Okay, how often do you look for signs? In truth, when I want something that I have no control over, I'll look for signs anywhere and everywhere to believe it will come true or a sign that tells me it wont. But it never actually works that way, does it? The signs aren't under rocks you pick up looking for it. They appear when you least expect them. When you aren't in the thick of begging for one. But always exactly when you really, really need them. For years, I let the universe guide me and just waited for her to lay down what is in store right in front of me. I looked for signs from the universe to let me know I was making the right choice. The universe never seems to disappoint, showing up when you need her. Opening that window, slamming that door. The universe makes sure, I'm aware. But those I've loved that have crossed over, the signs from them? Do you look for signs from those that have passed on or did you notice it when they sent it?
A few days after I lost a dear friend seven years ago, I was sitting in my car at a red light and looked over to read on the marquis of a church "Tell the kids I love them". So I did, I told his kids he loves them. That was a sign I wasn't expecting.
I started seeing this spectacular crystal like surrounding of clouds on random occasions, and it made me think of him, whenever I wasn't thinking of him. It made me think to tell my best friend, his wife, that I was reminded of him that day, that he is now okay and when I see those crystalized clouds, I smile. They are unexpected, come out of the blue and its a sign, he's okay, they are okay, we are okay.
When my 17 year old lab crossed to the other side, I saw a silhouette of him in the clouds just a few weeks later. I was driving, I was thinking of only where I was driving and how this train that had me stopped was going to make me late. But then I got a minute to look up, and there he was, telling me he was there, he was okay and so I would be okay too. Recently I was trying to get one of my dogs now to stop licking herself, a sound that has always made my skin crawl, and started with that 17 year old lab....I yelled out "Concho stop" instead of "Barbara stop" and I knew it was a sign, Concho was next to me again, letting me know, he's still with me, and we are okay.
And when my mom passed, I see the signs everywhere, all the time, except when I say out loud "Mom, I need some kind of sign". That's when I feel like I need it the most, but it's not, that's when I'm too in my own head. When I see them, it's when I am preoccupied. When I am stressing about something. When I am laughing with my husband. When I'm shopping for anything or nothing. When I am hiking. When I'm in physical pain. When I am driving. She shows up in butterflies and ladybugs, in cardinals and in glitter.
The signs from her and all the others who have gone before show up when I am not asking for them, but exactly when I really need them.
I think signs are everywhere, when we allow ourselves to see them. So when you need it, you'll see them too. Just open up your heart and let them in. What signs do you look for? What did you realize wasn't a sign until later?
I love this one about “signs” and just now read your previous one about “the phone call!”. What an outstanding writer you are!🩷