How to know if you're on the right path

Recently I started over in my life.

Twice.

It’s come in waves.

In the first wave, I got a divorce.

Man it hurt.

We sold the house.

I took the pets.

And the plants.

I slept on my sister’s couch for nine months.

It was hard.

There was so much crying.

And even though it hurt, it was the right thing.

Eventually I bought a little (375 square feet!) floating home and moved my pets and what remained of my plants in.

To begin again.

In the past month, I’ve started over again.

I decided to hand my beloved fitness business over to two of my trusted instructors.

I said goodbye to teaching - something I feel confident in, something I’m good at, something that I loved.

I said goodbye to my students.

My huge community of beloved friend students.

I cried, a lot.

I just knew that writing and speaking and coaching were what I needed to be doing next.

I’ve felt that it was the right thing all along.

And ever since I made the decision to make all these changes, my life has been a complete and total sh*t storm.

My car got broken into.

I got sideswiped.

Then the guy who hit me wouldn’t give me his insurance info.

There was a mix-up with an IRS payroll payment that took me four hours of phone time - four hours - on the phone - to resolve.

Then I got sick.

(I never get sick…)

My sister started painting my bathroom and found termites.

Termites?!

(Ew.)

(And also, EWWWW.)

(And also ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!)

Do termites SWIM or something?

I mean.

It feels very much like I haven’t been able to catch a break.

And that’s actually what I think has been happening.

I was talking to a wise friend of mine about all of random tough things that had been happening.

One after another after another.

And she was like, “Oh yeah. In the Christian tradition that I follow, whenever you’re working towards doing something big in your life, you will come under attack. The bigger the thing you’re striving for, the more you’ll face. And the closer you get to your goal, the more intensely the attacks it will come.”

Awesome.

But then I thought about it, and it IS kind of awesome.

I’ve read other places that when you make a decision (a vow, a commitment) to something or someone - you WILL be tested.

Either by the Universe.

By resistance.

By some unseen force that wants to see if you truly mean it.

Obstacles are part of the deal.

In fact, it is one surefire way to KNOW that you are on path.

It doesn’t mean it’s not meant to be.

It doesn’t mean you’re just not cut out for it.

It means - buck up, handle whatever gets thrown at you, and KEEP GOING.

You’re on the right path.

The one caveat to this law:

If you’re doing something to make someone else happy that isn’t in alignment with your happiness.

Obstacles will crop up too if you’re not in authenticity with yourself - with your soul’s mission - with what is right for you.

That’s a whole other blog post, but an important thing to keep in mine.

If you’re in alignment and facing obstacles, keep going.

If you’re not in alignment and facing obstacles, it’s time to come clean and tell the truth about what you want.

To your greatness,

Rebecca

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