When you begin to work with spirit, you will be tested – over and over again for a long time, until you finally get that the only way to pass these tests is to utterly let go. Here is an example that came to mind today. I used to live in Miami, Florida in a beautiful townhouse on a canal in which manatees were frequent visitors. There were lush greens and fruit trees everywhere, not to mention beautiful sunshine where you could step outside at any time on any day of the year. But I was being asked to move. And as things began to become more clear, it appeared I would be moving to Baltimore, Maryland. This was right during the time of the Freddie Gray riots. I looked up in dismay and asked WHY??? In my mind, who would ever move to Baltimore, MD, period. But I obediently went. I found a job and a place to live and worked in downtown Baltimore. The first thing I noticed about Maryland was the people were so nice. They said hello for no reason. I made some very good friends at work and began to find my niche. Then little by little, life started to get better. I found a quaint little town 40 minutes south of Baltimore and bought a townhouse there. I also noticed I was closer to DC so I got a job in DC. The salaries in DC are life changing and after 2 years, I am still in shock as they continue to go up. And the State of Maryland so resonates with me. There is so much nature here and the four seasons exist but the winters are on the mild side. My life turned out far better than I could have ever imagined for myself just by being willing to move in a direction that looks bad in complete trust. What inspired this little blog was I was out walking my dogs and the neighbors were so friendly. I never talk to them, but they know who I am and on some level have accepted me and decided to like me. I am so blessed to have been dropped into the State of Maryland in this small town on this small little piece of heaven.
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