Tuning Out That Little Voice

In doing research for the next book, I read an article about a man who called his wife and said he was worried because the Eagle Ford Shale tower/oil rig on which he was working was not stable and was swaying in the wind. His boss told him if he didn't want to climb back up that was his choice. But they weren't going to pay him for standing around. Do it or go home.
[The age old dilemma:  "That's not right... but I need my job ... but that's not right ... but I need my job...]

The next day the rig tilted over and fell ... and crushed him to death.

In life we all get these intuitive alerts or warnings. And then we have to decide to ignore and proceed or listen and take precautions.

That little voice says, "They're behind you; they're following you; they're on you right now." You turn around and there's nobody there. So what do you do the next time you hear the voice? At some point you stop looking behind you and move on. You let the priorities of the day drown out the little voice and invalidate its legitimacy. Otherwise, you tell yourself, you'd never get anything done.

At that point you've tuned out the spiritual side and the universal consciousness of God that offers us guidance. You've placed your fate in the hands of a callous world driven by the ebb and flow of the Dow Jones, a new beach house and a Mercedes emblem on the hood.  At that point you're primed and ready to be crushed.

Stay focused and move ahead. But never neglect that little voice. Always be ready to check your rear. For all you know, they're on you right now.