Be Careful What You Wish For!

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

I was never really sure if I believed in the power of manifestation. Sure, I'd read the books and blogs that espoused its validity. I had even seen it work in minute ways in my own life. But I was wholly unprepared for what I was about to experience.

My dream of owning my own "rock shop" was still a fledgling little nugget in my mind. A space and an existing business was possibly going to come available in the near future. Would I be able to take advantage of that? Could I time my retirement from teaching to acquire that business? Could I swing it financially?

While all these thoughts (and doubts) raced around my mind, I decided to see if appealing to the Universe could help. I researched what crystal grids to set up to manifest success, prosperity, and luck. I figured out what spells and rituals to perform to amplify those intentions. Done. Grid set. Candle lit. Little yellow pouch with my lucky talisman, Citrine, Aventurine, Pyrite, and Tiger's Eye stones and some herbs was tucked safely in my backpack. I thought I was ready. Boy, was I wrong.

Not even a full week went by. On my way home from school one Friday I stopped in the crystal shop in my little town just to pick up a few stones for something I was working on. As soon as I entered, the owner cheerfully said, "Your ears must have been burning! I was just about to call you!" Turns out she found a house in Texas and was going out there to sign the papers the next day. A week prior, when we last talked about her moving out of state and perhaps selling the store, she thought the earliest they would move might be end of 2024. But I had put my wish out into the Universe during that week. And the Universe answered. Was I ready to heed her call?



I sure do want to take this call! Despite how quick this happened, I am ready to chase this dream. I want to make this work. But it may require a huge leap of faith. Not just on my part, but also on that of my family. In order to buy this business now and make this shop my own I would likely have to quit teaching at the end of this school year. I'd have to be ready to open "my" shop over the summer. That's 6 months sooner than we'd planned. I'm not sure we can swing that financially. That would mean trusting the Universe that the business would replace my salary for those months until my retirement kicked in. That seems like a big ask. And I don't trust easily.

So I find myself torn. Everything is pointing to this being the right time and place to make this move. The signs are all there. My Pisces intuition is telling me to go for it. But I sure am scared.

What will we do? Stay tuned to find out!