Dear Best Friend,

There’s no such thing as a magic pill, but there are little nudges from the universe that show you that you are safe, loved and on the right track (even if it may not feel that way when the storm or fog hits).

It is arguably better in my opinion because it’s a reminder that despite the shit we need to go through at times in this human existence, there is hope.

I was talking to my mentor today, and she shared a beautiful metaphor of how something that caused us pain being revisited time and time again can cause us to live in a loop of the experience. – If you burn your hand on a hot pan, you’re not going to repeat the action again and again to verify if you actually burnt your hand, are you? – (paraphrased from Kamala Velautham)

The same can be said of an experience, honour your feelings. Do not doubt them and do not judge them. There is a reason you did what you did and why everything happens. There is no reason to visit the incident over and over again.

Now I understand that this is hard, especially when dealing with trauma or when healing from toxic relationships. It’s something I’m trying to practice as well. If I want to step into a new paradigm, then all the parts of me and narratives that didn’t serve me should be put to rest. It’ll take time, but I have hope. After all, progress is process and we’ve walked through the fire many times haven’t we?

Which brings me back to the little nudges mentioned above.

As a kid, I always believed that everything happened for a reason. Even if I didn’t know why at that moment, I knew that at some point it would make sense to me, and it always came true. Sometimes it took months or years.

However, growing up and getting slightly lost in the beautiful whirlwind of life made me loose sight of this universal truth for a bit.

Yet, experiences like meeting someone who believes in you or having a friend who sees you even when you’ve lost sight of yourself is proof of it. What happened in my previous post is a sign.

Randomly meeting the neighbour’s kid playing downstairs on his bike and being greeted with a cheerful hello! or Ciao! in my case, are reminders that joy exists. It is a reminder of my inner child who used to ride around on her bicycle and say hello to the neighbours. It was a reminder of my ability to tap into joy.

It was a little nudge from the universe to steer me back to myself.

I am healing. I am rebuilding.
I am stepping back into the flow and choosing trust.
I am letting go of excess baggage I do not want to carry anymore right now.
I am a human being shifting into a higher level of consciousness.
That’s no small feat, but it’s possible.

And I am grateful for the love and support the Universe has shown me today.
We got this!

Much love,
Maya