Princess Sassy Pants & Co.™

I am so grateful for locked doors in life as they have proven to be clear guidance that they are not my doors. There have been plenty of times when I banged those doors down or picked the lock, only to find a nightmare on the other side–maybe not immediately, but at some point. Through a lot of pain, I learned to trust that there are better doors for me that are wide open, but if I spend all my focus and energy trying to get into the barred doors, I won’t see them.  I’ve found the the key to locked doors is to let them stay locked and to look for those that are open to me.  

I’ve seen that I’m like a baby who thinks she knows what she wants and needs while happily playing with matches and knives much of the time. I don’t know, but thankfully there is a Guide within who does. My job is only to trust, listen, and be willing to follow, even though it often doesn’t make sense at first. I have been led to such amazing and nothing short of miraculous things by doing this; it would be ridiculous to believe that I knew a better way at this point. 

The key here is trust, though, and we simply can’t really trust until we begin to have some direct experiences ourselves. If we don’t trust, we can’t hear the guidance; we either don’t even believe we need it yet, or it would be too scary. We are afraid it will lead us somewhere we don’t want to go and ask us to sacrifice something we do want or think we need. This NEVER happens, but it can seem like it will. 

Because of this, I often suggest starting by asking within about things that you don’t have a lot of investment in at first. Nobody can tell another what that guidance will look like or feel like. I experience it in many ways. I feel it as a warm feeling in my belly or chest sometimes. Other times I get a rush of warmth that runs through me. There are also times when I hear an actual voice. It’s a voice within that is very clear, certain, and very patient, and with it comes a sense of deep peace and deeper awareness. I’ve been guided many other ways as well–through advertisements, the television guide, music, garbage on the street, street signs–too many to count. The difference is that there’s an understanding and certainty that comes with it. It is not a guessing game or some sort of wishcraft.