What if Step B is the Only Step Required?
Remember Sarah, from my recent post What are You Waiting for? There’s an incredible update to her story, showing how you don’t have to discover a Full Plan of Manifesting — Steps A through Z. Sometimes, you only need to get to Step B, take a small action that reveals Step C… You’d be surprised at just how few steps you may have to take for the momentum of a clear intention to take down a whole Alphabet like dominoes.
How clear is your intention?
When we last left our heroine, she was stuck between A and Z — feeling very strongly that she ultimately wants to relocate to Boston, a very clear intention about a place(Z); but either lacking in the faith required to create opportunities for herself there or unclear about how to find the next obvious step toward that goal (B). Fearful, she has resigned herself to the logical override of her Thinking Mind — a list of reasons why she can’t, why her desires are unrealistic, the safety of lower expectations… In her own words, she told me she feels she should get all her ducks in a row first — here, even though here is not where she wants to be.
Are you sending mixed messages to the Universe?
Obviously, there is a conflict in what she’s trying to manifest — to find a job in Boston, but… to find a new job here first and have everything just so, before course-correcting toward the primary intention…
I planted the seed in Sarah’s mind that maybe she’s looking for opportunities in the wrong location — that she may already be manifesting everything she wants, exactly where she wants it. If she can’t find opportunities here, maybe it would make more sense to look for her ideal life where she requested the Universe to deliver it…
Having Everything Just So is a tall order — I don’t know about you, but I’ve personally never mastered such a thing. I’m left wondering:
- If you manage to construct all the compartments of your life in such a way that everything’s in perfect order, wouldn’t you be inclined to stay there?
- If you built a perfect home for yourself, isn’t the goal to live in it?
- How do you account for your intention changing, as the result of any number of “steps” or actions you take?
Is your goal a moving target? Has your intention changed?
Sarah has been floundering, wondering why she can’t find a new job here. Nothing is moving for her, nothing is happening… I suggested to Sarah, in an informal conversation, that perhaps she was sending mixed messages to the Universe. Conflicting orders — “I want a job in Boston; but I want a job in Chattanooga.”
Where’s the power source for your intention?
Emotionally, Sarah expressed so much energy and certainty about Boston. The visualization, the idea, the picture — that beautifully crafted vision board is lovely, but it’s like a screensaver on a computer that isn’t plugged in or turned on… The emotional energy of an intention is where the power to manifest comes.
Are you micro-managing the How? Are you operating with a specific set of expectations? Are your expectations too high or actually too low? What if your power is stronger than you can imagine? What if you’ve assumed attractive means the Universe has a nice personality, but it turns out she’s a total bombshell?
Step B doesn’t walk in the room looking like Glinda the Good
Sarah likes me as a person, as a customer, as an acquaintance, and she is familiar with my story and my work… but she is fundamentally, conservatively religious. She has explored my articles in the past, but politely communicated that, although she considers herself a Believer, and definitely professes an awareness of her guardian angels, she is uncomfortable with the idea of spirit guides. I have observed that devoutly religious people are often accompanied by very profoundly active angelic entities, saints, and ascended masters.
I am often confronted with coaching, marketing, and writing clients who value my insights, but do not believe in spirit guides (or angels, for that matter). I can’t interface directly with anyone’s spirit guides without his or her express wish and permission… Interestingly, from my perspective, the guides of these individuals have little to offer me in the way of information, anyway. The spirit guides of those who do not actively engage them present to me as veiled, somewhat like the Middle Eastern women who are forced to wear a full burqa – they are vague blobs of energy that stand in the distant background; faceless, featureless, voiceless; invisible, denied the right to speak.
When someone says to me “I want your advice — but I don’t believe you can communicate with my spirit guides” I rarely tell them that they are right, and the reason why this is so. Depending on the individual I will often say, half-joking “We don’t have to call in your guides; I’ll just call on mine.” Whether I convey the full truth of how I work or not, that is the way I work — my guides often prompt me with questions or suggestions, which I simply deliver as my own insights.
A few days after I offered her my suggestions about her situation, Sarah approached me for an official coaching session.
“You used to be a career counselor, right?” she asked. “Do you think we could talk about my situation from that… perspective?” I love to brainstorm about other people’s career paths — it’s my favorite job in the world! I’ve recently added a 30 Minute Phone consultation option to my readings to encourage these kinds of chats.
She joined me that afternoon when her shift ended, at a table outside on the café patio. The session was extremely straightforward. I asked Sarah to tell me about a job she had in the past that she loved.
