For Some Reason…

Hint: it’s divine intervention

I was planning to polish up the “I love my life” article that I prepared for last week. It got bumped for some reason.

“Some reason” being that I was guided write something else last minute. Just as I’ve been guided to write this article instead, but for some reason, I think it’s important for you to know that I love my life! I operate with this maxim and as a result, most of the time I do. When you love your life, experiences present themselves that allow you to love your life more. It makes decisions easier when you can run it through the test: will this object/relationship/experience encourage me to love my life?

For some reason I chose today to go to the garage to get a sort of check up for my 19 year old car. In four weeks I’ll need to a bunch of annual upkeep plus the state registration. I already know there’s a significant repair needed for me to pass inspection and I wanted an expert’s opinion if it’s worth it.

For some reason, before pulling my daily tarot card, I inquired about my car. Usually I go with a generic “what do you want me to know?” inquiry, but I chose to ask specifically about the current car.

The card? Five of wands. The meaning according to this particular Thoth deck? Strife.

Yikes. (Spoiler alert: if I hadn’t specified, I wouldn’t know if it was the old car or potential new car that was referenced.)

Another bit of background information that you might find helpful to know is that I’ve given over finances, including all car issues, to the Universe. Here ya go, you figure it out and I’ll follow your instructions.

So when the mechanics said it was time to retire my ride and move on, it wasn’t a big blow. I certainly don’t need to be inviting any strife into my world! I knew a solution would present itself and things would work out.

Things always work out for me. That’s another belief I’ve got going that is self-fulfilling.

When the trusted garage owner sent me to a trusted used car lot, I listened. And 30 minutes later, there I was, talking to a big ole teddy bear of a salesman.

Did I plan to buy a car this week? Nope.

Did I have a down payment saved up? Nope.

Do I really want a $300/month car payment. Hell no!

For some reason, last week I wiped out a savings account and rolled over a client’s payment for a 10 session package to pay off a balance transfer that was nearing the end of its 0% interest period.

I was debt free for the first time in years.

I’d thought I would take out another 0% cash advance to pay for the upcoming car repairs, but for some reason, I didn’t. 🤔

For some reason, I found myself test driving a car that cost way more than I wanted to spend. I was a smooth ride and it was nice that nothing rattled for a change.

I asked if there was anything less pricey, and I was shown two options that had magically dropped below sticker price since we had made our lap around the lot.

One smelled like Fabreeze and cigarettes. Double yuck.

The other was a year older, had fewer miles, only one previous owner, looked better, didn’t smell, also had a hatchback (bonus!), and was red. That’s my color.

According to all the markers that matter to me, this beauty was better and 11.11% less expensive that the first car. Seriously, I used my calculator. If you’re into recurring numbers, you’ll recognize this as meaning new beginnings. 🧐

Even better, it felt right. And since I’d driven the first car, I had something to compare it to besides my old jalopy, and it was similar.

I came home, ran some numbers, got approval from the mechanic, called the insurance company and ran those numbers.

While the dealer would have liked me to jump on it right then and there, I needed some time to sit with it. Feel into it. If this car got snatched up in the meantime, then it wasn’t meant to be my car.

I did not call a friend or my brother. I was not interested in opinions from people who don’t base decisions on the loving life factor or weren’t experts on cars.

I did not search the internet.

I did not call my astrologer.

I sometimes think we give to much power away to others by needing approval or validation for making decisions. For some reason, it felt right to do this on my own.

So, I went for a walk.

I dropped into my body and listened to my gut.

My gut said YES! This car would help me love my life more. It felt like a quantum leap into the next level of expansion. If I could align with that expansion energetically, it would be mine. If I contracted, I’d stay where I was, patching an old car together indefinitely.

When I came home, I looked through my files for the title. When I pulled it out, along came The Fool card, which for some reason was not in the deck with its colleagues, but hanging about in my important documents folder.

For those who don’t know, this card is not a warning about being foolish. Well, it can be, but much more than that. It’s about new beginnings and taking a risk. A well-timed risk. Which eased my concern about Mercury being in retrograde, typically not a good time for this type of thing. Unless you read all the fine print, which I totally will.

Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash

(Side note: tomorrow is April 1, also called April Fools’ Day here in the US. Gotta love the timing!!)

So within a very short period of time I’ve made a pretty big decision based on synchronicity, intuition, and trust and a splash of intellect. Yes, I got the expert’s opinion and consulted the budget, as much as someone with an unpredictable income can.

It’s a leap of faith, but a calculated and reasonably responsible one. Please remember that before doing anything impulsive. I have a degree in Economics (seriously, it’s true) and cost/benefit analyses are second nature to me. Over the years, I’ve learned to fold gut feelings, personal values, and mysterious breadcrumbs into the equation to make it a more comprehensive analysis.

This is what I mean by surrender. Taking full responsibility for that which is in my purview and leaving the rest up to a power greater and wiser than myself.

In contrast, last month I spoke to someone whose car shopping was overly tedious and agonizing. She said she felt very pressured to get it just right and to hurry up because of impending tariffs. She had a spreadsheet, appointments at multiple dealerships, and a sense of dread and fatigue resulting from this approach of figuring it out.

I didn’t ignore rational thought by any means, but I didn’t make it the only, or even the primary, influence. I’m working body/mind/spirit coherence here folks. It’s a magical recipe for pretty much everything.

If you read my recent article about surrender and thought I was blowing smoke, I wanted to provide this example of how I really do walk the talk. I’ve moved across the country with strategies like this. Multiple times!

Now, if you’re new to trust and surrender, I suggest starting small and working your way up. It sometimes takes time to recognize the messages and to build faith that while you may look like a total nut job, you’re a happy nut job who loves her life thanks to taking inspired leaps of faith for some reason.

Now, here I am the next day, doing paperwork and stepping into the next phase of my life that will hopefully involve spending less time at the garage. If for some reason that isn’t true, I’m sure it will all work out for me one way or another.

Say hello to my new chariot! A 2017 Toyota Corolla iM. Don’t ask me what the iM stands for, idk.

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