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MINDFUL BEGINNINGS
What Sign Do You Need To Make A Decision?
By Lisa Pedersen
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 spoken words, 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
life’s decisions.
One woman shared her process of buying the home she currently lives in; the home we were
all in, asking questions from that same comfy couch. At the time she was looking to purchase a home, she wasn’t
sure how to narrow down the house that was meant for her to own. She felt completely immobilized with angst.
"Give me a sign," she kept saying, as she scrutinized whether to give 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.
Days past, and a wonderfully wise woman offered words she'd never forget. She said, "You want a sign? I'll give
you a sign. The sign you are looking for is literally in front of you." The woman pointed to the wooden, 'For Sale'
sign pitched right in the front yard of this home my friend wanted to buy. The woman said this slab of wood was
the only "sign" needed to move forward with a purchase. The only missing piece was for a new owner to make an
offer, and await for its acceptance.
A huge sigh 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 an acceptance and ultimate home purchase.
What path do we take? What job do we ponder? To whom do we sit with next to sip herbal tea on a comfy couch?
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!
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lisa@mindfulbeginnings.com
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