I Went to a Fortune Teller and Here’s What Happenedfeatured

The sun was in my eyes as the sign came into view: “Find Out Your Fortune Today!”

I have heard the good, the bad, the ugly when it comes to going to fortune-tellers. My faith in the universe usually sways me to go in the opposite direction when these signs come into view but this day was different. This day I was very much intrigued.

I mean, could she tell me what the next 5 years looked like? Next 5 months?

I really do hate surprises, I thought. Maybe this fortune-teller could put all my anxieties at ease, at least for a few minutes. My friends were eager to have their fortunes told. They ran toward the sign and got right to it.

I definitely thought twice about it. I finally decided I had nothing to lose.

The day was beautiful, I felt good, and my doubts were encapsulated within a safe little box within my soul.

The whole experience felt surreal. I sat down in a metal chair much too small for my large frame. I felt like I shouldn’t be here. I mean, I didn’t even fit in the damn chair. If my mom was with me she would probably forbid it.

I looked into the fortune-teller’s eyes and she told me, “You are anxious. I can feel it.” I nodded in agreement, turns out my safe little box of anxieties wasn’t as safe as I thought within the depths of my soul. I almost wanted to stop her right there and say, “Yea, sure, you probably tell everyone that!”

She immediately told me specifics about my in-laws. Some were truths, some were visions of the future. As she kept talking, I could hear her but I stopped listening.

I drifted off into my mind to find that the answers to all my questions already lived within me. I have created the most beautiful life for myself, but not without doubts or struggles. Not without serious pain and sacrifice.

I thought of the past versions of myself that have died, I thought of the current version of myself that has thrived, and I thought of the version of myself that I have yet become. She is so strong, she is so beautiful, she is a woman who has used her pain to grow. She has learned to nurture herself and all that live within her world because she knows what is most important and why.

I came back to the moment with the fortune-teller and smiled. Not because she could be right about my future, but because I felt so right about myself.

She told me I would live a long and meaningful life. Too late. I am here. and I have lived with much meaning and intent for many years. I have sleepwalked through life too. That didn’t serve me as well as I thought.

She told me some people would die. Well, yea, duh. I asked some questions just to observe how she would respond. I could tell she was tapping into something not-of-this world but I also realized I like this world right here so much better.

There’s no use in trying to skip ahead to the best parts of the movie, I am creating the best movie of my life right now.

I gave her $30 for her time and energy. It was a special time of reflection for me. My moment with the fortune-teller turned out to be a moment with myself of deep meditation and gratitude. Gratitude for what once was, for what is, and for the potential of what will be. It was worth every penny.

Love Deeply and Forever,

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