Do you realize, your life is always speaking to you? Your life is speaking through other people, songs on your playlist, billboards, text messages, even random posts on Face book and Instagram.
Recently, I was going through what I like to call cleansing my aura. I was cleansing my inner physical self of toxins and had been cleansing my inner self of negative dialogue for the last several years. I so enjoy being awake enough in my life when the Universe is trying to speak to me………I now am able to listen. As I opened Instagram this particular day, the first post I read was:
Today, you must cleanse your body, your mind, your car, your playlist, your handbag, and your inner dialogue. Hmm, really? Needless to say, I drove to the car wash, and 35 minutes later, my car was washed and vacuumed just like new! While I was there, I dumped my bag inside out and threw away everything that was no longer necessary. Once I returned home, I sat on the beautiful patio over looking the pool and made several new playlists. I felt so wonderful and free doing all this. I listened and acted upon what I was told. Done and Done!
My favorite story of all time is this summer I was drawn to Rio de janero for a visit from my biological mother that passed away when I was 9 months old. Brenda my mother was only 22 years old. Can you even imagine? I had decided I must visit these iconic steps on my birthday and realized I needed to be there just after sunrise when no one was around. My friend and I took several photos and just as we were walking away this beautiful regal older woman approached me, touched my hand to give me her phone for a photo. In the moment she touched me, I felt a huge surge of emotion. I chose to blow it off, but I knew there was something. We were not able to communicate as she spoke Portuguese and I did not.
As I handed her her phone she touched my hand again and I felt the emotion again. Hmm, I thought. Again, not really thinking much about it. My friend and I went about our day and were having a beer later and who walks by? The woman. OK, there are a bazillion people in Rio and this woman crosses our path yet once again? This is not a coincidence!
I invited her to have a beer with us. She again touched my hand, and in that moment, I knew it was Brenda! That was why I was called to Rio on my birthday! Next to my right, I see our tour guide from the day prior that took us around Rio with all kinds of great knowledge. Needless to say, we invited her to sit with us. The woman, Gracie was her name, said to Renata, our tour guide, “I don’t know why I am supposed to say this, but please tell Shirene that I am so proud of who she has become.” Seriously? Did she just say this?
You know, had I not been listening the first time she touched my hand, it would have played out completely different! I promise you, it is practice, but all we have to do is just listen through out our day as to whatever we are being told.. Try this small exercise, which is how I learned this great practice of listening.
Say to yourself, out loud……….. what is it you want me to know? Then close your eyes in silence and listen. You will get a few answers. You might hear, ask someone something, or give someone something, or walk across the street, or buy that ticket to your destination. But I promise you, JUST LISTEN!!!! ~Shirene