Opening to Possibility

Ten years ago, I was standing outside a hotel in Marrakesh, anxiously waiting for a cab to take me to the airport. Typical me—running late and worried about missing my flight.

As I stood there, I noticed a man across the street waving at me from a horse-drawn carriage. "No way, I can’t take a carriage to the airport," I thought.

Then, a gentle inner voice whispered, “Why not?”

Often, we expect life to unfold in a specific way. We prejudge how and when things should happen, narrowing our focus so much that we miss the divine opportunities right in front of us.

We tend to overlook things that are:

- Too silly

- Too easy

- Too unconventional

The unintended impact is that we miss the gifts Spirit provides. I was fixated on a cab, overlooking an unexpected solution. Part of the spiritual journey is learning to unlearn:

- Unlearning our rigid expectations

- Surrendering to trust the flow of life

- Embracing humility to be open to new answers

Just because something is oddly packaged doesn’t mean we should dismiss it. The Divine often presents opportunities in forms that challenge our conventional thinking. By embracing the unexpected and trusting in Spirit, we open ourselves to surprising and beautiful solutions.

Here's a photo of me finally arriving at the airport, a reminder that when we trust in Spirit and remain open to all possibilities, we find the path forward even in the most unlikely scenarios. 

What about you?

Where’s that weird horse-drawn carriage in your life?