This week our message comes to us from the Magic Unicorn, who invites us to make a wish, believe in miracles, and know that magic surrounds you. I am getting to see this in a surprising way this week, and I’m sharing it with you real-time.

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Last week I asked the magic for a surprise and boy did it deliver. Something I never expected happened. I got laid off. I have been serving as Director of Curriculum Development at a tutoring center for the last 9 years. It has been my day job, as I have been building my purpose business here at Soul Candy Institute, writing my books and workbooks, putting on workshops and retreats, and more. I have remained at the tutoring center through all of this meaningful productivity because it was an income stream that supported me while I grew as a spiritual practitioner and business person.

Over that time, I have wondered many, many times about whether it was time to step away from the tutoring center completely, and, each time, my soul answered that…

IT CAN BE EASY:

… I could have what I had prayed for, an easy transition into full-time, purpose-driven livelihood, no need to jump without a parachute.

THE MAGIC PROVIDES CLEAR GUIDANCE:

… it would be clear when it was time to move on.

GRATITUDE IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA:

… now was the time to be grateful for the financial support I had right where I was.

I AM ALWAYS DOING MY PURPOSE WORK:

… while I was still there, I could see how the work I was doing to guide young teachers and influence the development of a growing business was in fact purpose-driven.

I AM ALWAYS RIGHT WHERE I AM MEANT TO BE:

… I was in fact right where I was meant to be.

Following this guidance, I remained there in gratitude and got so many gifts, which you have read about over the years.

Not a total surprise…

And then came this fateful Wednesday. As I was getting ready to go to the tutoring center, I heard the words that had been echoing in my thoughts for the last several weeks, “I am so DONE there.” These words were coming in alongside the magical sensation of ease, pampering, luxury and providence that my wedding, honeymoon and last weekend’s retreat had raised within me to the point of causing a total paradigm shift. I was new. I was different. There was something so much better for me, now. And so I said a little prayer asking the magic to help me move on.

And boy did it deliver!

Being let go later that very day came as a TOTAL surprise to my mind. But, as you can see, it was no surprise to my soul. I had no parachute in place, no plan… and yet, the magic did. Magically, I have a bunch of doors that have opened very recently, including my retreat partnership with Sharri Hillman, offers to work with a Vietnamese filmmaker, and a long-time dream to provide spiritual ritual/ceremony services in partnership with Spiritual Practices Expert Shanta Marie.

I would have been terrified in the past…

I have no certain source of income to replace the tutoring center work and I would have been terrified of this in the past, even a year ago, but today, I am calm inside. Because now, thankfully, my faith is stronger than ever. In fact, sometimes I am even dazzled and elated with what the magic has done for me in this surprising event:

It has given me a clear sign that there is something better for me and that now is the time for it to take form in my real physical life.

It has given me freedom at the perfect time, just after last weekend’s amazingly magical retreat where I declared the power of the magic over and over again, boosting my own faith in the process. And just after my year of wedding festivities during which I received soooooo much love and support from my dear ones. And just when I am so full of goodies to share with the world that I wasn’t sure how I was going to fit them all in.

It has given me immense faith, by way of so many magical goodies that came before now, so that I fully believe in it. And that makes it possible for me to recognize being laid off as a huge gift.

I’m proud of myself…

I have to say I am proud of myself for how I’m handling this emotionally. And it’s no accident that last weekend at the retreat I got to share with a beautiful young woman that her partner is not the man for her, and at the end of our conversation she said she was so relieved. I laughed in admiration and delight and told her how courageous she was to hear news like this and feel relieved. Now, not even a week later, I got the same sort of news and I feel the same sort of relief. It’s so clear that the magic gave me the experience with her as an example of how I can feel when something is over in my life, and I’m so grateful to myself for following it.

I feel peace in the face of this…

This level of peace in the face of change and uncertainty is what we can have when we trust in the magic, when we trust in the promises of our souls. At the retreat, I let that beautiful young woman know that the partnership she’s dreaming of is actually a promise from her soul. And just like her, the soulful livelihood that I’m dreaming of is a promise from my soul. How miraculous that I am so connected with my soul and the magic that actually believe it!

In the coming weeks, I will share with you what is taking form at Soul Candy. Be ready for some goodies, and please send some magic my way. Your notes of encouragement are deeply appreciated.

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