I have a friend that is a deeply spiritual woman. She once talked me into getting my palm read at a holistic fair. The reading was fun and there were some things that made me perk up and listen a little closer. The part that I've had a lot of fun with was the letter "M" on my right palm. She said that I can manifest my own destiny. She used the example that I almost always find a parking spot at the front of the store when I want one. I didn't think much of it until I explained the reading to my friend Karen on our way to get coffee one morning. The weather was foul and the parking lot was full. I bemoaned our sure fate of sloshing through the parking lot when lo and behold, someone pulled out of the spot front and center. Rock star parking was ours! Now I don't always wish for these parking spots, but when I do I almost always get them.
So when my career crisis recently started in earnest, I experienced a floundering feeling that was new and alarming. I had no idea what to do. I called my friend and asked her for the name of her spiritual guide that we had talked about a while back. I made an appointment for a Tarot Card reading. Now, I was raised Catholic and now a sometime non-denominational Christian as an adult. I find church to be cathartic when faced with various troubling times and sometimes just to feel a part of something bigger. So this was definitely something new for me and I admit I was a bit skeptical (and remain so today).
The reading was about 45 minutes long. We talked about past lives (seriously) and my current situation. She turned over a pregnancy card and I thought I had her; I was certain she was going to tell me I was pregnant. I planned to point at her and yell "HA!", then walk out and call it all rubbish; she didn't. Instead she told me that it was related to my career. The most important thing that came up was when she read my present card as well as my aura (no, really). She said that I am free to choose who I am and who I want to be. I have the ability to...wait for it....manifest my own destiny. (I've wondered since if this is a stock phrase for these folks?) I also needed to take care of myself; set boundaries and do what's best for me. She suggested that I start "vision boarding" my hopes and dreams so that I can make them my reality.
I haven't started carrying around crystals (yet) or made any standing appointments. However I did take away something very important from that reading: confidence. I realized that I had been torn down; constantly second guessing myself and doubting my decisions. I can manifest my own destiny, whether at work or in my personal life. I've been looking into vision boarding and found a lot of helpful articles on how to do it. The trouble I had at first was defining my vision. What in the world do I want to be when I grow up? There is, in fact, a vision board for just that. I'm going to spend a great deal of time deciding what I am passionate about; finding my niche and doing what I love.
I was told at the reading: Find what I love to do and when the time is right, the universe will provide!
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