Until very recently, I would’ve personally had a hard time answering that question if someone asked me, but Sarah immediately responded. “About two years ago, I worked for this company… Full-time, great benefits… I loved the job. I especially loved my boss, Carol.”
We talked quite a bit about Carol and why she was such an amazing person for Sarah to work for; she gushed about how perfect the relationship was; how much she almost grieved that position…
“What happened? Why did you leave that job?”
“Well, Carol was promoted out of her position and transferred. She even offered to take me with her, still as her assistant… but I was feeling pressure to go back to school at that time anyway, and finish my degree. It seemed, at the time, like the perfect timing for both of us to move on. I was afraid the job wouldn’t be quite the same with a different boss. I left on great terms.”
We discussed the features, the details — both physically and energetically — that made this Lost Perfect Past Position such a great fit for her. We profiled it on paper, as a template for the Next Perfect Position for Sarah.
When you’re feeling powerless about an area of your life, mine your past experiences for positives. There is some feature or lesson you can use to emotionally charge your present efforts and amp up your courage. If the situation really sucks — just horrible, tragic, bleak as all get out — and you absolutely can’t find one crumb of gratitude or shred of personal empowerment — if the only blessing you can identify is your power to get out, to survive a bad situation — go with that.
The Next Obvious Step
Privately, in my mind — resisting the urge to mutter under my breath — I was asking my spirit guides for something to work with. They gave me two little words “Boston branch?” — with a question mark.
Your intuitive impulse, the answer to your prayer, will most often come through on a deceptively small scale. It won’t be Grand and Life-Altering because that would likely paralyze you. Listen for humble little intuitive flashes and treat them as simple clues that lead you to buried treasure.
I had an inkling where the Boston Branch connection might be going — tons of faith, but honestly my expectations were too low, also.
“Sarah, would you consider working for this company again? I don’t mean here in Chattanooga, necessarily, I just mean in general — is it a company you would work for again if you could?”
“Oh, absolutely! I’ve contacted their Human Resources department so many times in the last six months, hoping they might have an opening I could apply for. They probably think I’m stalking them!”
“Clearly this is a national company — you said Carol was transferred. Do you know if they have an office in Boston?”
I saw a light flash in Sarah’s eyes; and then I watched a little battle between hopefulness and realism playing out on her face. But it was a hit. “You know what?” Sarah said. “I’m almost certain they DO have a Boston office…” Her gears were really starting to spin.
One of the easiest but often most powerful Next Step anyone can take in a situation is to gather information.
“Could you find out for sure? Is there someone you could ask? What if you contacted the people you already know in Human Resources and asked them about open positions in other cities? They probably even have some kind of web site you could check…”
The remainder of that conversation was Sarah vocalizing the conflict between her hopes and her fears — things like:
- What if they did have a position in Boston she could apply for?
- How could she afford to go up there if she got an interview?
Anxiety comes from imaginative time traveling and lack of information. Don’t skip ahead, wait until you have absolute information that warrants the next consideration.
“Don’t jump to Steps W, X, Y! Let’s stay with Step B for a bit — the Next Obvious Step. Your assignment is to simply track down all the information you can about a Boston branch — if nothing else, just a phone number for the Human Resources department at that office that you can call and ask all the other questions. That’s it. If all you can do today or tomorrow is get that number or that email or that web site address — do it.”
“I’m on it!” Sarah promised.
Weeks later, but two days after I published What are you waiting for? Sarah slipped into a chair across from me, eyes twinkling, looking like she was about to burst, but scared to even say it out loud. “I hope I don’t jinx this…” she said.
- Yes, there is a Boston office for the company.
- They had not one but two comparable openings to the position she held in the past.
- She applied online and sent them her resume.
- The roommate of her best-friend in Boston is moving out…
That one little act of information gathering had totally shifted her energy.
“I haven’t even told you the best part,” she said. “You will not believe who emailed me yesterday.”
Oh yeah? Try me…
“Carol. My old boss Carol now works at the Boston office! One of the open positions is her Assistant! I’m in shock. I’m trying not to get my hopes up too high. But she told me she would be thrilled to rehire me.”
There was another ten days or so of chats with Sarah — about the slow bureaucracy of corporate human resources, the fact that companies must post the position internally before interviewing candidates from outside, etc, etc. I advised her to focus on remaining hopeful and patient.
This past Wednesday — on my birthday; amazing gift for me — Sarah told me the position is hers. On Carol’s recommendation, they interviewed her over the phone — she didn’t even have to travel. It all happened very fast. She already gave notice at her current job — they surprised her by offering her a bonus severance check and told her they already have someone on staff who can move into the position she’s vacating.
