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Once upon a time, there was a grieving woman who had just received money after her father’s sudden death. As she was grappling with the idea of what life would look like for her, she started experimenting with the idea of doing things differently with her life. She began writing again, creating intuitive pieces of jewelry, and she used the money to give herself space and time to grieve and create.
One day, an old friend reentered her life. Over time, as they began talking on the phone more, the woman started noticing that the old friend would take little jabs at her from time to time, downplaying her ideas and, in some ways, how the woman presented herself to the world.
At some point, the woman started thinking of ways she could spend the money to set herself up for a better life, as she was sure that’s what her father would have wanted. She started looking into real estate. Nothing crazy, but the idea of purchasing a small condo or townhouse in the city she fled from many years ago came to mind. Although she would never want to live there again, she could see that this might be a good investment property, as real estate there at the time was extremely inexpensive. She could rent it out or maybe even turn it into an Airbnb… those were really popular at the time. She could even hire a management company to oversee the property.
Everything seemed perfect since she had a sizable amount of money to put down on a property, which would lower the mortgage enough for her to rent it at a competitive rate, affordable for someone who didn’t want to spend an arm and a leg on rent.
As she was sharing her idea with her old friend over the phone, the old friend told her it wasn’t a good idea after all. She said that this city didn’t hold any real value, and since it wasn’t even a place the woman wanted to live in again, why would anyone else? At the end of the day, the old friend talked her out of wasting her money. The woman shook her head, as if trying to clear her mind of a haze. What was she thinking? Why would she even think of purchasing a property, and purchasing one in that city of all places?
Fast forward 7 years. The woman lost everything due to a global pandemic that wiped out her job and everything in it’s path. She ended up having to move and stay with friends who lived, guess where? In her old city that she fled from, the same city where she had gotten the idea to purchase a piece of property.
Welp, I guess you know where this is going by now. You see, I never in a million years would have thought I’d be back here, in this city, but here I am, trying to piece my life together.
And you know what would have been really helpful? Having a rental property that I could have moved into, and the mortgage would have still been cheap for me. Definitely way cheaper than the rent I’m paying right now. A property that would have had 7 years of mortgage already paid off. A property that would have more than doubled in value. Because, you see, during those 7 years, this city went through a major boom. Properties went from being valued at $150,000 for a nice condo to that same condo now going anywhere from $300,000 to $450,000. Some lessons are really hard, and this was one of them.
I’m not friends with that person anymore. Not because of this, but after making too many careless remarks towards me, my grieving soul fled from her, and the negativity she inflicted on my life. But at that time, I never would have imagined that I allowed someone into my life just long enough to talk me out of what was supposed to be a blessing for my future.
Spirit is always talking. Sometimes it says things that make no sense at all, but it sees what you can’t see and knows what the future holds. In turn, it tries to prepare you to the best of its ability. But there is only so much it can do. In the end, it is up to you to not only hear, but to act on what you hear. And if for nothing else, you make sure that the people around you are there to support you as you move through your journey, guided by Spirit, not turn you away from the very thing Spirit is trying to lead you towards.
I’m more careful these days with who I allow around me, and who I allow to have my ear.
Until next time, Sacred
Finally Loving Life 
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