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\"wrigleyfieldbox<\/a>I blamed the humidity \u2013 as if a rise in dew point could addle my brain. Despite the overcast skies and unseasonably cold whether, the calendar page told me it was May, <\/em><\/strong>and I had been encouraged by the young team\u2019s come-from-behind fighting spirit in April, so I decided I had to act NOW.<\/p>\n

I went to Clark & Addison, to the Cubs\u2019 ticket windows, and dropped $400 on tickets.<\/p>\n

I know the friends I will invite to join me for the three games will pay me back when we go, but it seemed to be uncharacteristic of me to lay out money for something I won\u2019t get to enjoy for weeks or months.<\/p>\n

Still, I felt the future is NOW, and I had to act.<\/p>\n

I knew that I might not get to watch the Cubs against the Brew Crew in August unless I bought tickets now. I thought about reveling in the afternoon sun, sipping Old Style from a plastic tumbler and complaining about how garish the new Jumbotron looked next to old green scoreboard.<\/p>\n

And what if the Cubs actually make the Cards work for their division title this year? Won\u2019t I be glad at the end of September that I saw them squaring off In July?<\/p>\n

I thought about times where I delayed leaving my house because I had a inkling that traffic would be bad\u2026<\/p>\n

Or the last time I planned a European vacation. I followed guidance even more compelling that Rick Steves\u2019. Besides visiting popular attractions, I chose to spend time hanging out in specific neighborhoods, which turned out to provide some of the highlights of my trip.<\/p>\n

There seems to be a tension between living in the moment and making arrangements to be satisfied at some future point. But maybe The Power of Now<\/em><\/strong> and The Future is Now <\/em><\/strong>mindsets are really not so different.<\/p>\n

We all seem to listen to that voice inside (or choose to ignore it) to different degrees.<\/p>\n

It might tell us to take an umbrella as we head out for the day, or encourage us to call someone, or check out a store we haven\u2019t been to in a while.<\/p>\n

The more we see these subtle notions play out in the world, the more we build confidence in this voice. We learn to believe in ourselves at a different level when it actually does rain during the day we listened to the voice that told us to take an umbrella, or called a friend at a time when they needed encouragement, or found something perfect for our taste at a store we hadn\u2019t patronized in a while.<\/p>\n

While I don\u2019t buy lotto tickets expecting that some sort of hunch will translate into a financial boon, I do try to pay attention to ideas that seem to come to me from out of nowhere. I give attention to ideas that come back after having other points of focus (careful not to obsess), and I will reflect on physical sensations and try to understand what they might be telling me.<\/p>\n

I am glad I can exercise this capacity of feeling my way into a decision. I am glad to be learning how to trust my intuition more and not confuse its guidance with wishful thinking.<\/p>\n

Being willing to act on in the moment clues and opportunities that can only come to fruition in the future is no small thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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