Even if you walk with your head down, you are bound to bump into someone who has been directed, as you are, in that exact moment for both beings to collide.
There are many valid explanations, but this is my take on it; I am simply content with the idea of not knowing.
Rewind back to my younger years. The unknown use to scare me. The unknown after graduating junior high. The unknown after graduating high school. Maybe growing up in a strict household failed to nurture the spontaneity and excitement a child should have for life, creating a calculated, over-analytical young adult for many years.
The unknown scares many.
People will do what they can to obtain security, to conceive their next step before the moment arrives. Yet security is fickle. Financial security, emotional relationships, your existence are all subject to change at any moment. Then what?
I strongly believe that the universe functions as a push and pull effect, guiding us from one direction to another. Each moment, the choices we make alter our path, but is that path destined?
I'm not sure...
I reflect upon the times when certain people have entered my life, impacting me in a subtle, yet magnanimous way.
A few years ago, I was working and waiting for a customer to come around the corner. As I looked up .... it was none other than JOEL OSTEEN ......
Joel Osteen is an amazing motivational speaker, devoted minister, and just the most inspiring person that has impacted people all over the world. Personally, what draws me is not religion, but the powerful message of hope. He has a gift of communication that shines as bright as his spirit. I have only seen this man on TV, but listening to his sermons each Sunday raises my frequency a little bit higher than it might have been without.
Never in a million years could I fathom to meet this man, face-to-face, that one amazing day. I remember telling him ,"You are such an inspiration." At least I hope I had articulated those words! I felt excited, dizzy, speechless, awed, and overwhelmed. He thanked me with a warm smile and glowy eyes.
The gears were turning. I honestly don't remember anything after that except I wanted to explode with joy. HA!
Point is, embrace the unknown!
When a relationship didn't work out, the next moment, a far-away unbeknownst crush comes up to me and we mingle.
When I was getting back on my feet from the hardest situation I've ever dealt with, I met my best friend, my Bodhisattva, who holds so much spiritual insight, allowing me to delve further when I just discovered my spiritual journey.
When I felt alone, I encounter a woman who has become a second mother to me, all because I moved my bag from the seat next to me. I would have never thought I would find a woman with similar health ideals as I, a holistic, raw vegan enthusiast, who is just as scattered brain in the most loving way as I!
Or meeting someone who enlightened me with the gift of hydro-colonic irrigation and sauna therapy.
The universe is for you. Even when challenges come forth. They come to reveal yourself to you.
The unknown will bring you an interaction, situations for growth. Go along with it. Take the interaction and run!
Even if you walk with your head held down, somewhere along the line, two beings will collide.
:)