Don’t ask the universe for a sign, then ignore the sign.

I trust in the power of the universe to guide me to where I’m supposed to be, always. You might call this divine guidance “the universe” like I do, or maybe you call it spirit, God, or countless other names. But if you believe that there is a greater plan at work and a place for each of us within that plan, we are speaking the same language.

When I face confusion, despair or uncertainty, I ask the universe to give me a sign. Maybe it shows up as a moment of vivid clarity during meditation; maybe it’s a lucky coin on the ground when I make a decision and take a step forward in that direction; maybe it’s serendipitous events that seem uncanny. As many of you who know me are already aware, I find “pennies from heaven” a lot, and always at moments when I need reassurance for a decision. Like the day I was driving from California to Arizona to relocate my life, without any job or having any particular reason to move, nor ever having visited the state of Arizona, I found a handful of coins in the middle of nowhere along the side of the road in the California desert, when I stopped to let my pup have a bathroom break. 

Below, Baxter and I departing California for our new home and life in Arizona, August 2021.

This past couple of weeks I have been eagerly searching for the perfect space to host Sacred Woman Collective sunset circles. I’ve pulled every thread and turned over every proverbial stone I came across, but nothing has come together. So yesterday I decided that this is the universe sending me a sign that for this month, I’m just not aligned with hosting a sunset circle (although for January 16 circle, I am happy to announce that we have a great indoor space reserved for the event). Even so, with pondering my decision to suspend circle plans until the new year, I wondered if there was something I was missing. Was I supposed to “try harder”? Was I THISCLOSE to finding the right space and giving up just a moment too soon? Or was I trying to force something that simply was not easily flowing, and release my grip on it? 

I sat silently with crystals in hand and took some deep yoga breaths. I closed my eyes and focused on my intuition (my super-wise third eye) to see what came up. Let it go, was the answer. And you know what happened next? I found a penny on the ground at the grocery store within 2 hours. Thank you, universe, for sending me a sign, again.

Although I’m ecstatic and excited to get this Sacred Woman Collective community in the Phoenix area growing like a field full of exploding wildflowers, all signs indicate that the fresh new energy and excitement of January is the right time to really dig in and double-down on making this dream a reality for the women of the greater Phoenix area 🌸.

Gentle reminder - when you ask for a sign, don’t ignore the sign 😉. Suffering only happens when we resist what is. One more funny anecdote for you: I frequently watch my tarot card readings online, and all of them this week were themed around letting go of something, and I kept thinking, “wow, this is just not accurate for me this week - must be for someone else out there”. 😂