What does this mean? For the past year and a half I have been working on opening myself further to try to understand how one can speak to the Universe. I have a desire to receive what I can in each moment I live. And along my journey, I dove into book after book after book to enlighten and broaden my perspective. My thirst for knowledge has been almost insatiable. I continue to mediate every day, sometimes more than once a day, walk in nature when I feel called to and let myself surrender as much as I can, so I can experience every moment I have.
This summer, while I was on a journey in nature, I stood upon a rock, opened my arms to the Universe and said a prayer. I boldly stated, “I open myself to all of Your wonders. I thank You for Your presence. If there is something You want me to see, place it in my path for me to see.” I smiled, opened my eyes and continued on. I knew I had about an hour to enjoy the sun before I was expected home. And no sooner had I made my way along the path, I had to stop and stare at what was lying on the ground in front of me. A dead mouse. A FAT dead mouse. A snake should have eaten it, I thought. Now normally I wouldn’t have paid attention, but here it was, a mouse, in my way on the path I was walking. Really? This is your message. But then I thought. A mouse, as a animal spirit, represents those parts we keep hidden within only venturing out when it is safe. It constantly organizes, fixes, prepares and scrutinizes its life. The mouse represents it’s time to step out of the safety net we have built and go explore.
I laughed at how true this was for me. For so long I have done only that which is safe, secure and known! I asked for a message/sign from the Universe and boy did I receive it! I continued along my way to my meditation rock and settled in. The wind was casually blowing across my face while the sun gently kissed and warmed my skin. Nature was calling all around. The sounds were hypnotic. While I was deep in thought, I heard a voice softly call my name. I opened my eyes only to confirm I was all alone. But I know someone had called my name. I was aware. I checked the time and decided I should head back home. As I was dictating my thoughts, I turned the corner and stopped. There in front of me was a deer standing in the path. I stared at the deer and the deer stared back at me. I stood in silence thankful for yet another moment. It casually started to walk up the hill, to which I followed and gazed upon it grazing in the valley below. I took a picture to capture this moment.
The deer represents that feminine energy we so often forget to acknowledge. The quiet, soft, nurturing aspect to life that is forgotten due the busyness that generally consumes us. It also represents using gentleness and compassion in a situation. Once again, the Universe placed that which needed to be acknowledged right in front of me. I need to relax more, reflect and nurture the softer side to me. To listen…. Yes to listen to the space within. Was the voice I heard calling my name during my meditation a cue to wake up so I could see the deer? To receive my next message in this moment? I like to think that it was.
I continued along the path, happy and content in the moment that I was in. I am thankful for taking the journey I did and surrendering to what could be.
This day I experienced what it meant to surrender to what is and what could be. I didn’t worry about which way I “should” go, or what is “expected” of me. I put myself out there and simply stated I am open to whatever may be. By doing this, by not expecting anything, and just enjoying the space I was in, I was provided with a response, from Universe, of where to direct my attention and energy. On this day, I asked, I surrendered, and the Universe guided me to receive. And on this day, I learned how it is the Universe speaks to me.
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