I recall a study some years ago regarding peoples' sense of
direction. It was definitely stronger in some than in others, and the
theory was that it had something to do with the amount of iron in a
person's nose. I once had a roommate with absolutely no sense of
direction,and whose parents had no sense of direction. On a trip
from Flagstaff, Arizona to Phoenix, they wound up in another state
before realizing they were headed in the wrong direction. NO iron in
their noses, for sure!
La Loka
Some are born with it but I found you can cultivate your sense
> of direction. Some time, when you'd near the coast, close your eyes
and just
> feel the pull of the water. When you're farther away, practice this
again. You
> really can, if you listen to your inner "magnet", begin to feel
what
migrating
> birds, whales and other animals must feel. One day, you'll be
somewhere and
> just "know" which way is north. > ~~Doublesaj & Old Blue~~
> P56 F 525 X142 V18 HH 41 S18
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lost / sense of direction
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Started on 2005-08-04
Re: lost / sense of direction
From: o2bloka (laurao@elma.com) |
Date: 2005-08-04 22:30:12 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Re: lost / sense of direction
From: Pamela Smith Lenox (pamela.lenox@verizon.net) |
Date: 2005-08-04 19:05:03 UTC-04:00
LOL. That'd be me. I constantly watch road signs to make sure I'm
headed in the right direction. And, growing up on the East Coast, I
always did what orientation I could by using the water.... Water = East
and easy to figure out other directions from there. Sure took some
adjustment when I moved to San Diego.......
On Thursday, August 4, 2005, at 06:30 PM, o2bloka wrote:
> I recall a study some years ago regarding peoples' sense of
> direction. It was definitely stronger in some than in others, and the
> theory was that it had something to do with the amount of iron in a
> person's nose. I once had a roommate with absolutely no sense of
> direction,and whose parents had no sense of direction. On a trip
> from Flagstaff, Arizona to Phoenix, they wound up in another state
> before realizing they were headed in the wrong direction. NO iron in
> their noses, for sure!
>
> La Loka
>
> Some are born with it but I found you can cultivate your sense
>> of direction. Some time, when you'd near the coast, close your eyes
> and just
>> feel the pull of the water. When you're farther away, practice this
> again. You
>> really can, if you listen to your inner "magnet", begin to feel
> what
> migrating
>> birds, whales and other animals must feel. One day, you'll be
> somewhere and
>> just "know" which way is north. > ~~Doublesaj & Old Blue~~
>> P56 F 525 X142 V18 HH 41 S18
>>
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>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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headed in the right direction. And, growing up on the East Coast, I
always did what orientation I could by using the water.... Water = East
and easy to figure out other directions from there. Sure took some
adjustment when I moved to San Diego.......
On Thursday, August 4, 2005, at 06:30 PM, o2bloka wrote:
> I recall a study some years ago regarding peoples' sense of
> direction. It was definitely stronger in some than in others, and the
> theory was that it had something to do with the amount of iron in a
> person's nose. I once had a roommate with absolutely no sense of
> direction,and whose parents had no sense of direction. On a trip
> from Flagstaff, Arizona to Phoenix, they wound up in another state
> before realizing they were headed in the wrong direction. NO iron in
> their noses, for sure!
>
> La Loka
>
> Some are born with it but I found you can cultivate your sense
>> of direction. Some time, when you'd near the coast, close your eyes
> and just
>> feel the pull of the water. When you're farther away, practice this
> again. You
>> really can, if you listen to your inner "magnet", begin to feel
> what
> migrating
>> birds, whales and other animals must feel. One day, you'll be
> somewhere and
>> just "know" which way is north. > ~~Doublesaj & Old Blue~~
>> P56 F 525 X142 V18 HH 41 S18
>>
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[LbNA] Re: lost / sense of direction
From: marthastewartletterboxer (nishakamada@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-08-05 00:32:04 UTC
Funny about the looking towards the ocean bit, for East and West. I
spent 17 of my early adult years in Santa Barbara CA where the ocean
is towards the South. (look it up if you don't believe me, it's true
and weird) So I never really was able to grasp directions until I
moved to another state. I am still not one of those people who can
just look at the sun and know right where I am but at least now I can
put a mental map in my head that has the two oceans in the right place
and the states inbetween line up.
