I’ve moved house five times in the last two years.
My kids and I are about to embark on the sixth move.
The first time, I had to make up my mind and switch countries from Switzerland to Seychelles within three weeks. I stayed at a friend’s home for a month and then moved to my own place. This was a horrible dingy little house in the middle of the bush. After 4 months, I was given a month’s notice by my landlady and found a bedsit to share with my two teenage children just two days before I had to move. The place was small, but nonetheless a step up from the previous shack. (We had luxuries such as hot water and proper tiles.) The story repeated itself, but this time I had just one day to move out. The house was larger, but started falling apart on us due to termites attacking the wood. This enabled rats to get in and we had to move out before we all died of leptospirosis...
I’ve been in this house for 10 months now, which is a pretty long time considering the track record of the last couple of years. The house is once again an improvement on the previous accommodation; we have three bedrooms, two bathrooms and unlimited hot water. Not to forget a fantastic view. My landlord now wants to tear the house down to build luxury condominiums and is going to start work on the site by the end of this month. So, once again I’m on the move.
To make matters worse, it’s becoming nearly impossible to find any kind of rental. The prices have shot up in these last few years and there is a huge shortage of accommodation even in the higher priced category.
So what do I do facing these impossible circumstances? I ask the Universe for the absolutely impossible: a house on the beach.
I’ve been yearning for a house on the beach before I even got here. Upon arrival I “realized” that there are only a handful of beach houses for rent and their prices are exorbitant, so I gave up on the idea, thinking it was impossible. Of course, with this attitude, my first home was miles away from the beach. Looking back over the last two years, each move has been an improvement and I’m getting closer to the beach as well. It no longer feels impossible.
These last couple of years have truly been an exercise in trust. I had quite a few dark nights of the soul where I lost faith and had to find a point where I regained trust despite the seemingly hopeless outlook of the situation. Each time I managed to dredge hope from the depths of my soul, the tide turned and a roof over my head was provided by the Universe.
Last month an online friend sent me a lovely link where one can wish upon a star. Without stopping to think, I spontaneously wished for a beach house. On a few blogs I visit, I stated my dream of living in a beach house and writing a novel. I’ve looked at my vision board on my desktop, built myself a beach house on Sims2 and starting visualizing.
Meanwhile, in the “real world”, I’ve placed an ad seeking accommodation, looked at a couple of places (not on the beach), but they haven’t worked out. I’ve got two weeks to go until I have to move out and I’m working on not feeling the fear and trusting that I will have a roof over my head.
I live in hope and surrender…
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Trusting the Universe to Provide a Roof over My Head
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | creative visualization, personal growth, spirituality | 11 comments »
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Amazing! Those dark nights are something else aren't they? I hate them and thank goodness haven't had one in a while.
It sounds like you're getting closer to your beach house and I visualized, also, before getting this house.
THIS house was a manifestation also and I did build it on Sims2 [but after we bought it!] Heh!
It really sounds like you're doing the right things...So I am sending some more positivity your way!
Lovin ya,
Samsara
Thanks for the link, Samsara! Spent all last night exploring them.
And above all, thanks for the positivity. I really need that now...
Nie to know you play Sims2 as well :-)
Love, light and lot's of laughter to you,
Louise
Thought about you a 100 times last night and this morning! {{HUGS & Light to you))
Yeah ... just some of my SU links. I went through one too many - weird uncalled for bouts of despair - so a friend told me what they were and I then took the opportunity to learn about them. :)
Sometimes, though, it's a vicious cycle for me. I get into a dark night and that "lowers vibration" and "lowers trust" or whatever the heck new New Age think regarding "Law of Attraction" they're calling it.
[I forgot what I called it before LOA came along...but you know what I mean.]
However when I learned that Mother Theresa went through it and I began viewing it as just another *growing pain,* I embraced it.
Embracing something, as you know, leads to the release of it. [Or the opposite of "what we resist will persist."]
Funny how we have to embrace the misery to escape it. But taken in context with just a minor perception tweak it's not all that hard to do!
Perception, in this case, "we're growing" as opposed to "we're failing." Since, then, I haven't had any; not to say I won't go through another "growing pain" again but I view it as a chrysalis. The caterpillar, while in cocoon is in the darkness isn't she? Only to emerge transformed! She did not fret did she? Of course not! Neither need we! :)
Light and love and more positivity your way today!
Samsara
Louise,
It seems that you are progressing and that you are always watched over and taken care of. Stay positive and keep revisiting the emotion of all those times when something worked out, even last minute.
Sending some extra angels your way,
Slade
I'm absolutely sure the Universe will provide! Sending you lots of blessings and grounding energy!!!
Hugs,
Andrea
Samsara - Thank you so much for your support! I love the chrysalis image. Over the years, I've been through a couple of these. Transformation seems to be my life theme... (Before LOA, it was creative visualization. Before that, magic spells. And many other names :-)).
Slade - Thanks for the extra angels. I hadn't thought of recapturing that emotion of being saved at the last minute. It's a mixture between "Phew!" and "Thank you, Goddess!". Just thinking about it makes me smile.
Andrea - I love the way you said that you were absolutely sure. It makes ME feel absolutely sure. Thanks for the good vibes!
Lot's of love, life and laughter to all of you,
Louise
Sounds like every step you take is getting you closer to what you want, Louise.
It can be hard to keep the faith when life seems about to rip everything out from under us, but I have a technique that has always worked for me in all the twists and turns and crashes in my life. I assume anything in the now that I don't want is TEMPORARY, and I remind myself of one of my basic beliefs that everything works out for the best. So if things don't look good now (eg. I'm being evicted and I have nowhere to go), this is just part of the change process and the solution is just around the corner. I trust life to support me and move me to a better position in whatever way it sees fit. And you know, it always works out that way for me.
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down, but in the end I will always be up. And so it is true.
Sending lots of love and good fortune your way.
Kelly
So, strange. I just read your post today, but yesterday I posted about visualization and getting things out in the universe.
I think it can and will happen.
I will let the universe know, from Florida, what you want. That way it's coming from at least two sides of the planet.
Kelly - Thank you for your encouragement. "In the end I will always be up." I'll keep that in mind. :-)
Ann - I love the idea of the "wish" coming from two sides of the planet. Thank you!
As I write this I'm picturing you laughing and loving your beach home.
I admire your courage and trust that all will work out. It seems as though it always does. You know that.
Tom - Thank you. Especially about the courage, as the comment comes from Braveheart (which is how I think of you :-)).