Image by Beth!
It was April Fool’s Day and the Universe was having its way with me. I was seated at my desk, when I was startled by a noise to my left. It was my cat, the littlest of my cats, maybe a 5 pounder. She was on the window screen, spread eagle, holding on by all four paws. The only problem, she was on the outside of the screen and it was a nice drop below her since she was two stories above the ground.
My heart pounding, I asked to no one in particular, since I was alone: what do I do?! And the answer that came clearly was “do nothing”. I did nothing. I watched her let go one paw at a time. At the point that she was dangling by one last paw, I knew then I had to turn away. Turn away both literally and figuratively. I had to look elsewhere so that I wouldn’t give myself to the unwanted conclusion, the worst case scenario.
I heard a thump. I walked up to the screen and peered through it. I don’t know how it happened. There really should have been only one place for her to land and that was straight down. A few feet to her side is a jutting out of the house, I have no idea how she swung over there but she did. The physics, logistics of it make no sense. There she stood looking up at me. Next, I did do something – I removed the screen and pulled her in!
This was one of those love notes from the Field. It presents itself as an unusual occurrence but hidden within it, is instruction. Information, guidance or direction that is relevant to something going in our lives right now. Sometimes these unusual occurrences take the form of a problem that we get lost in and then lose access to that guidance and information. The Field is in constant conversation with us, met with non-resistance, so much can be revealed.
In the case of what happened here, I was waiting to hear whether I would be approved for something I was really, really wanting. I wondered – should I do more, should I say more? I also remembered in the past when I had been denied the very thing I was now waiting to hear, might this time I be approved.
The love note from the Field was, this thing you are wanting … do nothing. But there’s more, the rest of that phrase is do nothing and everything will be done. I think that is a Buddhist quote. Yes, everything will be done with a certain provision, that I wasn’t giving myself to unwanted conclusions or worst case scenarios. I took the guidance and rested in: do nothing *and* do not give myself to unwanted conclusions. Then … everything will be done. In good time, the approval did come.
The Field/Universe/God/Source/Spirit will bend over backwards to surprise and delight us in ways that beat all odds, even ways that seem to bend the laws of logistics. It loves to show off for us. And what it says to me most of all, is that we are never alone, even when we are “physically” alone, we are heard, we are answered. All that remains is that we open the door and give right of way to an efficiency and a resourcefulness that is far greater than our own.
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well thank you so much my vibrational sister! what a lovely way to confirm my sunday morning reverie.
i have just summed up a week of many deep and instructional insights, in my journal… a cold rain is pouring outside and it promises to be another sweet day of rest and reconcile ? or well at least alignment with what i can clearly see and feel is my deepest well-being…
and “doing” has not much to offer which feels nice after quite a busy week.
just reading your post makes me feel the complete rightness of my knowing on so many levels of my life.
I came thru, shining, on many fronts this week and didnt really “see” them all until i allowed myself to rest yesterday and now today also its being given me to do more of the same and i feel sort of giddy with it all, how splendid …
michael and i talked long long over the past couple days looking back over this week and integrating what we are seeing about our shared journey of this “painters life” as we call it…
last night we discussed getting to a place of clarity about deep things we each wanted to come to a viceral understanding of when we met, and how we are and have been getting that clarity these past few years in ways that we cannot even put into words…
having “done” in our individual lives for so long based on what we thought we “needed” to “do” to survive? to “make it”, to “have” things we thought we each “wanted” and yet all along desiring…. deeply… to KNOW that none of this was ever our true nature or our true “selves” it really does, now, appear as though we each have our own understanding, growing, growing stronger now all the time, of who we really “are”.
I am developing that “trust” i have so longed to really feel.
Thanks Bethis for the reminder and the connection. Love you, AnnMarie
Beth this was a beautiful reminder today….thank you! And Ann Marie, I also love your response!
I love that constant communication with the field…answering me and Ann Marie and others each in our own way….
rainy, quiet, “do nothing” kind of day here too :-)
Thank you, Bethie. I, too, needed to read this today.
And now I have to ask you – what plant is that in your photo? It looks like something I’ve seen in Hawaii, but the name escapes me.
Hey AnnMarie my vibrational sister. I love having sisters! I dreamed about you last night and you were, of course, singing!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful journey with us. I can’t wait to meet both you and Michael someday. Much Love, Beth
Amy, after I wrote it, I realized it was no mistake I was writing this some 3 1/2 weeks later as it had instruction for me even today. You were in my dream with AnnMarie last night. Now I see both of you here! xxxo
Hi Marie,
I took this pic at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens and I haven’t a clue what it is or if I did, it’s name now escapes me. Ah wait, I remember now – it’s prettiosis flora. :) xxxo
Beth, Thank you for such a beautiful post on my lazy Sunday. Love your photo as well :) sending you hugs, Maryellen
Yes, Me you were there when I took that photo! I thought of you often today, hope you are well rested by now. It’s been a gorgeous day. xxxo