Sarah is moving to Boston to start her new job next month. She told me she now feels that maybe her ducks were already in a row and all she had to do was knock the first one over. “My ducks were dominoes!”
Can you share an example from your own life experience where one unassuming simple clue, combined with clear intention and a small action — even just an investigation for more information — set off a chain of events with mind-boggling momentum? I love a good success story — please leave yours in the comments.
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What a wonderful experience!
My pulse was up reading your rendition of Sarah’s turning point.
Thank you, Slade, for your well written and interest piquing accounts. You never fail to communicate some sliver of insight to me.
Thanks again.
Thank you, I needed to read this on my job hunt and my spirit guides are telling me to be patient while we ride the wave of grace.
Blessings, Deb
Congratulations to Sarah!
It’s incredible how these decisions look so natural and obvious in hindsight. On the front end, though, it CAN look like jumping off a cliff. I’m so glad that Sarah seems to be experiencing a happy landing!
Thanks for the update Slade. I hope things are going equally well for Lily.
Slade - Exactly where I’m at in my life right now (in several areas)…I know where I am and where I want to be, but I’ve no idea how to get there or whether the next steps I’m planning is even on the path…oh, well I’m just going take the steps and see what happens
Thank you for the two supportive and inspiring Sarah posts.
Sarah, you rock! I hope she reads this blog so she can see how many people are incredibly thrilled for her and her move to Boston. I love Boston, she’s gonna love Boston, and wouldn’t you know it, she gets to work with a fantastic boss again. God, I totally love it!!
You know, I believe firmly in the power of The Next Most Obvious Step, but I had no idea it was that incredible. I thought it was just ordinary incredible.
Okay, the next coaching session I have with one of my clients, we are going to be focusing a lot on The Next Most Obvious Thing. We usually do, but from now on, my clients had best be ready.
Thanks for updating us on Sarah. It’s a wonderful ending! It’s nice that she had that leap of faith, despite her own religious beliefs, and consulted with you.
It’s also amazing that there are so many lessons for me to learn from just one single case.
With good wishes,
Evelyn
Slade, thanks for sharing Sarah’s story … it’s wonderful! I actually needed to read this - occasionally those little self-doubts do creep up and my guides will send me a nice article or two to smash them.
I feel sad though when you mentioned how some people’s guides “stand in the distant background; faceless, featureless, voiceless; invisible, denied the right to speak”. It’s like watching some news on under-privileged children or something, and my heart sank. Instantly I thought of my own spiritual team and how wonderful they’ve been, I just had to give them a BIG etheric hug.
Wow. This is too exciting. Slade, I know you mentioned you had an agent but man, if you wrote books just like your site.. it would be huge.
One question: You mentioned that the devout people (i.e. practicing I am assuming, like church or synagogue, and so on..) have the masters around them, or super power guides I guess
- why is that? Just really curious. It’s interesting and I wondered how that would differ from highly spiritual people who kind of had their own hodge podge but didn’t practice in a formal venue per se.
My own version of this is rather unremarkable comparatively. But I like photography and just dabble. One day I was wanting to do more, and heard of a friend who was going to an opening - small local place that showcased photos of one her friends. I also saw plenty of pictures around and knew some of the ones I had taken would be good enough to display. One day I picked up a paper and looked at the local wanted ads (I was working already and happy where I was) but looked at the ‘art wanted’ which was below the job ads. Then I saw a place here that was popular, always busy and one of my favorite places to hang out. They had monthly showcases and asked for any artists to email sample pictures for their next installment. I laughed at ‘artist?’ yeah not quite but did anyway. I didn’t hear back for a bit and forgot about it. I was then happy to get the acceptance that I had the next exhibit. Yay! It was a big boost and something I never would have thought to sit down and just look for. I just listened to a voice that said’ check this paper’ and then ‘flip to the job area’. Haha. It was a nice boost though not on the scale of this story.
Ps- Happy belated b-day. Us Leos should make it birthday MONTH.
I forgot- it was also really nice to read this as it was just so hopeful; it’s a great way to start the week. Thank you!
Oh, how cool is that! I’m so excited to hear about Sarah’s journey (both literal and figurative)! Thanks for the update, and thank you (and her) for the reminder about the power of the next step.
this is so encourging- and true! Many times I beat myself up trying to figure out what Im going to do and all I need to do is take the first step and them move on to step B.
this article was indeed a blessing
Thanks! I really needed this story. I agree with dee!
