Trust the Universe

It’s time for a refresh of the blog. As a marketing/branding professional, it pains me to not have an aligned purpose and messaging. One option could be forty new things before turning 40. However, I think I’m good when it comes to trying new things. For those of you that don’t know, in the past year I have left a job of 10 years, gotten married, moved to a new city, became a part of the military family, found a new job, and almost completed yoga teacher training. I’m sure there are a few other nuggets I left out, but you get the picture.

A lot has occurred in my life over the past year and a lot occurred in the thirty something years before then. It has certainly been and continues to be one hell of a ride.  One of the most life shifting moments occurred during a meditation retreat in 2014. 

At that retreat Byron Katie said, 

“Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.” 

After she made the initial comments, she and Deepak Chopra asked us to close our eyes and to imagine for a second that everything in our lives was perfect, and to accept everything that has occurred as a blessing. Initially it felt hard to swallow, literally I felt the urge to puke, but as I sat there surrounded by 300+ beautiful souls I attempted to accept this as my truth. As I did, life got easier.

Now let’s be real. Like with most major life lessons, it can take time and practice for a lesson to take root in our lives and for us to fully bloom from its wisdom. On the bright side, the universe will typically keep “giving” us the opportunity to learn that same lesson over and over and over again until it finally sinks in.   

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.

So instead of sharing perhaps 40 life lessons before forty, I plan to focus on just this one: Trusting the Universe. The stories I’ll share about my life will illustrate how I have come to accept this as one of the major truths in my life. Consider this blog as my gift to you and as a constant reminder to myself to always trust the universe.

With love and light!

Jennifer