of the effect upon you. Next try a comparison ~ go somewhere in nature, pay attention to just sounds. see how these sounds affect you.
3. What can you ‘give up’ to gain more of your own life back?Would you add anything?

Next time: Intuition