Intuition…or Experience?
Is there something you do well now that you didn’t always do well? A certain task that’s become intuitive? But it didn’t used to be. It only became intuitive because you developed that skill set through experience.
I have such a skill. And it’s a very important one—that my husband continues to call into question. Like he did two nights ago.
I was measuring ground beef for a Taco Soup recipe (that I got from good friend and author Tricia Goyer), and I had a 3 lb chub of ground beef on the counter. I only needed 2 lbs, so I eyed that sucker and walloped off a third.
Joe commented, “I’m guessing that’s 1 lb 4 or 5 ounces.” I said, “No way, it’s a pound!”
So out came the scale. And BAM!
He just looked at me and smiled.
When I’m cooking or baking in the kitchen, he’s been known to say, “Whoa there, you’re not measuring. How do you know how much you’re putting in?”
“I just know,” I tell him.
But that knowledge isn’t just intuition. It came from experience. From countless hours in the kitchen cooking and baking. You just know what a tablespoon of half and half or molasses looks like, or a teaspoon of salt or pepper, or a cup of flour or sugar.
And I have to say, I love cooking and baking this way. Especially when I’m making a family favorite like buttermilk biscuits. There’s something about not having to use a recipe, just as I don’t ever remember seeing my mother or grandmother use a recipe when they made biscuits. They just knew.
And then passed that intuition along to me. : )
What’s something you do well now that you didn’t always do well?
Joining in prayer with you for the people of Ukraine. Our God is able, more than able.
Tammy
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