Layoffs are happening all over the country. Break-ups and divorce occur all the time. These types of life changes can hit us unexpectedly. They often throw us for a loop. They cause us to have to reexamine our lives and what’s important to us. They force us to make choices, often very tough choices. Many of us find ourselves looking up to the heavens and the skies and asking, “Why is this happening? And why did it have to happen to me?”

It can seem overwhelming, and yet, on a higher level, I believe there is perfect order in the Universe. Under the power of Law of Attraction, there is no one who has been laid off, broken up with, or divorced that didn’t attract it. It can be no other way. However, regardless of appearances, the Law is always working for our highest and greatest good.

Sometimes, when we have held a desire over time but have not allowed ourselves to receive what we have asked for, the Law of Attraction steps in and pushes us towards change. This change often appears as an “unexpected” event like a layoff, the breakup of a relationship, or a divorce. But if looked at more closely, we can often recall the thoughts and feelings that played a part in drawing these events to us. We can often recall the thoughts of dissatisfaction we held and/or a desire for change or growth. You know the thoughts, thoughts with feelings like — I hate this job, I don’t want to work here anymore, I’m not happy in this relationship, he or she always____ and I’m tired of it, I want out, etc. These unattended thoughts that we continued to feed accumulated over time until they became desires powerful enough to cause change…powerful enough to attract the circumstances that lead up to these types of unexpected events.

When creating our lives, it is not the words or even the thoughts we think that hold the force of our creative power. It is the feelings behind our thoughts that draw things to us. Over time, the Universe responds to us by giving us what we have predominantly held through our emotions.

So, if you’re at a crossroads and wondering what to do now, allow this to become an opportunity for you to listen to your Higher Self. Listen to what you truly desire. Do not look at blaming another. Blame keeps your energy stuck. Send love and light to those who were involved in bringing about your current situation and then, let go. Understand that they were just playing their part to move you onto greater good. So, let go and begin to focus on your new desires.

If you can get yourself to look at your situation in this light, you will see opportunity. As you discover your true desires, use “now” as an opportunity to seek them out. This can be the beginning of something new and exciting. And should you doubt, remember that if you have a desire, the Universe knows the way to help you fulfill it. So, dig deep and find that desire you’ve kept on the back burner of your heart. Bring it out, move towards it and begin to live your life the way you have wanted to for a long time. It’s time to live your truth.