April
Thanks, Zachary!
I’m happy that Sarah’s story spoke to you.
Deb,
Speaking purely from my pre-Shift Your Spirits resume, and time spent in corporate interviewing, hiring, and training positions, I can assure you that the job process always takes longer on their end that it seems it should from yours. If your guides are giving you messages of patience and perseverance, trust that as one of the most important tips for navigating the Flow.
Emily,
Aside from the fact that it’s SUCH an extremely positive example, and considering how I had left her story hanging… the update was a no-brainer. But part of the reason I wanted to give the process Sarah went through some attention is because of the tiny, little, unassuming Clue that we had to work with. Even from my perspective, doing a reading for someone — which hopefully applies to the intuitive impulses you experience as well — those initial cues, clues, impulses, instructions are often deceptively simple, small…
“Ask her about her the last job she loved” and “Boston branch?” — very little hits from the front end. I certainly had no idea where they might lead — it would be great if intuition delivered a full game plan with a big map and detailed instructions — but it doesn’t. There’s always some assembly required and you just never know where a hunch or hit is leading you.
No matter what we brainstormed or talked about, all the magic for Sarah resulted from her follow through. Test everything! Turn over every option and poke it with a stick…
By the way, an update on Lily. She missed the boat on her summer workshop entirely, but she didn’t roll over and give up. Last time we spoke, she had been presented with a paid design job which she dove right into to. Lily told me she’s chosen to believe that she was meant to stay behind for the paid design job; that even though she missed the class, there was another opportunity she could manage that still meets her long-term intentions. So, good for her for grabbing A Next Thing — maybe there are not The Next Step, but lots of potential Next Steps… Any one of them a part of your path.
Robin,
If you know A (where you are now) and Z (your intention) start testing as many potential Step Bs you can think of. Create those steps if you must. Again, there may be more than one to try. Name 3 things you can do before the end of the week related to your goal. And DO them!
Feel free to report back to us…
Tom,
I believe it was your one of your comments that really drove the Next Obvious Step home for me. I’ve started using it like crazy. Like you, I thought it was an “ordinary incredible” but then I’m not sure how we could know the difference up-front, between High-octane-incredible and Incredible-enough — Incredibly useful and insightful is incredible, period.
What do you think about the idea that, rather than THE Most Obvious Next Step, A (as in, any) Obvious Next Step is enough?
Evelyn,
I have renewed faith in the approach of speaking the Language of Common Denominators — the intersection of faiths, the flexible vocabulary of truth… I’ve found that when someone speaks a different spiritual vocabulary from me, that it’s up to me to do the translating for them, when we communicate, without their having to know about it or be confronted with my own dogma or world view.
Irene,
I’m often asked about people who don’t believe in spirits, guides, or angels and whether or not they have them, listen to them, etc. I feel that on some level they are still engaging them, whether they realize it or not. Others are willfully ignoring them… But it definitely seems to be that your own beliefs power your perspective. It kind of reminds me also of “talking to your plants.” Incidentally, I do have a “green thumb” but I don’t talk to my plants so much as listen to them…
Sabine,
I was making the point that people who believe in angels, tend to have really active angels when I read for them; people who consciously work with specific archetypes, ascended masters, saints, etc… These entities come through very powerfully. People who are highly skeptical and pessimistic about having readings… Their readings are usually more vague, less detailed, and they are less positively impacted by the experience. Reading for skeptics SUX - it’s like being told to paint a rainbow but only use one color… I’m learning to be better at spotting those and avoiding them.
I’m told by mediums that people who communicate a lot with loved ones who’ve crossed over tend to be easier to do those kinds of readings for, as well. (All mediums are psychic, but not all psychics are mediums, in the most literal sense — I’m not a medium by this definition and do not connect with dead relatives on cue, by the way…)
To give you another example of what I mean, in my practice I attract a lot of lightworkers with Callings that are in service to the Mother Aspect of God. Christians with this Calling will experience the Mother as Mary, while someone with the same Calling, but for whom Eastern Mystical traditions resonate more strongly, the same entity may present as Quan Yin… (That’s a major over-simplification, but hopefully you get the idea…)
Mags,
I thought it was pretty cool too — I couldn’t wait to share it!
Dee,
It is encouraging, isn’t it? Spend just a fraction of time and energy testing a potential Step that you invest in beating yourself up… See what shifts occur for you.
