A Message from a License Plate

I developed my business based on my love for the ocean. I was born and raised in Hawaii, and the ocean is my happy place. And the mountains, and the stars, the moon and the sun and even the rain. I prefer the outdoors to any other place for my healing, self care and happiness. Lately I haven't been doing much of that. Mostly because of thunderstorms and rain, and work, keeping me home. When I don't get my sun, water, or outdoor adventure, I begin to neglect other things as well.

Things like journaling, creating, healthy eating and a good night sleep. These and several other things go by the wayside. And often times, for weeks on end, until I am overwhelmed, or over emotional, do I realize what I have let go of and how important those things are for my life.

But there are some other things I do or rather the universe does that opens my heart and soul right back and makes me once again appreciative of all that I have and all that shows up for me. I have always been attracted to birds. I photograph eagles, and herons, and I watch for them out at the lake, or at the park. lately however, no matter where I am in my car, a red bird (cardinal) or robin fly right in front of my site. In front of my car, on a tree that is near me, they have even flown down on the sidewalk in front of me and just stood there looking at me as if with a message.

I think in these times, actually in any time or challenge, or belief we have two choices. The first is to dismiss it as if what is occurring is just happening and without a message. It is just a bird flying. Or we have the second choice we can make to believe. I have always chosen to believe. And because I choose to believe, the messages of joy and hope, and understanding show up for me often.

I hear/see messages when a special song comes on the radio at the same time I turn it

on, or a fallen feather, colored leaf, heart shaped stone or a shell that rolls up on the beach. There are always messages for me. I also find messages in license plates.. Those plates I see from the car driving in front of me. This week I have been in that space of feeling stuck and frustrated. I was driving down the road headed to work, and first there was the bird, standing outside my place waiting for me to see it. I got in the car and headed to work, wondering and thinking. A little sad, a little frustrated over a relationship and my broken air conditioner and water stains from a broken pipe, wondering what I should do, how long would maintenance take to fix it, and why this person was making me feel so sad.

It's sometimes frustrating to recognize how our mind thinks, and what it listens to. Our brain is always overthinking, but more interesting is the fact that it only responds to the loudest or most repetitive thought it hears. So if we are only thinking about a problem, that is what will stay and that is how your mind will respond. So it says.., thinking so much about that problem? Well, then let's keep thinking about it. And then it brings us more.

This is why the symbols are so important to me. It breaks the thought, and changes the pathway my mind is moving in. Today, my symbol was the license plate. You know what it said? TVL 6289. What was that saying to me? Head to the beach girl! Head to the beach. Travel somewhere soon.

What symbols show up for you? Do you trust what they are bringing? Please share y

our experiences in the comments. I look forward to hearing.