What’s a time you followed your gut and it turned out to be exactly right?
“What’s a time you followed your gut and it turned out to be exactly right?”
You’d probably expect
one dramatic story.
A rainy evening.
A life-changing decision.
A perfect movie climax.
I’m sorry to disappoint you…
My gut doesn’t save me once in a lifetime.
It works overtime.
✦ When Logic Speaks, My Heart Listens ✦
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There is always a moment…
Just before life quietly asks,
“Are you sure?”
My brain immediately begins its presentation.
“You’re overthinking.”
“Don’t judge too quickly.”
“Give it another chance.”
“What’s the worst that could happen?”
Meanwhile…
My gut doesn’t prepare slides.
It doesn’t quote philosophers.
It simply whispers,
“Hmm… something feels off.”
No proof.
No screenshots.
No eyewitnesses.
Not even a decent explanation.
Just an odd little feeling…
Like my heart somehow received tomorrow’s news
before the rest of me.
And honestly…
That tiny feeling has a better success rate
than all my overthinking combined.
✦ The Warnings No One Else Could Hear ✦
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I’ve met people
who looked like sunshine…
until they arrived carrying thunderstorms.
I’ve almost said “yes”
to things that looked exciting…
until something inside me quietly said,
“Not this one.”
I’ve changed plans at the last minute,
cancelled meetings,
walked away from conversations
without knowing why.
Every single time…
Life later revealed
the chapter I had unknowingly skipped.
The funniest part?
People ask,
“How did you know?”
I didn’t.
That’s the whole point.
If I had evidence,
it wouldn’t be intuition.
It would simply be common sense.
So yes…
There have been times
when I ignored that whisper.
Those chapters weren’t tragic.
Just… unnecessarily exhausting.
Sleepless nights.
Overthinking.
Conversations I should never have had.
Apologies I never owed.
Peace I willingly exchanged
for curiosity.
Turns out…
Curiosity may have killed the cat.
But ignoring my gut
nearly killed my peace.
✦ The Peace That Came From Listening ✦
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These days…
When that quiet voice arrives,
I don’t interrogate it.
I don’t demand logic.
I don’t ask for references.
Some truths
aren’t meant to be proven.
They’re meant to be trusted.
Because experience has taught me
something beautiful…
That whisper isn’t fear.
It isn’t negativity.
It isn’t pessimism.
It’s every lesson I’ve survived…
Every heartbreak…
Every disappointment…
Every mistake…
Quietly joining hands
to say,
“We’ve been here before.”
“Let’s not buy another ticket.”
So…
What’s a time I followed my gut and it turned out to be exactly right?
I wish I could tell you
just one story.
But I can’t.
Because it wasn’t one moment.
It was dozens of tiny moments
that never became disasters
simply because
I listened.
Maybe I’ll never know
what I escaped.
Maybe that’s the point.
Not every victory
comes with applause.
Some arrive quietly…
Looking exactly like
the problems
that never happened.
And if there’s one voice
I’ve learned to trust
without asking for proof…
It’s the one
that speaks the softest.
Because I’ve realized…
My gut was never trying to predict my future.
It was simply trying to protect my peace.
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Trust the quiet voice. It has been rooting for you all along. 🤍
Love,
—Rajeshwari 🧿💕
© Nihshabd by Rajeshwari
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