Until It’s Time For You To Go

I have been thinking about and noticing the synchronicity and intuitive aspects of life of late.

It started with a trip to Home Depot this week with a stop at a charity to donate some no longer needed items. The person in front of me at the charity parked in a manner that did not allow me to pull up to unload at the same time. I admit I had bad thoughts about this person. Then I turned up the wrong aisle to leave the parking lot and then decided to take a different route to see if it is faster.  As I walked into Home Depot, I could not walk through the cashier that has a normal open ingress and so I had to veer.  Head down, I was on a mission when I heard my name and there was a dear friend I had not seen in a long time.  It was a joyous, hug-filled and wonderful reunion in the self-check area and had I gotten all of the things I wanted, I would not have been there at that moment to enjoy the love.  I made a mental note to get over myself.

As this has rattled around in my brain the last few days, I am drawn to the story of two other friends. Both ladies informed me that they needed to move away from Arizona.  That they were being called to new locales. One was more nebulous than the other in that she had a State rather than a particular city and the other knew the exact city (and I must admit I was puzzled). Off they went last November and December. Neither knowing why, just that they had to go. I was impressed that they seemed to be willing to take the risk and go with no job or idea of why they were going but go they must. Their friend (me) remained skeptical, but this may have been due to my sadness at seeing them go.

Here we are a year later. The one with the nebulous location has landed in her new city and has become the minister at the church she had picked out to attend. No idea that was what she would be doing, but knew she had to be there for whatever the reason might be.  The other friend has reconnected with an old friend from grade school who also lives in the town and a new relationship has begun at a time in life when she was sure she was done with that aspect of life.

I mentioned to my minister friend that I have not felt the urge to leave where I am or to go seek a new locale.

“You’re where you’re meant to be.” she said. “I wasn’t.”

I love when we can listen to those inner voices, and I love it more when we are brave and courageous enough to take the advice.