So just letting you know this post is a little more on the woo woo side. I have been having some interesting signs and messages and I just have to share. Just for the record, all of us have intuition and the ability to tap into our intuition and to get signs and guidance from angels, the universe or loved ones who have crossed. It is just a matter of paying attention. We get pretty caught up in our own lives and forget that we can get guidance. People will often refer to these incidents as messages from above. I am sure that you can relate or you know someone who has gotten messages or signs that they just know came from above. Sometimes we can dismiss these things as coincidences and sometimes we just intuitively know it is not a coincidence. We know that the whole thing was orchestrated in some way.
I believe this is how the universe, God, angels or whatever you want to call the higher power works. Sometimes we get a nice surprise, sometimes a friend shows up just at the right time and sometimes things turn out even better than we had planned. I like the song by Garth Brooks where he talks about “Unanswered Prayers” because it talks about how sometimes we pray for things and then when it seems our prayers go unheard we are disappointed. Over time we discover that particular plan wouldn’t have been the best for us. Sometimes there is something so much better around the corner for us and we just don’t know it. I also believe that the universe works for you and not against you. We have to be so grateful for our lives and how we are supported and encouraged as we live them regardless of the challenges or what some refer to as contrast. We don’t necessarily have control over what happens to us, but we have control over the way we respond and there is always guidance and help if we are brave enough to ask.
When my grandmother passed away many of us in my family started to see dimes. We all just know they are from her. My dimes seem to always come in times of turmoil. I remember she sent me one in the waiting room of the hospital when I was waiting for Blaine to go in for surgery on his hip. I was a nervous wreck and I know finding that dime at my feet was no accident. I knew she was there with us. When Blaine and I were going through all our challenges last year and we needed to move, the dimes started coming. I remember being really upset once and finding one right at my feet as I was going into our back garage. I save them and I have 5 dimes since I have moved here. It’s not just that I found a dime. It is the feeling I get when I discover it. It is the timing and the place that lets me know that it is no accident that it is there. My aunt has great stories about dimes that she has found from my grandmother too. She leaves them for all of us.
I know friends who receive signs such as rocks, feathers, and coins. I have a friend who received some very elaborate signs. She actually got something in the mail that was unmistakably from her grandmother. Signs can also come from animals, repeating numbers, or messages on billboards just at the right time. My uncle talks about the drive through parking spaces that are orchestrated from his brother who has passed. Sometimes we get messages in our dreams, from something a friend has to say or in a song that is playing.
Now for my story. I have had a bird that sings, it seems just for me.The sound is intriguing and incessant and at first I just thought it sounded like an owl. I am not a bird watcher. I like birds and I notice birds singing but I have never paid much attention to any one bird and its song. For no apparent reason this song caught my attention. I would notice it when I was going on my walks, when I was sitting in reflection and when I was crying and almost always when I was writing my blog. When I went on my trip to Europe it continued. I heard it when I was exploring in the forest in Germany and touring around Switzerland. It was starting to haunt me a bit and I began really wanting to find out what kind of bird this was and so I started to listen to bird calls on the internet. I got my grandmother’s book of bird calls out and listened to every one but I could not find it. It was driving me a little crazy. One day I was venting into my journal as I sometimes do. I wrote down with some frustration, as the bird is singing outside, what the heck is this bird?! It wasn’t long after that I decided to google birds that sound like an owl and discovered the bird is a mourning dove. Now if you look up the meaning/symbolism for a mourning dove you will find that it brings messages for loved ones that have passed. Mourning doves mate for life. They symbolize many many things and I encourage you to look that up for yourself but some of the messages are persistence, finding beauty in the darkest of situations and carrying on in difficult times, sticking by someone’s side no matter what happens, letting go of the past and moving on. They also bring the message that love energy never dies but transforms into something new. Needless to say the tears were running down my cheeks when I read all the beautiful messages that come from that bird and its song.
It wasn’t long after that discovery that I began to notice another song. It was similar in tone to the mourning dove but not the same song. It was several weeks again. I went on my trip out to the island and it haunted me out there too. I asked different people what they thought it was. I even downloaded an app to my phone so I could record the bird and have it analyzed but it never worked. One day as I was going through bird songs randomly on YouTube I found it. This one is a Eurasian Collared Dove which explains why it was so similar to the first. They are both doves. Doves represent the soul of someone passed making a smooth and easy and peaceful transition. No matter what is happening peace will always follow. New beginnings and ventures wait. You are looked after and watched over and have the power to get things done. They represent love, compassion, fidelity, understanding and generosity in a relationship. They symbolize a love for words, singing and a path to bring peace to the world with your words. That is my beautiful story my friends. Believe it or not when I hear these doves now I listen and I just know intuitively I am not alone, I am on the right path and I am at peace.
Also in typical fashion, my husband who absolutely loved to visit with anyone including total strangers, has shown up to healers I have worked with and brought me messages. Mediums are people who can communicate with people who have crossed over. You may have heard of the famous Long Island Medium. I have learned from talking to others that if you ever want to work with a medium you need to find an evidential medium who can provide you proof by way of information that only you could know. Medium ship is not for everyone and I cannot say it is good or bad but I know it can provide comfort for some who are going through a loss. I work with energy healers regularly and some of them can do mediumship and some do not. I have never asked any healers specifically to try to connect with Blaine when I am getting a healing. It just wasn’t something I expected. I don’t necessarily go looking for it, nevertheless Blaine has always been social and it probably shouldn’t surprise me that he has shown up on multiple occasions. Each time he has a direct and fitting message for me. Once he showed up when I was meeting with an astrologer. She was taken aback because she doesn’t really do mediumship. That seems typical. I am sure he got a kick out of surprising her.
Okay so I know this might be a little out there for some of you. A little woo woo yes. Entertaining? Sure. But I am putting it out there anyway. Maybe you have a story about signs or messages that you have gotten and just known they are for you. I would love to hear about them! I think many of us have these stories to tell but maybe are a little afraid to tell them for fear of someone laughing or dismissing them as coincidence. Some of these things are hard to explain too. Remember though, that it is not the format of the message or where it came from so much as the emotion or the feeling that is conjured up through the whole experience that tells you it is profound. In the end, the sign/message is for you and you know it. You just know.
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