I am delving into a new way of thinking, one of welcoming in all abundance and drawing this to myself, into myself. I can have all that my heart desires, even if I do not know what that is consciously. The gifts of life are open to me, the flow of abundance and fruitfulness can be in my every moment if I can let go and experience it. I make mistakes every day, and that is part of this too, learning. This truly is walking in The Light!
And so it is that I am drawn to my rock at Papago Park, Arizona, once again for some sort of experience that I am ready for. I can not park where I usually do and I had to ask for help, which I do not usually like doing. I did ask for help and parked a distance from my usual trail. I felt within a knowing that it was time in my life to not go where I usally do, to take different paths and explore, welcoming in new experiences and let go.
I walk and realize that there are many single hikers walking different paths in the same and different directions, scattered far apart, but that I am not alone in my singular adventure or experience. I make my way around my favorite rock (mountain, hill, whatever) and find some shade. I am taking video for my social media posts and eventually am heading back to find the lot where I parked my car. The connection is already there and it has already brought me abundance in the mindfulness of not walking alone and enjoying this beautiful desert, taking time for myself.
I see the lot in the distance and feel a pull by God to walk off the path. I walk off of the path towards another path in the distance and as I am walking I realize there is a sort of rock sculptured area with three cairns, or stacked rock sculptures, maybe meant to mark this sacred place for some reason. I seriously walked right into this space of art, created in an area with gently shading shrubs.
The rock sculptures are close to one another and I stop to take pictures. This is significant! While I am taking the pictures I notice quail eggs inside one of the formations. Four eggs, and four is a repeating and important number with me. Anyone who knows me is aware of this, so this too is large. I relish in the moment here and how I have drawn this experience to myself and I was able to intuitively hear the calling to this sacred place. Simply astonishing in and of itself!
As I am walking off away from this sacred space that is buried amongst the trails and hills of the Arizona desert, one I would find difficult to relocate, when I see a beautiful young woman hiker. She says, “Your hair is beautiful.” My hair has drawn this wonderful young woman into my experience. She has spoken first. We continue our conversation and I invite her to this place, my blog or .com. She says she knows just what she will do with her hair when she gets older (my gray hair is long and wild but in a ponytail reaching to the small of my back today).
Before long our conversation opens up in a friendly way and I share, no idea why-just about my book that is coming out soon and that I am a recovering addict. Immediately she is floored and tells me she has been pondering the idea that she may be an addict; an addict to her relationship. She shares that her significant other is struggling with addiction and withdrawls and continues to give into using again when the withdrawls get too strong. She actually did not know there was a solution and had been thinking about it drawing me into her experience, by her energy and intentions. We shared and she said I could share her name here. Her name, she informed me, is Rachel, “Like Rachel Welch,” she said.
I witness to the experience we are sharing and how we have both drawn it to ourselves. I then share my spirituality and that I do not begrudge anyone their God or what they believe is greater than themselves. The point is that I need God! I witness that it has been an journey for me for sure. But God is what makes all of the difference in my life and I would love to speak with her further. I take her towards the sacred space, her happening upon me was just steps away from the cairn garden, to see the four quail eggs. She is astonished, as I was, and the beauty of having this place to add to the miracle of our meeting, was nothing short of divine!
I said I would leave her to her pictures and that I would speak to her soon. I was so grateful that this whole abundant experience came into being because I am drawing these happenings to myself by being open, paying attention, listening and believing they will come. This positive thought process backed up with action, including following the intuitive direction, is faith materialized. By believing that amazing happenings will be a part of my moments, expecting them, but not directing them, just experiencing them as they unfold to me in this fruitful garden of life, I am in the flow. Sometimes it is valuable to take a different path, an adventure, rather than to fall into a rut. By taking a different path, this experience was broadened. I am grateful there was not space in my usual parking area or I would have missed the synchronicity of this experience. The spiritual flow of not having to worry or control life’s events but instead being open to experience what miracles that God has for me today.
I love this so much. To just allow it “all”. Awesome