I recently saw a video of an airline captain who decided to cancel the flight to Hawaii because his intuition was “not feeling it” was safe to fly, despite the maintenance crew assuring him that the unusual oil pressure on the engine issue “should be okay” for the duration of the trip.

And I love that he followed his intuition, and from the applause of the passengers, they felt the same way.

Despite being perceived as a very logical and analytical person, I make all of my decisions with 90% intuition and 10% logic. And the best decisions I've ever made were made with intuition that, by all logical reasonings, cannot be justified on papers.

I think because society arbitrarily assigned "logic" to the masculine trait, and "intuition" or "feeling" to the feminine trait,  and because masculinity is often associated with success in the traditional social construct, we subconsciously try to suppress our intuition in favor of logic. How many times have you heard "She thinks with her emotions instead of logic" as a subtle dismissal of someone’s intelligence.

Well, we're only doing ourselves a disservice by stifling what was given to us as our first form of defense.  Your instant gut feeling that "the vibe isn't quite right" or danger is imminent is meant to protect you, because by the time your logic and 5 concrete senses can perceive the danger, it's TOO LATE.

It was my intuition that told me to drop my entire life in Oklahoma, get on that plane with no more than a suit case of clothes, to start a new life in a new state by myself. 14 year later, that seemingly illogical decision has worked out beautifully.

It was my intuition, and nothing else, that whispered "This is your house" the instant moment I stepped foot into what everyone else thought was too old and not worthy of my tech salary. "You can do better", they sneered.  On paper, I could not explain why I wanted this house so badly. Looking back now, this house has everything I need and is actually an integral part in the creation of “Under The Squash Vines.”

It was my intuition that told me to walk away from a job that had just recently gave me a 20% raise and a promotion, to take a job where I had to initially take a 40% pay cut and a demotion.  While everyone was aghast at my illogical decision at the time, looking back now, I can tell you that I have been more than compensated for trusting my intuition.

In fact, the only times that I've made regrettable decisions was when I used logic to overthink my way through the process.  And if you truly reflect back, I believe you will arrive at the same conclusion .

So today, I encourage you to allow yourself the service that your intuitions have been begging to provide. You deserve it.