Gut Instinct

"One of the ways to do it is to go ahead and do it your way. It's every bit about following your instincts. There's that still, small voice that you have to listen to, and you listen to that more than you listen to anything or anybody."
- Willie Nelson, take from iTunes Original interview

All right kids, it's been awhile since I have written. There are a few reasons for this, but the biggest reason of all is that my computer seems to have come down with a severe computer virus. Now I am not sure how it got infected, but I have a sneaking suspicion that root cause is from down-loading porn. When I take my computer to the good people at Best Buy, I am pretty sure that I am going to get some strange looks....Oh well.

As some of your know, I landed a killer new job and have given notice at my current employer. I have a very good relationship with the people I work with, and I knew that giving notice wouldn't be easy. I was able to get the words out without breaking down into a total pool of mush, and I thought I was in the clear. This is when the unexpected happened. A few VPs got together and put down two career alternatives in the organization.

This is what is interesting about the whole situation: I have THREE right answers. Option #1 is to persue the new opportunity and work with some brilliant people in real estate, Option #2 is to work in Treasury/Risk Management, and Option #3 is to work as a business analyst. When have you ever taken a test or exam where there is no wrong answer? Never! This stuff almost never happens.....

With an inflated ego, and enhanced sense of my talents, I thought about these offers and thought about the ramifications of my decision. At first I was scared of making a mistake, and things got jumbled. So I knocked off work early and went to spend some time with Rabbi Cohen. In class Max said the following things: "Even if a person has faith, there can always be a shadow of a doubt. And that is why faith alone is not enough. You have to know."

I think most of us walk around and know the Truth. We may not know the exact answers, but we know what we are about as human beings. And when faced with unique situations or decisions, we have to return to that still, small voice, or as Kosmo Kramer put it: "You have to listen to the Little Man."

In closing, there is a scene from The Horse Whisperer that illustrates this point very well. In the movie Robert Redford's character is talking about his divorce from his wife. The woman he is talking with asks him when he knew it wouldn't work out. He calmly looks up and says, "Knowing is the easy part. Saying it out loud is what's hard."

Namaste...