Nisha
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pamela Smith Lenox
wrote:
> LOL. That'd be me. I constantly watch road signs to make sure I'm
> headed in the right direction. And, growing up on the East Coast, I
> always did what orientation I could by using the water.... Water = East
> and easy to figure out other directions from there. Sure took some
> adjustment when I moved to San Diego.......
>
> On Thursday, August 4, 2005, at 06:30 PM, o2bloka wrote:
>
> > I recall a study some years ago regarding peoples' sense of
> > direction. It was definitely stronger in some than in others, and the
> > theory was that it had something to do with the amount of iron in a
> > person's nose. I once had a roommate with absolutely no sense of
> > direction,and whose parents had no sense of direction. On a trip
> > from Flagstaff, Arizona to Phoenix, they wound up in another state
> > before realizing they were headed in the wrong direction. NO iron in
> > their noses, for sure!
> >
> > La Loka
> >
> > Some are born with it but I found you can cultivate your sense
> >> of direction. Some time, when you'd near the coast, close your eyes
> > and just
> >> feel the pull of the water. When you're farther away, practice this
> > again. You
> >> really can, if you listen to your inner "magnet", begin to feel
> > what
> > migrating
> >> birds, whales and other animals must feel. One day, you'll be
> > somewhere and
> >> just "know" which way is north. > ~~Doublesaj & Old Blue~~
> >> P56 F 525 X142 V18 HH 41 S18
> >>
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spent 17 of my early adult years in Santa Barbara CA where the ocean
is towards the South. (look it up if you don't believe me, it's true
and weird) So I never really was able to grasp directions until I
moved to another state. I am still not one of those people who can
just look at the sun and know right where I am but at least now I can
put a mental map in my head that has the two oceans in the right place
and the states inbetween line up.
Nisha
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pamela Smith Lenox
> LOL. That'd be me. I constantly watch road signs to make sure I'm
> headed in the right direction. And, growing up on the East Coast, I
> always did what orientation I could by using the water.... Water = East
> and easy to figure out other directions from there. Sure took some
> adjustment when I moved to San Diego.......
>
> On Thursday, August 4, 2005, at 06:30 PM, o2bloka wrote:
>
> > I recall a study some years ago regarding peoples' sense of
> > direction. It was definitely stronger in some than in others, and the
> > theory was that it had something to do with the amount of iron in a
> > person's nose. I once had a roommate with absolutely no sense of
> > direction,and whose parents had no sense of direction. On a trip
> > from Flagstaff, Arizona to Phoenix, they wound up in another state
> > before realizing they were headed in the wrong direction. NO iron in
> > their noses, for sure!
> >
> > La Loka
> >
> > Some are born with it but I found you can cultivate your sense
> >> of direction. Some time, when you'd near the coast, close your eyes
> > and just
> >> feel the pull of the water. When you're farther away, practice this
> > again. You
> >> really can, if you listen to your inner "magnet", begin to feel
> > what
> > migrating
> >> birds, whales and other animals must feel. One day, you'll be
> > somewhere and
> >> just "know" which way is north. > ~~Doublesaj & Old Blue~~
> >> P56 F 525 X142 V18 HH 41 S18
> >>
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Re: [LbNA] Re: lost / sense of direction
From: Suzanne Coe (wilmcoe@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-08-07 13:53:34 UTC-07:00
How much do you want to bet that my daughter would use this as another reason she should get a nose ring? : )
o2bloka wrote:I recall a study some years ago regarding peoples' sense of
direction. It was definitely stronger in some than in others, and the theory was that it had something to do with the amount of iron in a person's nose.
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