Hey Slade, Glad I could be of service! I had started using this idea a few months ago after hearing Adyashanti talk about it with someone at one of his satsangs. It really hit home.
Yeah, I agree: incredible is incredible. No getting around it. I suspect that miracles occur only about 90-95% of the time, but they are so not obvious that we simply don’t notice. And yet, they are incredible. I think we can safely say that Sarah experienced miracles, no less magnificent than water into wine. Amazing what a tiny little step forward on her part can create.
You know, I believe it was the water into wine guy who made the comment that “God” is basically itching to take amazing care of us just like “He” cares for the lilies of the field, the birds in the sky, etc. I guess all we have to do is take the tiniest of steps in “His” direction. (Forgive the masculine pronouns in quotes, but I really don’t do the God, He, Him thing. I’m more of a spirit, energy, universe guy.)
Slade, your blog posts are riveting and illuminating, particularly because you share such powerful stories. I certainly need the continual reminder to take the next small step, even when huge “gaps” lay ahead between where I’m at and where I want to be.
What an awesome way to start my day! I love the synchronicity that happened for Sarah.
Slade, I’m so glad Lily was able to get back in the saddle so quickly after her disappointment. A lot of people wouldn’t have been able to manage that.
I think you’re right on about “A” next thing, not “the” next thing. From personal experience I know that searching for the One Next Step to Rule Them All can be totally paralyzing.
I just got to thinking about how asking “what’s a next obvious step?” could apply not only to active, “doing” goals, but also to states of being. For example, I remember you describing me (my true self) as “sunny” but I certainly don’t feel that way all the time. But what if, in those little decision moments of the day, I asked myself “What’s a next obvious step to becoming a little more sunny?”
I think that could put the whole question of (cue booming announcer man voice) “aligning with one’s Higher Self” into a more low-key, mundane perspective that’s easier to work with. This stuff really doesn’t have to be as complicated as we make it out to be. :p
thanks for sharing this and for myself, the reminder to focus on the next obvious step instead of spending so much time wishing to catapult to Z.
the patience lesson comes up for me again and again and again…
Tom,
What’s the Alice Walker quote, when Shug tells Celie she thinks it pisses God off if you walk through a field of flowers and don’t notice the color purple? I totally agree with what you’re saying, about ALL the constant, everyday miracles…
I like to assert that I do not believe there’s any such thing as supernatural and have taken to referring to it as the super common divine.
If you look only for “big” miracles, you miss most of them. This is what I mean by cultivating a magical world view.
No apologies necessary for the failure of the English language to give us better gender-neutral pronouns. I’m inclined to use She, anyway, if forced outside a more universal concept.
Deb,
Riveting and illuminating — wow — can I quote you on that?
Yes, small steps are so much more manageable! When you consider laws of engineering, physics, etc you see the correlation to the physical — leverage and all that good stuff. A little tool, applied in the right spot, with a tiny bit of energy can have such enormous output.
Emily,
Lily’s update, while certainly not so dramatic, has its own powerful lesson in unshakable intention. When the intention or goal remains singular, clear, it’s so much simpler to evaluate every other decision. She did not allow her entire long-term goals and creative identity be defined by a single opportunity or act. For an artist, especially, her foundation is as it should be, in my humble opinion and experience…
One Step to Rule Them All — ha! Love that… My experience of creation is a near-limitless multitude of (mostly) humble little Nows.
Authenticity is Simplicity — authenticity, alignment with the Higher Self, what have you — is actually incredibly, helpfully, thankfully limiting. I have some alternates for you as you dialogue this state of being — assuming you are/are already becoming You; instead of approaching it as something distant that you are not and trying to change to get there — ask yourself the questions, present the choices from the perspective of that Sun-centered Self:
“Is this choice, this action, this decision, this option in alignment with my Sunny self?”
“Is this the way my Sunny self would feel, would think, would speak about this?”
“What does She say, from that already perfect state?”
I believe you can behave your way From that State, As that State. Look through Her eyes, see what she sees, Be Her…
Operate from the most Basic Level, without all the layers of stuff… They’re transparent and connected, anyway, and they stick together nicely…
Lola,
Have you ever tried pole-vaulting? We tried in a high school gym class — 100% of us failed… But 100% of us succeeded at walking to and from the track.
