How many times did you wish for a letter from Divine Source/Creator/Universe giving you explicit , step to step guidance that would take away your fears, worries, frustrations, and apprehensions offering you instructions of how to discover a more peaceful life? What if you knew you had been given signs all along but just kept ignoring them as life seemed to dish out one challenge after another…challenges you labeled fate, your lot in life, or experiences you proclaimed were thrown at you for the purpose of walking through for you to learn lessons?
It took me quite a few episodes of tripping over the direct messages laid out for my benefit before I was willing to get out of my head and into my heart and actually comprehend the Universe was always FOR me, and repeatedly trying to get my attention. I kept believing Life was a TEST!! Why did I not hear the whispering in my ear, the tapping on my shoulder of Sacred Messages designed to show me options that would open the door I had energetically held shut with my need to be in control, need to show the world what a go- getter I was, rushing hither and yon, and keeping myself as one of the ultra busy bees of the world ( believing I was succeeding and excelling in this thing called life!)
That dangling key that kept being just outside of my reach was not because life was a series of tests for me to master, but was so simple once I understood that when I slowed down long enough to be PRESENT in each moment, I was able to pay attention to the signs showing up in front of me! Universal Divine Source did not appear in the form of a burning bush, a golden hand reaching out of a cumulus cloud, or a rabbit jumping from its hole speaking profound words to me! My signs came when I was walking in the woods, cleaning the kitchen, even impatiently standing in the checkout line behind someone paying for 18 items in the 10 or less line.
What happens when we keep ignoring signs sent just for us by Source? I can tell you my experience with ignoring the repeated signs created major events that slowed me to a halt so that I was forced to slow down, reflect on the present state of my life, and finally listen on an INTUITIVE level from a deeper introspective mindset. One of the major events was what I refer to as my brain opportunity. At a time when my body was seemingly in tiptop shape while working 2500 miles from home I was brought to a literal stop with a hematoma and major brain bleed. I had miraculous healing, did not require rehab, but was unable to continue working in my long career for quite a while as I recovered from brain surgery. This bringing me to a complete halt gave me time to reassess my life, and my intuitive mindset persuaded me to awaken to the fact though I cherished my career, I was not living my true passion and using my inborn gifts to help others as an intuitive guide and healing facilitator. You do not have to have a brain opportunity to slow down and listen to your unique messages from the Universe but truly it is important to ask yourself if you are listening.
The Universe does communicate with each of us in a variety of ways all created uniquely for each of us. Some ways might be * through a random meeting with a stranger who tells you something that causes a deep resonance within you. When I was 20 years old an elderly woman told me to never forget each morning to light some candles in my home to bring out the light in me. Today I practice radiating light to humanity. * Synchronicities : thinking of a friend and then they call you “out of the blue”; *Seeing a series of numbers as in 555, 444, 111 : reminding you that you are aligned with the path or direction right for you *Hearing a certain song that was a song you liked the summer after you left high school may remind you of the excitement of a new transition or change that changed your life for the better * Animal signs in nature: Hawks always remind me to soar above my life in a way to view with observations of a deeper perspective * Body messages: Developing a sudden rash on your arm: may remind you to pause before making a “rash” or impulsive decision before sending a negative email to someone who has triggered you. * When several things happen at once: your computer crashes, your toilet is overflowing, your partner alienates you..all may be a sign to reassess what is truly important in your life
Paying attention to repetition of events such as leaks, breakdowns, changes in plan due to situations occurring just may be the Universe is trying to get your attention! I love Jack Canfield’s 5 Wise clues that help encourage me to listen to my received signs: 1. When we are experiencing joy we are doing what we need to be doing, and the sign appears for us to start looking for more opportunities to create joy in other aspects of our lives! 2. When we are experiencing pain that we cannot understand why it is happening, perhaps looking underneath the pain to an old belief/thought /unexpressed emotion that we are hanging onto that is not aligning with our core values. When we pay attention to the message under this pain and do inner work to change that belief that really is not helping us to be the best version of ourself, often the pain disappears and we return to that inner smile of being comfortable in our own skin.3. When something gets stuck in our head such as a song that keeps re-playing in our thoughts (“Let It Be”) or a reoccurring dream such as being back in a dysfunctional job it may be a sign to change how we are showing up in our life! 4. Paying attention to your internal messages because “we have all the truth within” can be a great tool ! We can tap into our messages through quietude and meditation and discover what we were not hearing before! Perhaps it is a sign to take another road of action by changing our perceptions of the plan we were trying to force to work. 5. If we are staying confused and not knowing which way to turn, we can always ask the Universe for what I like to call “A sign so big I can not possible miss it!”
Watch for signs and have trust and faith that the Universe is always FOR you. Divine Timing reveals events happen as and when they need to occur for our Highest and Best good! The Universe/ Source has been conspiring to bring to fruition the most wondrous opportunities for each of us…but we can be more willing to listen, to surrender our rigid need to continue doing things only our way and the manner we have always done, and to stop and smell the roses with an awareness that maybe..just maybe.. we are being given signs to awaken us to a fresh and different perspective that we had not even considered.
“Pay attention to the Signs of the Universe. The Universe works in mysterious ways, constantly sending signals that show you where you need to go and what you need to do to create the life of your dreams” -Jack Canfield
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