I want to travel back in time a bit for this next post. As I mentioned before, the idea of starting this blog came to me not long after I first started on my spiritual journey. There was a series of events that plunged me deeply into this new world, and at the time it felt like the Universe was sending me crumbs to lead me on this path.
It all started when I attended a Women’s Leadership conference in the fall of 2023. One of the keynote speakers introduced me to the concept of manifestation, which was completely (and amazingly) new to me. What she explained seemed like magic – how she attributed all of her massive accomplishments in life to simply asking the Universe for what she wanted (or something better). A few months later, a work colleague shared some tips on how to Feng Shui your workspace from a relative of hers who was a Feng Shui expert. In case you don’t know, Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice of harmonizing people with their home environment. I soon learned that the art of arranging things in a certain way within your home is a deeply spiritual practice. Who knew?!
This expert also had a podcast, which I started listening to. She often had guests, and so in addition to Feng Shui, I was introduced to many different spiritual modalities: signs, crystals, oracle decks, astrology, numerology, human design. Some of these resonated and some of them didn’t (we’ll get into this more later), but it was like dominoes. This podcast led me to other podcasts, which led me to books, which led me to online courses and seminars. I very much felt like I was following crumbs from the Universe. If I had a question or thought, it seemed like the Universe had an answer for me in the form of a relevant Instagram post, perfectly timed podcast episode or Amazon book recommendation. On one evening after I had bought a bunch of vitamins that I then neglected to take, my husband asked “So… are we allowed to take these vitamins?” The very next morning the first post on my Instagram feed shouted that we should NOT take vitamins.
Through this journey, I was hungry to find my life’s purpose and my “next step”. I read so many books. Started journaling and meditated a bit. I learned a ton about myself, health and spirituality. And then almost as suddenly as my spiritual journey began, I lost interest. The books didn’t seem as relevant. The podcasts were repetitive. I hadn’t discovered my purpose or next step. And so I kind of started to think that maybe it had just been a phase and I was moving on. What I wasn’t expecting when my interest waned, was that my beliefs had fundamentally changed. I had become a different person – happier, healthier, more grounded and present. I was closer than ever with my husband and a markedly better mother for my children. So there is something to this, and you don’t have to read all the books and meditate hours every day to be a spiritual person. In my next post, I’ll share the profound spiritual experiences that led me to finally start this blog. Stay tuned, and thanks for reading!