Quick lessons from the Universe
The last couple of weeks have been pretty intense for me especially with travelling for work but the Christmas break is just around the corner and I am very much looking forward to it!
I just wanted to share with you a few examples of the Universe sending me lessons over the past 2 weeks.
The Universe has my back
Lesson 1 - My new career is A-OK and I will be fine
I was basically told by work last week that they would extend my current contract for another 6 months but due to budget pressures, it was unlikely that my contract would get renewed after that time. My initial reaction was "Ok - this is outside of my control and the Universe will provide so I need to just accept it". Deep down I was freaking out - what was my financial situation going to look like next year? Would I be able to live the way I am now and would I be ready to completely dive in to my new career??
I went to sleep that day not knowing what my future was going to look like and to my pleasant surprise, the Universe sent me opportunities the next day. The first one came in the form of a Linkedin message from my previous boss in the US who was checking in to see how I was and said he wanted to ask if he could share my personal email address with his sister who was a massage therapist by training and was asking him about knowing someone in Australia. I was very happy to receive the mail from him as I was thinking about how he was doing just the other day and I happily gave him permission to dish out my personal email address.
Later that day I attended client drinks for Christmas where I was chatting to my external counsel about my transition and how freaked out I was. She gave me a brilliant idea for how to market myself to corporates (law firms in particular) and at the end of that conversation she had basically signed on to help me with creating my business proposal and once that was in order, introduce me to her connections to see if any law firm would take on my services. My HR director was completely on board with it as well and said she would also introduce me to her connections, and my current company will most likely utilise my offering next year once I get all my paperwork sorted.
Also at the client event I had a catch up with a lovely lady from our client who I had been introduced to last year. We were chatting about things and then got onto the topic of my transition and I gave her my business card. She could potentially be a new client! Yea!
So it was funny how the night before I went to sleep a bit apprehensive about my future and the next day I went to sleep feeling excited about what the future holds. The Universe definitely has my (and all of our) backs - we just need to get out of the way and let it work its magic.
Lesson 2 - Trust in Universal timing
Those who know me well know that I tend to think 3 steps ahead constantly and I am very efficient. I tend to make decisions that will lead me to where I need to go in the least amount of time. A year or so ago, if something was delayed (e.g. a flight), I would get soooo pissed off because quite frankly, it messed up with my plans! Now, I'm a lot more relaxed about it - it's out of my control so I may as well just chill out and focus on something that I can actually do - on a plane this is usually either meditating or doing the huge sudoku puzzle in the plane's magazine. Oh and I usually say a quick prayer to the Universe and AA Raphael to make my flight safe and get me to work as quick as possible.
This week, my flight was delayed in arriving to Melbourne so I was going to turn up to work a bit later than expected. When I went to catch the SkyBus, I just missed the bus by literally a few seconds, so I had to wait a couple of minutes until the next SkyBus arrived.
When I finally got on board, the driver made an announcement that earlier that day there had been a traffic accident on the motorway from the airport to Melbourne city and this therefore meant that the traffic was quite congested. However, he said that he was told the accident had been cleared up and everything was OK so he expected smooth sailing into the city. Sure enough, there was no delay, and we got into the city in record time! Thanks Universe! If I had got to Melbourne airport any earlier I would've been stuck in traffic!
Lesson in not judging
I'm the first to admit that I judge people. I try not to, but usually I get a first impression of someone and that one usually sticks unless they act otherwise and make me change my mind.
The fact of the matter is this - we don't know what is going on a person's life to make them act the way they do. Some people are incredibly good at hiding all of the pain and suffering that they are holding inside. Others, not so much.
On the said bus to Melbourne, I was sitting behind a middle aged lady who looked like she had everything together. She seemed like a normal person, she was minding her own business and on her phone doing whatever peeps do on their phone. For some reason I was drawn to look at what she was doing on her phone at a particular time during the trip, and I saw that she was searching for alcoholics anonymous meetings in Melbourne. When I saw that it really did ram home the message to me that people may look like they are OK but deep down they are crying out for help. I made a quick prayer to the Universe to assist her in her addictions and to help her in her life and I hope it has helped her in a way (even if minute).
It just shows that we really should not assume we know a person and we should try to act with compassion as much as possible (obviously if we remember it and this can be difficult when you're currently in a heightened emotional state)!
