What was the last thing in your life that 'clicked'?

I am going to list two from this past year; In short - career and home. For the longer version I invite you to continue reading. For photos of the house (and Brazil) visit www.planetranger.com/loveandacceptance

1. Career, life purpose and yoga

I tried to coordinate going to India to study yoga with Yogi Vishvketu for three years in a row, never managing to manifest the month off or the $ to do so.

Last spring I decided to resign from my position at a non profit organization, but not before finding something else (which is unusual for me). I looked for three months but nothing resonated with my heart.  So in June, with fear in my heart but willing to surrender and trust I left the position not knowing what I was going to do to support myself.  I headed to Brazil to run a half marathon as part of a fundraiser for Diabetes and visit a friend. Just prior to departing I saw that Yogi Vishvketu was going to be teaching the 200 hour Hatha Teacher Training in Ottawa (where I live) beginning the day after I arrived back from Brazil! I registered, had the most amazing experience and graduated a month later.

2. Dream home

We looked for a house for almost a year. We wanted to live in the country but close to the city. We wanted to live in the city, but close to the country. We wanted to live on water, close to nature and bike and running paths but also be able to go to the cinema or theatre or out to a restaurant when we wanted.  We made our wish list - fireplace, bathtub, trees, wildlife etc.. 

 Lat spring we began to view houses and although we hadn't found anything perfect, began to put in offers, had inspections, went through the process over and over in our neighbourhood where houses are highly in demand and going tens of thousands over asking price. Each time it didn't work out I KNEW it wasn't the house for us however I was tiring of the "bidding wars" taking place and although I kept saying say, I did not want to participate in that kind of market. I didn't want to perpetuate that kind of market I did, because I wanted a home. So in December after the final offer experience I decided that I wasn't going to participate anymore and to just let it happen. To let the house come to us. And so I did just that - I let go.

That same night we decided to go for a drive and chill. After a nice evening and on the way home my intuition told me to cross the bridge to Quebec, to take a right and then a left and a right  bringing us to my very favourite street in Gatineau, Hull which faces a canal and a little theatre on an "island," is 5 minutes from downtown but is surrounded by old growth pines and feels like you are in the country. Lo and behold there was a house for sale! I had run this street many times before in 2004 dreaming of living here.

I called the realtor; we saw the house a week later. Made an offer a week later and closed the deal a week after that. Not only was that the type of buying experience I was looking for, but we now live in our dream country home in the middle of the city where we look forward to relaxing and to hosting our family and friends.

. Surrender and trust, surrender and trust. All that is meant to happen will, and when I am ready.