“This too shall pass!” is a statement I usually think of when going through a challenging situation on any given day. Never before had I looked at it as something I enjoyed passing away. Not long ago I was in Port Townsend at a book store I have continued to love and cherish as one of the best in the Northwest. I am always honored to do intuitive readings from the store always feeling like it was a privilege. Not long ago, I was driving up to the store which is about a two hour drive along what I think is one of the most beautiful places in the world, twisting and turning along the Puget Sound on a road along the water and huge old trees landscaped in the mountains seen in the not so distant hills.
As I drove, it had come to my mind I would no longer be doing readings at the store. I had been doing readings from the store for over 8 years and couldn’t fathom not doing otherwise. I put the thought out of my mind but as I got closer, the thought of seeing my clients outside of the store kept coming to me. I wondered if it was because all the clients on the schedule for the day were clients I already had seen outside of the store. I prided myself for working out of some place for a long time because before doing intuitive readings professionally, I would only work any place for 2 years before moving on in search of something that made my heart sing. Since I Love seeing people and coaching them to be the best they can be, I figured this place would continue to serve me as I had served it for the past several years.
As I saw clients that afternoon, I was amazed at their mention of seeing me else where. Two clients even gave me big tips and told me they would much rather be giving me their money instead of paying the store for my service. I assured them the store was a great space to see them and I loved working out of the store. But what I didn’t expect was by the end of the day as my last two clients came in the room, I kept getting the message this was the last time I would be in the store doing readings for people. I even told one of the clients this was probably my last time here and the next time I was in town, I would be doing readings at another location. As I told her this, I was a little surprised I was actually voicing it out loud.
Another surprise was about to happen that would shock me. As I was handed my check for the weekend of work, I was asked to go into the back room to talk to the owner. I could sense her disapproval but then I had gotten used to sensing her disapproval through the years whether it was directed towards me or another person. I never took it personal. She then told me that I had been acting very different and it was not good. She thought it had started the last time I was there a few months back but wasn’t sure. She told me that I slighted the new person that morning so she wasn’t the only one thinking I was acting different from how I usually act. She also told me that I was acting above and she kept waving her hands in the air above her head. She told me that I just wasn’t there anymore. She told me in a way that was accusing and blaming. She told me I shouldn’t have left early the day before because it was one of the busiest days of the year which is for the town but not for the store. It entered my head that all the clients I had except for one had scheduled with me because of my newsletter I had sent out. But I continued to listen to her. I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. Because I had always called her a teacher of mine, I listened and let it in. I asked her to apologize to the new gal and let her know I didn’t do anything unintentionally. I walked out of the store in shock because I didn’t see myself as acting the way she described.
I took a deep breathe and let it go. I wasn’t going to give it any further energy. The next day, I had to laugh when I received a check from one client for the exact amount of the check I received from working at the store for two days. It convinced me I was exactly where I needed to be and I was to be finished with working out of the store. I gave Thanks to the way the owner had treated me the day before because without the way she handled it, I wouldn’t have been able to make my mind up to be finished with this phase of my life. I would have filled in for another reader at a moments notice changing my schedule to do so because I wanted to please others. I would have continued to work out of the store even with the hits that came to my mind that I was to be finished with this part of my life.
Sometimes people give us messages that may come across as blunt, accusing or pointing the finger and it may be hard swallow. It may put us on the defensive and prompt us to bite back. Instead give the situation Thanks and give it to God! Walk away feeling excited that a new opportunity is upon you! Where there is an ending is always a New opportunity!