Intuition

Do you know I should listen to my intuition more. Only the other day I was preparing for another long day of filming and as I was loading the camera kit into the van, I decided to only take one camera. A voice inside my head said something to me about batteries and what if the other battery ran out. I ignored it and left the second kit behind.
So off I went to the job with the crew. A couple of hours into the day as we prepared to film Princess Anne, what should happen - "it looks like the battery is about to run out Emma" - oops! We went back to the press tent, put it on charge hoping by the time she got there it would be charged sufficiently to use. Luckily we found another battery and got through the rest of the day. But why did I choose to ignore that voice?
There's a part of me which thinks I make that decision every time I go out filming, so maybe it was nothing; but then the other side of me says no, you've never heard that voice remind you about batteries.
I sometimes hear that voice at roundabouts when cars don't indicate to tell you whether they're coming all the way round and a voice tells me not to go. It's a good job I wait most of the time as otherwise an accident could have happened.
That voice also tells me other things; it could be a reminder or a warning. I do listen sometimes and I keep telling myself I must listen to it, because most times having heeded the words I have been saved numerous occasions.
So what is that voice - intuition? a guide? you picking up on subtleties in people's body language? What have you experienced with intuition?
I know I'll hear that voice again but I need to rely on it and believe it and go with that gut reaction and not question or dismiss it. Or I am stark raving mad? You decide...

Garden

http://diyrevamps.blogspot.com/2009/06/sunday-garden-beach-hut-party.html

Check this blog out - funny read and I am biased as it is my sister and some great shots of my garden!!

Treating family

I bought a book at the weekend from a remaindered shop about healing. It wasn't about reiki, but more about spiritual healing and as I read, I felt at odds with some of the things being suggested.
One of the things the author said was that you shouldn't treat members of your own immediate family as you are too close to them. This got me thinking, as I believed healing was about giving freely and it didn't matter who you gave it to.
How many of you refuse to reiki your family and close friends? As I thought about it more, I thought about my own situation and to honest, apart from sister and occasionally my father I don't reiki anyone else in the family, they are all external people, strangers if you like who come to me for healing or friends.
I know I have a long way to go in my spiritual development, but feel step by step things are becoming clearer to me and I'm dealing with them. I think one of the things with family is that you are close to them and probably don't see beyond or maybe you're too close for comfort.

I'd be interested to hear what other people do and how they deal with it.