I have a theory if one doesn't believe in the way we do. No one yet has explained the human brain. Perhaps our survival skills are somewhere in our brain or DNA or whatever.

Gee! Where do these 'over medicated elderlies' gat those drugs? The older I get, the less my doctor will prescribe for me. I don't take anything except my blood pressure medicine and thyroid. My doctor wouldn't give me a pain medication if I was screaming. He prescribes Physical Therapy! I did recently get an antibiotic (10 days) and a steroid shot for Pharyngitis!

I know you were not preaching against religion. Nor was I offended at all.
I just looked into Frequently Asked Questions, scrolled down to Galt's Gulch Etiquette and further down to~~~
Please do and then to
Please do not . .
(scroll a short ways past other "please do not" stuff)
Proselytize your religion (means try to convert) or advocate faith. Inquiry, yes. Advocate, no.
Me dino believes so far I've stayed with Inquiry yes bounds though others here may find that debatable. Recall years back when just simply writing "OMG" would give some Gulchers conniption fits. That's not advocating, y'all.
All that out of the way, No, I don't know what you are alluding to. Your stated "Universal power" makes me think of an imploded version of the Force that runs through the galaxy of Star Wars.
I find it amusing that some Protestant preachers find that fictional Force to be a threat to their theology. That silly ecological moon goddess in that Avator movie didn't bother me either. Heck, me dino enjoys Greek and Norse mythology. Thor of Marvel Comics and its movies is a pretty neat super hero. That recent descendant of the Greek gods Wonder Woman movie was great entertainment!

That is not what I alluded to.

Besides, I was not "preaching" against religion, simply stated that I was not one.

I wasn't aware it was forbidden.

That makes me this of The Force from Star Wars.
That's not my Christian belief system. Everyone has some idea what that's about.
And there's a rule against preaching religion on this "open board."
We're not in a "PM universe" right now.

Of course, Dino. What is you disagree with? That there is a Universal power round us?

I respectfully disagree with what is your freedom of speech right to believe.

Thanks for sharing that experience, Dino.

I am not religious as you know, we spoke about that subject many times here in the Gulch.

But I believe what you just described. We all have experiences like that and what it signifies to me is that we are all connected to a power in the Universe.

That power holds the Universe together, be it of the dimension that exceeds the resolution of the human mind. But I believe it exists and maybe a 1,000 years from now it will be revealed, aided by science/technology.

Something knew how to look out for you at that particular moment.
When I was a state corrections officer during 1986 something once flowed through me, calming me when I was on my back
fighting an inmate.
That inmate had grabbed my baton when I grabbed the one he took from another officer being beaten up.
I had been in a terror that other inmates standing around would start kicking my head in at any second.
But what I felt flowing inside me was very loving.
Before a minute could pass, rescuing officers had pulled off that inmate and pulled me to my feet. I did not have a scratch on me.
Okay, after now mulling it over, I don't care who doesn't like what I think it was that comforted me. It was my holy spirit connection to God.
And if I'm wrong, an angel embraced me instead.

One of my very religious friends said, 'Well, you would naturally respond to his voice!'

Whew! All the crazies were on the road in Houston on December 24! I'm glad A. J. Foyt refined my driving skills when I was a teenager!

Funny you say that. In the first month after they made recreational maryjane legal in California I saw horrendous crashes on the local blvd by my place - cars ripped in half, cars on their roofs in the shrubs. It was amazing. People were clearly not paying attention...many still aren't.

Yes...I thought for sure this guy was drunk at first.

Yikes

If we want to maximize safety, we need to make everything illegal.

Me dino don't have a problem with that problem. But that's just me.

I was driving on a highway entering my town when an on-coming vehicle entered my lane. Reacting from some instinct, I yanked my SUV off the road taking out some curve signs. My car was out of control and my husband's voice from the rear of my vehicle, calmly said, 'Take your foot off the brake and release the steering wheel!' I did and my car settled down. Problem: My husband had been dead for 20 years!

I can attest to that experience with an episode of my PA existence that I happily left behind.

We lived in Saucon Valley, a beautiful woodsy area of hills and valleys. It also meant that during the Winter we had to deal with all the usual impediments a frosty season presented us with.

Living in the Valley implied that in order to get to Bethlehem or Allentown we had to ascend a steep hill that froze up in the first few days of Winter, making the road practically impassable with a car, even with one equipped with snow tires.

I was driving to work one morning, taking my chances if I could get through the snowy/icy hill ahead of me. I saw other cars getting through all right on the two lane road. As I was ascending on the hill, suddenly I saw one of the oncoming cars breaking from its lane and crossing into mine. It looked like the driver lost control as his car was skidding toward the car in front of me. There was no way anyone could do anything from there on. The two cars collided head on, saving me from the same fate. I was right behind the car that was hit.

Ambulance came and took the drivers away. It was one of the close calls I will never forget.

gharkness, I am a diabetic T2 and wear a CGM (Constant Glucose Monitor) for about a year now and I LOVE it. They allow you to monitor in real time and do activities that might be hazardous if you did not know your sugars. I am going SCUBA diving over New Years at 73 years "young" and would not do it without the CGM. There are several options for people to choose from and diabetics ought to take advantage of that technology.

On April 15, 2001 my husband and I entered Yellowstone National Park from the north entrance on Park opening day.

We were caught in a violent thundersnow storm on a very high pass when a van from Oregon was plummeting out of control downhill toward us.

We looked at each other and smiled. We knew that we were doomed...what better place to die?

At the last second the van passed by us on the driver's side. I watched everything in slow motion. I doubt that you could have slidden a piece of paper between the vehicles...but nothing happened.

Nether of us can understand what happened or why we weren't grizzly fodder.

I was convinced I was bullet proof - until I was shot and killed. Obviously, it wasnt a permanent condition, enjoy the realization it was nt your day.

Thanks for the reminder and sharing this. I need to back off a little on my (liberal dem) daughter-in-law (especially for the holidays).

Had a similar event a year ago. A jerk changing lanes was about to plow directly into me, but luckily it happened right next to a large gas station/mini mart and I was able to pull into the driveway entrance to the gas station and the guy missed me by an inch.Like you, I moved reflexively and didn't know how I got in the parking area of the gas station. My wife, who was with me at the time, swore I must have been hit, but upon inspection --Not a scratch.

Those who live in mountainous areas subject to sudden temperature changes due to elevation should certainly know the importance of safe driving and excellent winter specific tires. We swear by Bridgestone Blizzaks on both vehicles after Thanksgiving and always buy a second set of wheels with them so no need to do anything but swap sets.

This happens so often in the Midwest. So many overmedicated elderly drivers on the road.They go 20 mph, or they swerve from one lane to another. You are afraid to pass them, for fear they will be into your side, and you definitely don't want them behind you. Then we are 35 miles from the main drug go to place, Dayton, where drivers may make the trip two or three times a day for a score. We always heve them on the road, and sometimes going the wrong way on the Interstate. Sadly, it is usually the innocent driver who is killed.