1. Living an intuitively lead lifestyle
MY EDUCATION & HOW SPIRIT GUIDED ME
It took me many years to learn that trusting my intuitive instincts, or ‘following my gut’, was something that would never lead me astray. A very impactful phrase my business coach has told me during our time together has been, ‘your soul would never plant a desire in you if it wasn’t meant for you’. This has always stuck with me.
Before my spiritual awakening, I was at a crossroads in life trying to figure out what I wanted to do after I graduated from college.
My education experience followed a very traditional path - I had attended public school in Ontario & after graduating from high school, I went on to enroll in a four year biology undergraduate degree at a Brock university. It wasn’t until my second year there that I realized, I was completely in the wrong place!
The town was wrong, the campus was wrong, even my program was wrong.
I actually knew this by the end of my first year, but had NO idea how to change paths and felt frozen at the thought.
My grades and mental health were also highlighting how much I was struggling. I spoke to a guidance counsellor and tried to change my workload, but still nothing helped. I knew I had to leave. At this point, meditating, journaling and talking to my guides was NOT something I was familiar with. However, I was blessed with a loving aunt (a very close friend of my parents) who encouraged me to look inward and see what I felt called to do & where I wanted to study.
I actually found that a shorter college program closer to home would be a better fit. I had my courses transferred and after my second year, and I switched to Mohawk College’s environmental technician diploma & moved back home.
I was very lucky to have a wonderful experience. I learned SO much in a setting that really fit my energy level and peaked my interests. I was able to gain co-op experience that completely paid for my tuition and I graduated debt free with honours.
You would think that would be the end of my story with my education experience but NOPE! I’ve always had a very deep desire to learn as much as I possibly can for the simple joy and motivation of being a very curious soul. Although the search for a job was looming over me, I knew I wanted to continue my studies even further. (My birth chart even highlights how important pursing education is for my soul in this lifetime!)
I very SLOWLY broached the subject of moving away to my parents. I was completely captivated by the East Coast of Canada. The slower lifestyle, the ocean, the landscape, and the distance between Ontario and Prince Edward Island felt far enough away while still being in the same country. (I also had past lives living in Nova Scotia, but didn’t know that at the time!)
Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia - this image really captures the feel of the East Coast for me. My past life experience there included being with my now husband & felt very special.
I decided to attend UPEI and complete my undergraduate degree in biology. I had a small apartment in a rental house picked out, saved up, and moved all my belongings to Charlottetown (with the wonderful help of my dad and mom and aunt).
I felt VERY confident now in making decisions but life was about to humble me yet again. Once I arrived on the island I had a real breakdown. My ‘apartment’ was a room in the basement of a house that was not suitable but I felt to scared to complain. I learned about another college that was offering the EXACT program I wanted to take - only they weren’t taking another round of a selected group of students until 2 years from the date that I arrived.
What do I do now??
Again, with many crying phone calls back to my parents and my dear aunt, I decided to stick it out for the 2 years and apply to the college and THEN go back to the university to finish up with their 2+2 program in wildlife conservation.
The 2 years were not wasted by any means. I found work near me in a bookstore and made dear friends who I’m still close to today. I even met my future husband during this time. Those 2 years of ‘waiting’ ended up going REALLY fast.
Once the next group of applicants was selected, I was so happy to hear I was accepted. I went to Holland College & completed their wildlife program with high standing marks. I gained an incredible amount of hands-on work experience, and a lot of it I can still apply to life today.
(We did a full wilderness first aid training while camping in New Brunswick during the month of April - bbbbrrrrr!!!!).
After graduating I made a photo album from my time spent studying & I love looking back at all the memories I got to make.
From there I finally made my way back to UPEI, where they had just opened up their undergraduate Wildlife Conservation degree & I completed my education in the spring of 2016.
Fun fact: in my mediations, I sometimes can ‘sit in’ on lectures from the Other Side.
Graduating from the University of Prince Edward Island - I was so lucky to have the support of my family behind me.
Without knowing who my guides were I did feel very divinely lead. It was as if breadcrumbs were laid out for me and I just had to follow it - one foot in front of the other.
Day by day, and sometimes minute by minute.
All the setbacks were part of a transition period and it taught me a lot about giving things time to settle and working with the flow of energy around opportunity. So many people have desires they are MEANT to do, but fear and logic of it not working out can often hold them back.
However, once you have an experience of seeing the path unfolding out before you…it’s hard to not to lean into that type of faith again and again.
I now know I am constantly being protected and guided. While there still may be bumps along the road…I am meant to explore every desire that my heart and soul has.