I do feel like Sarah in a lot of ways, somehow stuck in a place while wanting to be in another. I have always felt like an artist, but I don’t have a clear talent to go with. I can do a bit of this and a bit of that, and I love doing all of it, but how to combine them all together? I am dreaming of a little work shop of my own, where I could sit and create, but then, somehow I always get stuck with the thought “why should I deserve it? It is too good for a lazy person like me. Would I actually get anything done if I had that place and opportunity? If I did, would anyone care?” I have no idea where my dominoes are, maybe I should check if there is an office for rent in the building I want my work shop in. That would be the obvious step right? Although, equally obviously, I don’t have the money to rent anything. See how it works?
Sorry I didn’t really share a success story, even though I do consider this as one; Four months ago me and my husband moved from Finland to Australia, from one end of the world to the other. Half of the time we had no idea how we would make it, we didn’t have the money for any of it. We just had a very clear vision of our life here, and that we both wanted it so bad we could taste it. We decided, that no matter what, we would move there, if we had to sell everything we own to get there, we would. That is pretty much what we ended up doing, not that we had much to sell… We got here. I got my residential visa (my husband is Australian) and our life has started. All in all, that was quite amazing we made it, but we landed in quite a bit of debt doing so. I think that may have been the only way we could justify the happiness of being here - you know, at least you have to pay for it and wring your hands in desperation to pay it.
I have told my spirit guides to speak up, but they might as well be screaming, as I’m not sure if my ears are open.
Sebastyne- I have a suggestion for you re: the artistic inclination you are feeling: Go check the website http://www.etsy.com (sorry Slade for a link in your blog…:) This is an amazing artists forum where most of them work from home (thus eliminating renting a workspace) and sell all over the world. You would not have to spend money on marketing either; etsy.com is a hugely growing community and you’ll be happy once you check out the vast array of ‘art’. From handicraft things that seem relatively uncomplicated to photographs, jewelry, ceramics, clothing, you name it: this would also allow you to tinker, make a hodge podge of things and most importantly have fun doing it. There are all types of people on here showcasing and selling their art: from students to stay at home parents, even ‘professional’ artists who have other shops as well. It seems like this would really suit your needs. Anyway, good luck in Australia. I’m jealous as it is one my list of place to go before I kick the bucket!
Thanks Sabine for the tip! I actually have seen the website before looking for Barbie clothes…
But it never even crossed my mind that I could use it for selling my own stuff. 
That’s a first, I tend to join everything… 
I will keep that in mind!
About 3 years ago, I was working at typical entry-level administrative position at a large corporation in New York City. But I was absolutely DETERMINED to work in Japan.
First, I applied for the JET program (teaching English in Japan). The pay is extremely low, and most teachers are posted in the rural areas of Japan - but I still applied with a lot of enthusiasm.
I didn’t get it. But I didn’t give up hope, either.
One day, a co-worker asks me if I wanted to go to an out-of-town work convention. I was added on the roster at last minute, and while I was there, I met the president of my company’s Tokyo office.
He jokingly offered me a position. I took it at face value, marched into the CEO’s office a month later, and asked to be sent to the Tokyo office. Imagine, a 25-year-old girl, shaking in her boots, dying to get transferred to Tokyo! Usually, only high-level executives get international transfers.
Finally, after much wrangling, I was given the Tokyo job.
Losing the JET job was a blessing in disguise - instead of teaching English, I was working in international business at the Tokyo office. I made a nice salary, and I lived just minutes from the fashionable areas of Harajuku and Shibuya.
Best of all - I found an amazing love in Tokyo. It didn’t last, but it was the pivotal love affair of my life. The end of that love affair inspired me to become more spiritually evolved…and here I am!
Sabine,
Thanks for sharing the link with Sebastyne — etsy is a great site and I definitely recommend it for the craftier artists.
C.K.,
What an amazing story! And a perfect tale of how these dots present themselves along the way and how to connect them.
Wow, that was absolutely incredibly powerful. I was riveted throughout the story, eager to see where it was going. By the time I got to the end, I felt a collective sigh of relief and excitment for Sara. I love how things just fell into place so beautifully.
That’s what the universe will do for us if we just get out of our own way.
This story made me smile and reaffirm my believe in the universe.
[...] You wipe out. The force drops out from underneath you. The well goes dry. Your domino-fall of options hits a snag. You reach for the next pull chain of enlightenment, yanking away with a big grin on your face, swinging from one light bulb moment to the next like a cartoon Tarzan… and in double-take panic you realize there is no next obvious step — the light-bulb is either burned out or you’ve yanked the plug right out of the wall. [...]
I was wondering about Sarah. I think it is great, have goose bumps all over aftger reading the rest of the story. I have been moving my family and business the past week and have just sat down to check up - Good luck Sarah! Way to go Slade~