Ask the right questions…

I am on my way back to VA from a whirlwind week in Cali. I spent the first three days visiting schools and seeing some of the bay area. Jimena and Dave were quite the tour guides and I am so thankful to them for their time and patience. Then Jimena and I took a road trip to Lake Tahoe and stayed one night with my friend Eric. It was sooooo beautiful there and was just what we needed. I think that it is the purest water I have ever swam in…it really felt amazing! I left feeling so settled which was a contrast to how overwhelmed I felt after all the school visits. We returned to Oakland, where I had been blessed to stay with Jimena and her boyfriend Mark throughout my time in the Bay. They took me out for my last night and I was finally able to meet Jimena’s friend Liz, who I have been hearing about for eight years! It was a great week and, as always, good to be with one of my true soul mates ☺.

I am going home with some answers and more questions, which, right now, I am okay with. I realized I could have planned this trip much better in terms of how I explored the schools. But ultimately what I trust is the feeling place – how each school made me feel intuitively. The truth is, my best experience was at Southwestern. But after this week I have realized that while I definitely want to engage in therapeutic relationships with individuals, I am also passionate about research and teaching. This has led me to seriously contemplate pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. In any case, I have a lot to think about, and will have to speak with the admissions counselors again in order to figure out the logistics. I do feel excited and encouraged to move forward and reach for my highest goal. And I trust that if this is the direction I need to go in, my path will lead me there.

When speaking to my friend Stephen yesterday he was filling me in on a visit by Rev. Michael Beckwith at MUM. He told me Rev. Beckwith talked about asking the right questions, about how when we do this, when we open up ourselves, the Universe opens up to us and reveals the answers in such a clear and simple way…

I believe that we have access to all the answers because on a fundamental level we are not only a part of the whole of life, but that the entity of the whole of life is contained within each of us. I am reminded of the scripture Matthew 7:7 - Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

We just have to ask.

Love, Peace, & Blessings