Joanne drove me to the bus in the morning at 7 AM, and as we hugged goodbye, we told each other how much we loved one another. I was feeling peaceful when a question popped into my mind that immediately caused some stress.  I said to myself, “What am I going to do with myself when I get to Maui?”  Since I don’t know what the “Master Plan”is yet it seemed like a logical concern. I have lots of skills and gifts, but I don’t know yet how God will be using me to do His work.

Almost immediately after asking the question, I looked out the window of the bus as a big truck passed by and I started receiving messages from God. The name on the truck was PRAY trucking company. I almost laughed out loud and said, “Okay God, you want me to PRAY, I can do that just fine, but I think I would like to PRAY and PLAY!”  I think God liked that too because God wants my happiness and for me to live in joy.  What better way is there for me to live in joy than to play? If it is not fun, I don’t want to do it.

Shortly after the PRAY truck, I noticed a sign on a billboard that read “HIRE POWER.”  Yes, I have HIRED my Higher Power to run my life. I am not in charge anymore because I have handed over all of my affairs to my Higher Power to manage my life.  I strive to live in this space on a daily basis and I wish I could say that I always do, but I don’t. I sometimes forget and think I am in charge and try to make things happen.  Can you imagine that?

When this happens, I lose my peace because I am not aligned with God’s will for my life, which is peace and love, so this is a lesson to be learned over and over again. We are always being called to go deeper with God and to trust that no matter what things look on the outside, we are never alone and that there is a divine plan.

The messages continued to “show up” and they got better and better before I even got on the plane.  The next thing I saw was a billboard that was advertising a phone and it said, “Do Whatever You Want.” I really liked that and promised myself to keep that in mind and in my heart. Doing whatever I want means that I need to know what I want! In coaching clients over the years, I’ve noticed that one of the main problems people have is that they don’t know what they want. How can the Universe give them what they want if they didn’t know what that is? Do you know what you want? Do you struggle with not feeling good enough or deserving of what you want and more good in your life? I know what that is like because I was there for a long time too. It is only by committing to a daily spiritual practice of prayer and meditation that I was able to change those negative messages and move forward. Today I know that I am ONE with God and deserve all good things.

When I sat for my morning prayer the day after I arrived back in Hawaii, I knew that Mother Maui was welcoming me with wide, open arms. It was a gorgeous day with sunny skies and a warm breeze to keep me cool. This is truly a magical place and I felt so blessed to be in the energy of love. I almost cried when I saw the rainbow coming out from the ocean. I knew that it was meant for me to assure me I was right where I needed and wanted to be.

I wanted to move to Maui and with the grace of God and cooperating with Spirit, I am living here. I went to the pool for water aerobics the other day and met a woman who was visiting Maui from Idaho. She asked me, “Where do you live?” I started to say, “I live in Rhode Island”……. but then quickly remembered that I live in Maui!  It was the first time I said it out loud and I started to jump up and down and dance. I thought OMG I live in Maui.

Just a few hours later as I was thinking about finding an apartment to rent here and I thought, “OMG, what did I do?”  Isn’t it amazing how we can be living in bliss one minute and then in stress the next minute? I know it is normal to vacillate when there are big changes happening
in our lives, so I quickly asked God to help me remember that I was following my heart and God’s plan for my life.

I admit there are a lot of “unknowns” in my life right now and I liken it to being in the HALLWAY of my life. One door has closed and the other one hasn’t opened yet. I don’t know what my life is going to look like; where I will live, the car I will buy, the work I will be doing and the people who will be in it. I have been there many times over the years with jobs, moves and relationships, and it is truly a place where my faith is nurtured and strengthened if I allow it.

Being in the hallway can be very stressful because I don’t know when and how the door in front of me will open. Today I can make the choice to live in peace trusting God is in control. I don’t have to live in stress banging on the door and demanding that it be opened according to my plan. It almost sounds ridiculous, but that is what we do sometimes. I have learned to trust that eventually the right door will open.

To stay in this place of peace while I am in the Hallway, I will use all the tools that I know that have worked for me over the last 35 years. I remind myself of all the times that God has prepared the way for me and then I trust that God is working things out for my good. Most importantly, I will stay connected to God by staying in the moment, being grateful and enjoying the adventurous journey I am on.

Meanwhile, I am living in paradise and have a beautiful place to live on the ocean (for free) for the next few weeks, as I wait and trust God for the perfect and right apartment to find me. I no longer have to push, work hard, and drive myself crazy in the process.  That was the old way of doing things and it just doesn’t work for me anymore. I have hired a HIGHER POWER to handle the details. So it is “Hands off Pat!” I “show up” and do my part and let God do the rest.

An affirmation that I have used for years is this: Everything I need is streaming toward me; I open my hands and receive. All the abundance, money, peace, love, happiness, relationships are mine now. I just need to believe.

Creative Ideas – Ernest Holmes  pg.135