Chocolate Malt Mayhem
The Perils of Ignoring Your Wise Inner Voice
Bob Olson is the host of Afterlife TV, author of Answers About The Afterlife and The Magic Mala, and founder of BestPsychicDirectory.com. You’re reading his articles on Bob Olson Connect.
Having once lived in Los Angeles, Melissa and I love to return now and then for a visit. The last time we were there, we stayed in a quaint little condo in Santa Monica within walking distance of a fabulous outdoor shopping area called Third Street Promenade. Within this grouping of hip stores are several restaurants, including one I particularly like, Johnny Rockets—a 1950s-style hamburger joint.
We were vacationing with our two nieces, ages fifteen and seventeen, and the four of us sat down at a table outside Johnny Rockets that overlooked the vacationers and street musicians. After ordering a #12 hamburger with fries, I added a chocolate malt to set the mood for fun.
Since I’m deathly allergic to peanuts, peanut butter, and peanut oil, a little voice inside me said I shouldn’t risk getting a malt since I knew they made peanut malts in the same blender. I ignored the voice in the name of fun—a chocolate malt felt like a reasonable risk.
To offset the little voice inside me, I asked the waiter if he could wash the blender before making my malt. He assured me he’d do it himself, which got me thinking: Big tip for this guy.
When the malt was delivered, I began sucking it down like a six-year-old. I noticed something unusual was getting caught in my straw. Cool! Marshmallows, I thought to myself. This must be something new.
On the sixth marshmallow, I told Melissa, “I think they’ve added marshmallows to their chocolate malts.”
In deep conversation with our nieces, Melissa stopped mid-sentence, “What do you mean there are marshmallows? Are you sure that’s what they are?”
“I don’t know,” I replied, biting into one. That’s when my day turned a corner.
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Thanks for sharing this remarkable story. It was a divine blessing that, given all the delays on the way, you actually survived that episode. It apparently was not your time to leave this world! Developing our intuition is really important. We all have it but it needs to be exercised like a muscle. The problem is that often the voice is so subtle and the immediate situation demands our attention, so we don't have time as you say always to ponder the warning.
And again, your story is both something to remember and is certainly well written. My belief system is that intuition is most likely “voices” from our guides and angels. Beware, however the message is probably something you need to learn.