Thank you, Goddess! Thank you everyone who has sent me their positive wishes for finding a house!

I have found a place to live.

I'm very excited about my new home. It's not the beach house I wished for, but, as always, the Universe knows best what I need right now.

I spent the last three months responding to every suitable ad that I saw and even put a couple of my own "desperately seeking" ads. I put the word out to everyone that I knew that I was searching for accommodation. All to no avail. I never even got to the viewing stage.

Then, one day last week, I was sitting in front of my computer talking to my daughter, telling her not to worry and to trust that the Universe will provide and that I had a feeling something was going to happen today, when an email came in. It was an alert I had set for a local classifieds site. The minute I read the message, I knew this was the place for us. I phoned up immediately and we went to view the place 2 hours later.

As I walked in, I just "knew" this house was for me. The landlord walked us through the two living rooms, four huge bedrooms, an oversized kitchen with attached utility room, three bathrooms and a study, before showing us, nearly as an afterthought, what he called the children's playroom. This room is a gorgeous wood-clad attic room with skylights and just screams "meditation, sacred space, etc.". And then I knew why this house was for me.

In the previous two weeks the Universe had been shouting. I received quite a few requests for Reiki and spiritual counselling. Many people also phoned me asking if I knew of a spiritual centre in the Seychelles. There isn't anything like that here. YET.

I've also been pretty broke the last couple of years and just last week I finally sold a piece of land that has given me some financial resources, without which I would never have been able to afford this kind of house.

It's long been a dream of mine to start some sort of spiritual centre here. Long-term, I'd like to live and work in a spiritual retreat centre and have made plans for a cafe where like-minded people could meet.

For a long time now, I've been responding to people who have asked for help that I don't have the space or resources to do anything in that vein. I did help in "smaller" ways, but didn't feel ready for more. Now I have enough resources for the first step; a house where I could start up something in the spiritual area. The Universe has provided and I no longer have an excuse to avoid doing what I'm supposed to be doing...

I mentioned in a previous post that I had been through some dark nights of the soul in the last two years. This time around, when it came to trusting that I would have a roof over my head, I trusted. Completely and totally. I put myself into the hands of the powers that be and let go. When I wavered slightly (ever so slightly), I wrote a post about my worries and received so much encouragement from you. Asking for help was definitely a first for me; I have always found it easy to sense when others needed help and gave it freely. Asking for help for myself was another matter altogether; pride all too easily got in the way of that.

I am over the moon with happiness.

I am filled with joy.

I am overflowing with gratitude.

From the bottom of my heart: Thank you.

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4 comments

  1. Anonymous // July 30, 2008 at 2:30 AM  

    Louise
    This is wonderful news. I'm tearing up with joy for you and your family. It definitely sounds like the universe has provided the PERFECT home and opportunity for you, a new fork in the road of your spiritual journey. I couldn't be happier for you and even though I knew things would work out, I'm relieved to hear just how well.

    Makes me want to come to a retreat in the Seychelles!

    Kelly

  2. Anonymous // July 30, 2008 at 1:14 PM  

    Wonderful news, Louise! And I'll join Kelly at a retreat when you're all set up!

  3. Anonymous // July 30, 2008 at 4:21 PM  

    Enjoy the new home and sail through your spiritual journey like smooth flowing river.

  4. island wench // July 31, 2008 at 12:24 AM  

    Kelly, Mags - Thanks so much! And you're very welcome anytime, retreat or just a visit. :-)

    Rajesh - I like the "smooth flowing river". Thank you.