Messages from the Universe

          Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you ~ Rumi

 

Lately, I’m very mindful of and receptive to unusual or interesting things I see in nature. These are things I wouldn’t have paid much attention to a couple of years ago, but now I see deep meaning in them, metaphors for my life, and consider them messages from the Universe.

There was the day when two crows came to my yard and stayed till they had my full attention. We haven’t had crows around here for several years, since the West Nile virus outbreak, but there they were, trying to irritate me, for two hours. I haven’t seen any other crows since.

 

I was having a debate with myself that day. A “to speak or not to speak” decision had to be made. I heard something hit the sun room window and when I went to investigate, there they were, perched on the tip of a tree cawing away, as if saying, “we didn’t do it!” When I moved to the front of the house, they were on the front tree. For two hours, it seemed they were following me, spying on me, taunting me.

I finally looked up crows and their meaning and found some clarity for my decision. Just as I did so, they flew away. I wonder if they whispered, “she was easy”, or “that sure took longer that I thought”, on their way.

 

 

Then there are the gifts at my front door. Every time I sweep my front porch, making it welcoming to all guests, I return to find a feather there. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence, but then they became too consistent. I started to collect them, maybe I’ll make  a tiara out of them one day.  Their message is you were born to fly, what are you waiting for?

 

I consider them gifts from my feathered friends, to help me soar…

 

 

 

 

Yesterday, I received a most beautiful message. My husband said something annoying to me. It wasn’t as much the words as the tone and the meaning I gave it perhaps. I could have asked for clarification, corrected his impression, or even argued with him as I used to, but I wasn’t in the mood for any of that. I rarely am anymore. After he left for work, I noticed I haven’t fully shaken it off; there was still some irritation and even a teeny tiny ache in my heart. So I took my vanilla almond latte and went out to the garden, my connection place.

I walked around, listening to birds chirp, touching the plants almost done with blooming and getting ready to rest, laughing at the chipmunks acting like they’re oh so busy doing something very important. I was feeling better as I headed to my Sit Spot area where there are some stones in front of a bench. On an impulse, I started walking on the stones in a circle, pretending it was a labyrinth, careful not to step on the ground cover growing between them. That’s when I saw it, my message from the Universe. I had not seen it before  perhaps because it had not grown into itself yet. It was a beautiful, green, alive heart between the stones.  It was almost pulsating its message to me:

You are love. The small stuff does not matter. I love you.
It made my heart sing with joy, and filled me with an amazing quiet peace I will carry with me for a long time.

 

 

 

Tell me, dear reader, what messages have you received lately?

Do you pay attention?

Do you consider them just coincidences.

One thing I know is that whether I’m right, whether I’m wrong, these messages make me feel good, enrich my life and sometimes even guide it, so I choose to believe them.

                Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret ~ Hafiz