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Jill MacCormack's avatar

I agree wholeheartedly...and this poem is exquisite. Thank you!

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Rob Lewis's avatar

Thanks, Jill!

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Evelyn's avatar

Driftwood howls, exactly!

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Rob Lewis's avatar

You noticed that too.

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Evelyn's avatar

Only when I read it

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Sharon Thesen's avatar

Thank you for writing this, Rob, and re-minding us.

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Rob Lewis's avatar

Thank you for reading, Sharon.

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cliff Krolick's avatar

Much appreciated!!! Your piece, and I particularly like your stream of consciousness poem, a firmly planted in the present moment sharing unfiltered raw ...Love it

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Robert's avatar

I think that at least part of what we call intuition is a result of sensory messages and signals of all kinds which we register and although we may not raise them to a conscious level, we nevertheless tend to react in an intelligent way.

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Rob Lewis's avatar

Yes. Exactly, Robert. Simply walking down a trail or meeting a friend involves levels of sensory information that logical, incremental thinking simply can't handle. It's strange that we forbid this type of knowing in our official ways of knowing the world.

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Deanna Pumplin's avatar

The direct felt connection with life.

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Val Murray's avatar

You're really on to something here, Rob. When I think of people I love being with, it's the sense of ease that I feel in their presence; same as with all my relations in wider Nature - curiosity, a desire for their wellbeing and genuine interest in their growth.

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Rob Lewis's avatar

Well put, Val.

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Lisa Gruwell Spicer's avatar

Beautiful poem Rob

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Rob Lewis's avatar

Thanks, Lisa!

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