Weekly Insights: What Happens When Things Don't Go Your Way?...

It's the eclipse season, and with Mercury Retrograde, things can be a little more unpredictable than normal. Life never offers us guarantees, but most of us follow our intuition and guidance, believing it will turn out for the best. Change is such an interesting thing because humans usually fear unexpected change, but they Love planned change. We are the same way with surprises - they are great when they are for us, and can be a nightmare when they happen to us without warning. The idea of buying a new car or home, moving somewhere we have always wanted to live, or getting married to our dream person puts butterflies in our tummies. Conversely, when our car stops working, house falls apart, or a relationship ends, we sometimes feel our entire world is crushing in front of our eyes. The problem is that we forget that after great loss can come great gain. Those elements that leave our lives are not meant to be there to begin with. Things don't just happen to happen. There is a greater plan in action conspiring for our greatest and highest good, when we allow changes to happen without resisting them, creating drama, or manifesting even bigger "problems" to resolve.

When things don't work out as planned, we have to look at what happened so we can learn the lesson that each challenge offers. Going through a challenge without