A Question for Gordon.

Hi Diane,
I hesitated to offer this, but since I haven't stopped thinking about it, I will.

You said:
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What he said is that every once in a while (while doing sales-coldcalling)he is totally overcome with "something"... he just doesn't know what that "something" is.
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In addition to what you've already suggested to him, I'd also ask him to write down his impressions of the place, the people, the owner, etc.

We are intuitive beings. Or to put it differently, we are spiritual beings. We have a "connectedness" to a greater consciousness from which we can pull "things that don't exist into existence." Yeah, I know. I hear the Twilight Zone theme song too.

But consider any man-made thing. Whatever it is, it began with an idea. I think the "idea" is somehow pulled from the abundance of that greater consciousness.

Just as creativity can come from there in the form of ideas, maybe we also pull ideas that safeguard us, as well.

Intuition. Hunch. A "precognition," even.

I once had an Irish Setter who was so loving that if a burglar broke in, I wouldn't have been surprised in the least to find her fetching valuables for him.

Every once in a while, Bridget would react ferociously toward someone. That person couldn't come within five feet of me, and it was all I could do to restrain her.

There was never any rhyme or reason to it. She seemed to just "decide, and act."

My mom witnessed it once. She said that she didn't believe Bridget was reacting to the person, but was instead reacting to some 'air' about me in the presence of the person. She thought that somehow, I was sensing something I didn't like, or was afraid of, and that Bridget was acting on it.

And that was the first thing I thought of when I read about your salesman. Maybe he's 'intuiting' something.

If he keeps track of his impressions and feelings when these 'episodes' occur, maybe a pattern will emerge.

Or not.

I now return control of your monitor to you . . .

(See why I hesitated?)

Mary