Sometimes I think in romantic metaphors and sometimes I think like a straight up gangster… and right now, this very moment, i’m the latter. Look people, let’s not be stupid. I’m realizing more and more that somehow we are never out of the loop. Somehow life always throws us signs, whether they are green ones or flashing warning ones, we kind of always know. 2 years ago, my old roommate and I would take the bus to work every morning and have the best conversations this side of the East coast… and he would always tell me, “I don’t care what anyone tells me, when you get involved in something, we always know. Whether its at a job interview or in a relationship or reading a book… theres a part of us that just always knows.” And granted, we can’t rule out that there are beautiful or not so beautiful times that we get surprised, but for the most part I think he was right… us humans have an instinct to know whether some things are going to work out or not, regardless if we want to believe it. I remember walking into job interviews and just knowing if it was going to work out by the way I felt in the lobby. I remember landing alone in a different state one wednesday night and knowing I wouldn’t stay. I remember meeting certain people and knowing that we’d stay close forever. Remember? I’m sure you have too. Look around.  Listen. Pay attention. Figure yourself out. Be careful. And sometimes, risk it all. But don’t be a dummy, k?