Are You Brave Enough To Trust In The Universe?

Are you a risk taker and trust in the Universe? Do you lean forward into something you’re dreaming about—a new path, a bold desire, a leap of faith—without knowing exactly how it’ll turn out?

Or maybe you’re risk averse, holding on tight to what you know. You’d rather stick with what’s familiar, even if it’s not your ideal, rather than roll the dice on something uncertain.

This conversation is about risk and trust. If you want to live life to the fullest, you need both. So let me take you back.

Garden Variety Chances

Thirty years ago, I wrote an article that ended up being published in the Venture Inward magazine—yes, the Edgar Cayce Foundation’s magazine. It was my very first piece ever submitted, and it got accepted. That was an enormous thrill. The column was called “The Turning Point”, and believe me, it was.

That article, “Garden Variety Chances,” told a story I want to share again, because even now, decades later, the message still rings true.

At the time, I’d been working at a major packaged foods company in New York for seven years—and I hated it. I mean, I learned a lot, had good experiences, but the energy was just…heavy and often stressful for what seemed like no reason.

The Big Layoff

Eventually, a larger corporation bought us, and with all the merging, my position was eliminated. But there were jobs open to be considered. I applied half-heartedly, knowing I didn’t want any of them.

But then came the severance offer: seven months’ salary. To leave a job I despised? That was the universe handing me an exit ramp—and I took it. For this is one time I had trust in the Universe.

What did I do with my first unemployment check? I went to Hawaii. No regrets!

Anxiety Mounted

I didn’t want the same kind of job again, so I didn’t know what was next. But the path slowly revealed itself. A former colleague called and asked if I could help out at her agency. That was the beginning of my freelance career in copywriting and marketing consulting.

Sounds great, right? And it was—for a while. But about two years in, I hit a wall. My bank account was dwindling. I was filled with fear. I kept imagining the worst like losing my condo, my car, having to move back in with my parents at 30. That felt like the end of the world.

Even though I was in that anxious place, one day at the grocery store, I splurged. I bought a $3 sorrel plant. That’s it. Just a leafy, lemony green. I certainly didn’t need it. Money was tight. Yet, I bought it anyway.

I lived in a condo without any outdoor living space, so I couldn’t really plant it. I called my friend Carrie and told her about my “extravagance.” She was gardening and invited me to plant it in her yard. However, she also warned me about the neighborhood rabbits.

Inhaling & Exhaling

Here was my dilemma—keep the plant safe on my windowsill, where it would survive but not thrive, or plant it outside, where it might flourish…or get eaten.

I actually meditated on this. Yes, over a $3 plant. But that’s how everything shifted.

In that quiet space, I received this guidance. To live life to the fullest, you must take risks. If you hold everything tightly to yourself—people, money, dreams—in fear of losing them, then you cut off the flow of life.

It’s like breathing. You can’t keep inhaling without exhaling. You must let go in order to receive more. You have to trust in the Universe.

That was the moment I laughed out loud. The ridiculousness of it all—a $3 plant had become a mirror for how tightly I was gripping life. I was paralyzed by fear, and this plant was showing me the way out.

So, I took the plant to Carrie’s garden. I trusted that it would flourish. And I trusted that I would, too. What happened after that? Everything changed.

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Trust in the Universe

A freelance position came along that was just right. I was independent and financially stable. My bank account bounced back. And something else happened—I started dating again, after a five-year hiatus. Two relationships followed. Neither lasted, but I showed up. I tried. That was a win.

And the best part?

The following spring, Carrie called me. “The sorrel plant is growing again!” she said. Turns out, sorrel is a perennial. I didn’t know that at the time. But there it was, bursting through the soil again, thriving. That $3 risk had come full circle.

That plant was my proof. That risk can yield surprising and beautiful results. You just have to be willing to let go and trust.

I’m Still Learning

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m still learning this. Still living it. Today, my risks look different. I risk going slow instead of fast. I risk not pushing and having patience. I risk saying “No.”

But my essence hasn’t changed. I’m still like a river, flowing toward the ocean. Sometimes I hit rocks, take unexpected turns, but I keep moving.

I’m still learning not to fight the river. I don’t want to be the salmon swimming upstream—I want ease and grace. And to be in the flow, you have to trust. That’s the risk. I don’t always trust in the Universe, but I keep at it.

Sometimes, you only get to see the next step after you’ve taken the first one. There is no master plan. Life isn’t a straight line. It’s more like sailing—you tack left, then right. You adjust to the wind.

What’s Your First Step?

So I ask you: what’s the first step you need to take? Not the third, or the fifth. Just the first.

What’s the $3 “sorrel plant” in your life? What are you holding onto so tightly that it’s keeping you from growing? If you need help with trusting the Universe, you might look for a sign- here’s how.

Sometimes, you have to speak the first word so the next one comes. You have to trust the siphon will flow. That’s what channeling has taught me, and that’s what life keeps showing me.

So today, I invite you to trust in the universe. Take the step. Let the flow find you. Because, my friend, you just might flourish.

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