The first quarter is coming to a close, Spring is here, and things are definitely improving with the pandemic. There’s an energy in the air of shifting, creating, and looking at what is no longer serving us. Sometimes those shifts can be hard, especially if we resist them.
I had a recurring theme that kept popping up this week, breadcrumbs. Let me explain. Three very different situations and the breadcrumbs were there for all of them.
I was talking with a friend about her frustration with a move she wants to make to a new city. Her sense was that she kept getting mixed messages from her intuition.
A coaching client was trying to unravel some relationship issues and felt while she was disrupting the old pattern, she had she wasn’t where she wanted to be either.
A colleague was really excited about a new project but could not see how it fit in her business, so was thinking she needed to decline the opportunity.
Do you remember the children’s story where the child left a trail of breadcrumbs to mark her path? I liken the small shifts and opportunities presented as breadcrumbs to the bigger picture version of life I have for myself. Even when things seemingly don’t work out, there are awarenesses, connections, skills, and lessons that can be applied for the next time.
My friend realized her intuition was giving her breadcrumbs. Things like getting lost when trying to meet a real estate agent, going to see a home that seemed perfect but had very loud neighbors, and picking up supplies from a colleague’s home so she could find the right area in the city and a home that was better than she had imagined. She originally had declined to look outside one specific neighborhood. The repeated accidental visits to another neighborhood opened up different possibilities.
When I took my client through the process of looking at the big picture from her energetic blueprint out to her physical reality, she realized the work she was doing not only shifted her old patterns but had created the space for a healthier, much deeper connection with her husband and kids.
And my colleague, she chose to work on the new project just because it seemed fun and excited her. She texted today to tell me she met a woman that she’s exploring a collaboration with to teach internationally, something she’s been wanting to do for years.
So often, we set a goal and try to make a beeline for the finish line, taking the next logical step because that’s how it’s always been done. The thing is, life doesn’t always unfold in a neat and orderly way.
I dare say half the fun is in the quirky little twists and turns that open the door for synchronicity. Learning to lean in, trust the flow, and allow the breadcrumbs to lead you could bring you to something far better than you ever imagined.
I would love to hear from you. Comment below to let me know what breadcrumbs are there for you, or ask me a question if you’re not certain.
Be Well,
Cathy
