Knowing the difference between instinct and intuition is key to move from survival to thrival mode. Too much emphasis on instincts can put you in unnecessary jams, making you take pride in surviving something that was avoidable. This episode also discusses acceptance and forgiveness, why we can’t expect both, and what happens when we have one but not the other. The episode opens and closes with a poem called ‘Bout to Get Chipotle’ written by Camille Joy Powell on 8/23/21 in Midtown Atlanta and it’s final version, the one you hear, was written on 9/1/21 at Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool in Chicago. [Affirmations]: I assume good intentions and ignorance ~ My intuition grows stronger the more I follow it’s guidance ~ I forgive others and myself easily and often