Hi! Thank you both SO much for taking the time to respond. This is my first time posting on Tiny Buddha, and yesterday, I spent a lot of time reading through the articles here. What a great community. I felt better just having read other peoples’ thinking. I think over the past few years, I have really lost touch with my gut. Sometimes, as you know, it is hard to follow, and easy to confuse with fear…. I want to practice more mindfulness so I can really distinguish my gut’s voice, like I was able to in my 20s. But I really appreciate both of your responses. Thank you so much!