*****
So that's a wrap up for now. I hope that all of you have a wonderful break over the next week or so. Stay safe and try to stress less over the holidays! xx
I just wanted to share with you a few examples of the Universe sending me lessons over the past 2 weeks.
The Universe has my back
Lesson 1 - My new career is A-OK and I will be fine
I was basically told by work last week that they would extend my current contract for another 6 months but due to budget pressures, it was unlikely that my contract would get renewed after that time. My initial reaction was "Ok - this is outside of my control and the Universe will provide so I need to just accept it". Deep down I was freaking out - what was my financial situation going to look like next year? Would I be able to live the way I am now and would I be ready to completely dive in to my new career??
I went to sleep that day not knowing what my future was going to look like and to my pleasant surprise, the Universe sent me opportunities the next day. The first one came in the form of a Linkedin message from my previous boss in the US who was checking in to see how I was and said he wanted to ask if he could share my personal email address with his sister who was a massage therapist by training and was asking him about knowing someone in Australia. I was very happy to receive the mail from him as I was thinking about how he was doing just the other day and I happily gave him permission to dish out my personal email address.
Later that day I attended client drinks for Christmas where I was chatting to my external counsel about my transition and how freaked out I was. She gave me a brilliant idea for how to market myself to corporates (law firms in particular) and at the end of that conversation she had basically signed on to help me with creating my business proposal and once that was in order, introduce me to her connections to see if any law firm would take on my services. My HR director was completely on board with it as well and said she would also introduce me to her connections, and my current company will most likely utilise my offering next year once I get all my paperwork sorted.
Also at the client event I had a catch up with a lovely lady from our client who I had been introduced to last year. We were chatting about things and then got onto the topic of my transition and I gave her my business card. She could potentially be a new client! Yea!
So it was funny how the night before I went to sleep a bit apprehensive about my future and the next day I went to sleep feeling excited about what the future holds. The Universe definitely has my (and all of our) backs - we just need to get out of the way and let it work its magic.
Lesson 2 - Trust in Universal timing
Those who know me well know that I tend to think 3 steps ahead constantly and I am very efficient. I tend to make decisions that will lead me to where I need to go in the least amount of time. A year or so ago, if something was delayed (e.g. a flight), I would get soooo pissed off because quite frankly, it messed up with my plans! Now, I'm a lot more relaxed about it - it's out of my control so I may as well just chill out and focus on something that I can actually do - on a plane this is usually either meditating or doing the huge sudoku puzzle in the plane's magazine. Oh and I usually say a quick prayer to the Universe and AA Raphael to make my flight safe and get me to work as quick as possible.
This week, my flight was delayed in arriving to Melbourne so I was going to turn up to work a bit later than expected. When I went to catch the SkyBus, I just missed the bus by literally a few seconds, so I had to wait a couple of minutes until the next SkyBus arrived.
When I finally got on board, the driver made an announcement that earlier that day there had been a traffic accident on the motorway from the airport to Melbourne city and this therefore meant that the traffic was quite congested. However, he said that he was told the accident had been cleared up and everything was OK so he expected smooth sailing into the city. Sure enough, there was no delay, and we got into the city in record time! Thanks Universe! If I had got to Melbourne airport any earlier I would've been stuck in traffic!
Lesson in not judging
I'm the first to admit that I judge people. I try not to, but usually I get a first impression of someone and that one usually sticks unless they act otherwise and make me change my mind.
The fact of the matter is this - we don't know what is going on a person's life to make them act the way they do. Some people are incredibly good at hiding all of the pain and suffering that they are holding inside. Others, not so much.
On the said bus to Melbourne, I was sitting behind a middle aged lady who looked like she had everything together. She seemed like a normal person, she was minding her own business and on her phone doing whatever peeps do on their phone. For some reason I was drawn to look at what she was doing on her phone at a particular time during the trip, and I saw that she was searching for alcoholics anonymous meetings in Melbourne. When I saw that it really did ram home the message to me that people may look like they are OK but deep down they are crying out for help. I made a quick prayer to the Universe to assist her in her addictions and to help her in her life and I hope it has helped her in a way (even if minute).
It just shows that we really should not assume we know a person and we should try to act with compassion as much as possible (obviously if we remember it and this can be difficult when you're currently in a heightened emotional state)!
*****
So that's a wrap up for now. I hope that all of you have a wonderful break over the next week or so. Stay safe and try to stress less over the holidays! xx