A quiet voice in your head. An inexplicable sense of urgency. A gut feeling you can’t explain. Sometimes these signals mean the difference between danger and safety. People who trusted their instincts have had their lives changed. These stories show why listening to yourself can save your life.
My grandfather never wore a seatbelt. One day, he suddenly buckled up, saying, “I feel like I’m about to fly through the windshield.”

Moments later, another car crashed into his side. He escaped with fractured ribs and has worn his seatbelt ever since. My three-year-old kept saying, “Lock doors!” Seconds later, a man tried to open our locked doors but moved on. My son couldn’t have seen what happened, but he knew.

When my baby was four days old, I felt his breathing was off. The pediatrician dismissed it, but the ER found his oxygen dangerously low. He needed oxygen support for two months. A nurse told me, “A mother’s instinct saves lives.” Before an appointment, I felt an urge to wait in my car. Later, I passed a major accident I likely would’ve been caught in. I trust those pauses now.

As a teen helping with hay bales, I felt uneasy and moved on the trailer. Soon after, the hitch detached and the trailer flipped. I got off just in time.
I dreamed of my late best friend who said, “You’re sick.” Days later, I was diagnosed with high-risk cervical lesions needing surgery.
At a mall, my daughter insisted we leave immediately. We did, and ten minutes later, police arrested a dozen people after a gang fight broke out where we’d been. She somehow sensed the danger.