Dear Remember,

 

Another way that I have heard the Holy Spirit is through coincidences. This has happened a few times, and I have felt some pretty significant guidance regarding what to do within the world through coincidences. For example, my calling to leave my career and home in Massachusetts to become the caretaker of the Foundation for the Awakening Mind was a calling that came through coincidences.

 

It started when my 92 year old grandmother went into the nursing home. My father called on a Sunday evening inviting me to move to her farm and care for it. I told him that I didn't want to make any rash decisions, because I didn't want to do anything unless it was something that God called me to do.

 

A few days later, I was taking a shower and thinking about my dad's offer. The thought entered my mind that I should become the caretaker of the Foundation for the Awakening Mind. It was a bit of an off-the-wall thought. I knew Kathy had gotten married and left the foundation, but I didn't know David Hoffmeister well and had no idea what plans he had in place.

 

Then, I got out of the shower and there was an email from David. He must have sent it while I was in the shower. I thought to myself, "Maybe this is my answer." And when I opened it, it was an email from David explaining that Kathy, Jeffrey and Kerri had moved on and the future of the PeaceHouse in Ohio was uncertain. I knew then that I would be the caretaker. However, I waited a month and a half until David sent a second email looking for ideas/suggestions before telling him. I wrote to him, only knowing him a little, saying that I would like to be the caretaker. He wrote back and accepted my offer.

 

This calling has been confirmed twice. I'll talk about those confirmations in future emails. But as you can see, the Holy Spirit used a small coincidence (a thought in the shower and an email) to lead me to make a very big change in my life.

 

Love,

 

Regina