Tiny Signs, Big Shifts: Finding Joy in Spiritual Growth
A Journey Back to JoyThe Drift
I’m about to hop into the shower—not just to rinse off a day of work and errands, but to reconnect with myself. It’s so easy to lose touch. The busyness creeps in quietly. One task here, one commitment there. And before you know it, you’re floating, disconnected. Drifting. But I’ve learned something powerful: We’re not falling. We’re flowing.
When the Universe Whispers
It often takes something big to make us finally listen. A moment. A jolt. Rock bottom. Then suddenly, we begin to see the patterns, the synchronicities, the nudges from the universe that were always there. We whisper back: “Okay, I’m listening now.”
And that’s when the real journey begins—of personal growth, spiritual awakening, and remembering who we are.
The Mites and the Messages
Today, I was misting my houseplants when I noticed something so small I could have easily missed it: Tiny cobwebs. Spider mites. I hadn’t seen them in ages. My plants had been thriving. But there they were again—a gentle reminder that healing isn’t linear. Just like our inner world, we do the work: we meditate, eat well, journal, affirm, and raise our vibration. And then—something old resurfaces. Not to punish us, but to deepen our awareness.
The Shame of Feeling Good
Here’s the wildest thing: Feeling good can make us feel… guilty. We’ve been taught to question joy. To downplay it. To ask ourselves: “Who am I to be this happy?” “Do I really deserve this?”
But I’m done with that story.
“It feels good to feel good. And I don’t have to apologize for that anymore.”
I’m allowed to laugh with my family. To go bowling. To take my 24-year-old daughter to Chuck E. Cheese—yes, still—because we love the sketch photo booth.
A Little Booth, A Big Message
That tiny photo booth means something. Joy, creativity, and connection are wrapped into a 2x2 black-and-white frame. And it reminded me: Joy doesn’t need permission. It needs presence. As a mom, it mattered to me that my daughter felt beautiful, seen, and inspired to create. That sketch booth was a small, silly, sacred part of that.
Leaning into Curiosity
Personal growth feels like standing on the edge of a higher diving board. You’ve jumped before. You know it’s scary. But you also know—it was fun. It was freeing. So maybe this time, you go higher. Because curiosity leads us into the unknown. And the unknown? That’s where the magic lives. Closing Image Suggestion: A Polaroid-style collage of joyful moments—plants, laughter, diving boards, tiny spider webs.
Let This Be Your Reminder
You are allowed to feel joy.
You are allowed to rise.
You are allowed to listen.
And when you hear the universe whisper— Whisper back: “I’m ready.”