I once was with a group of women. We were all sitting on the comfy couch of a friend, in her lovely home. It really was a lovely home. The sky painted blue through the window. The wind blew enough that in the pauses between our words spoken, we could hear the tree's branches, as they danced to their own rhythm. We were sipping tea, contemplating how one knows if she is journeying along the right path, and if there are signs to illuminate or validate the decisions she makes.
One woman shared her process of buying the home she currently lives in; the home we were all in, asking these questions from that same comfy couch. Feeling inundated, this friend wasn't sure if this home was the right one to purchase.
"Give me a sign," she kept saying, as she scrutinized whether to bum it an offer. This woman wanted some kind of indication that she was on the right path. She wanted to be jolted out of bed while sleeping, with the hand of God slapping in the face, while hearing the words, "Yes, this is your sign. Go buy that house."
No hand of God came.
No messages in her dreams.
Nothing.
This woman felt a surge of anxiety to the point where she wasn't moving forward with her decision to purchase this home. Days past, and a wonderfully wise friend offered words she'd never forget.
This friend said, "You want a sign? I'll give you a sign. The sign you are looking for is literally in front of you." Her wise friend shared that the wooden, 'For Sale' sign pitched right in the front yard was the only "sign" needed. The "For Sale" sign was the bridge for a new owner to make an offer, and await for its acceptance.
Huge sighs of relief came over my friend. She was waiting for the lightning bolt, but finally realized that life doesn't always offer them. She needn't look so hard, try so hard or be so hard in all aspects of her life. The "For Sale" sign was enough for her to submit her offer, which then led to her ultimate home purchase.
What path do we take? What job do we ponder? To whom do we sit with next to sip herbal tea?
Sometimes the answers are right in front of us, and if we are looking too hard, we may simply miss them.
What "For Sale" sign have you been missing in your life?
I'd love to hear!
