Members of my family can be very intuitive. There have been a few times in my life when like a bolt of lightening I had a "knowing." Some are good, some not so good. One related to my Dad's premature death, One the day I met my husband. One about my husband's career. I won't bore with the details. It has happened to me aa handful of times that I can recall.
One of the strongest "knowings" I had was about Trump. I was in McDonalds with my Mother shortly after Trump won. He wasn't my first choice in the primaries but when he secured the nomination I was all in if not a little put off by his "crazy" demeanor.
We were talking about what was going to happen and how he was a little "out there" and I had a super strong "knowing." I said aloud before I was even thinking it "He is not just going to be the most consequential President of our lifetime, he will be one of the most consequential historical figures of all time. And it is going to get really crazy and scary but in the end everything is going to be much much better." This was before I fell down any rabbit hole whatsoever. To give context to who I was at the time, I supported Scott Walker in the primary because he seemed like a solid guy that shopped at places like Kohls. That he has all but disappeared has me thinking now that he might have been dirty.
Anyway, my knowings have been few and far between, but never wrong. Thought I'd share.
When Trump won I sat there waiting for the negative reaction I’d felt when Bush Jr. won the 2004 election. And instead, the reaction bubbling up from inside was,
“Huh. Well anyway, this’ll be interesting.”
More than anything, it was the unexpected mildness of my own reaction, even before I’d learned much of anything about him (other than the media helpfully informing me he’s bad ) that convinced me that some part of me knows more than I know I know.
Now that I know some part of me knows more than I know I know, these days it’s much more straightforward.
"Now that I know some part of me knows more than I know I know..."
Stealing this. ;)