This week, I volunteered with a local organization that, among other services, provides rides for women in need. Usually, these rides are to and from doctor appts or hospital procedures. I picked up a woman, a fellow empath, who told me that she immediately felt comfortable and safe with me. I told her I also felt a calm kinship and was pleased as she felt some nervousness regarding her procedure. I was feeling a bit “out of it” due to lack of consistent sleep for three nights in a row. Usually these less than tranquil nights are the result of current astrology or sometimes psychic dread may arise. In this case, the astrology has been wacky with a retrograde. On my way home after dropping the client patient off at the hospital, I remembered that during my yearly astrology-numerology-intuition reading in December, my wonderful and most excellent psychic friend had told me that this year I am going to meet kindred spirits and, especially, people who will help me in some way. Thus, the word, serendipity, popped into my head, as this meeting with this lovely woman surely felt serendipitous.

I proceeded to reflect on the true nature of serendipity. While we may want to think, at first, that these are random and unpredictable events, psychics know that these events and meetings are gifts from ourselves and our subconscious intuition and knowledge, from our angels, ancestors, and higher protective beings. But, I want to place greater emphasis on our individual power and empowerment to affect the changes that will propel us, as empathic individuals, toward greater growth and the ability to survive and thrive throughout our life experiences.

This lovely woman I had the privilege of meeting had similar experiences in regard to a lack of maternal emotional support during her life, yet she enjoyed a vibrant life journey, success, and meaningful relationships. Like-minded meetings with these beautiful people who aren’t afraid to keep living despite trauma and hardships provide hope and optimism and the belief that all of us are capable of finding some semblance of peace in our lives. She and I discussed the divisive topic of toxic positivity and how our positivity and optimism may be opposed by people who immensely dislike our methods of surviving and thriving and ability to grow and attain stability. I have had to walk away from friendships wherein I was criticized because of my hopeful views about life and the world. Somehow, perpetually anxious people are intimidated and refuse to realize that I do live sometimes with fear, worry, and some anxiety. But I’ll be damned to allow negativity to stagnate and ruin my daily life permanently. I am not naive nor am I blind to suffering. Clearly, as psychics, we feel deeply the suffering of others. Usually, we have to put protective measures in place so as not to be affected on a regular basis by all of the angst in the air. But we can absorb it all and must protect ourselves from others’ emotional intensity.

On this note, it’s important to remember that because we may have suffered from our own examples of abandonment, rejection, and betrayal, we now can choose a more peaceful existence via personal conviction, emotional hard work, and seeking knowledge and help with both earthly and Divine beings. By asking for help, we can rise above anxiety and depression, sadness, and loneliness. We all know that life can change on a dime, but I now know that I can protect myself via my guides and angels and intuitive knowing. My personal belief is that the sun always comes out tomorrow despite how dark the day because all days aren’t bad days. On the worst days, I still can be grateful for the sun, the rain, the trees, wildlife, for acceptance, tolerance, waking up to another day, for the stars and night sky, for random strangers I meet who reaffirm what I know to be true… that life goes on and we persevere, and to search for humor, even if we have to laugh at ourselves.

I had a friend who struggled very much with depression and anxiety. She believed that people who posted cute kitten and puppy Facebook posts were masking their pain and probably PTSD, and were not being honest about their misery. I disagreed and said that her defeatist outlook ignored how we are responsible for breaking out of glum days; if puppies and kittens bring a smiles to faces and make them feel better, then keep posting and appreciating these pics and videos. I am grateful that I feel more peaceful, calm, and more resolute in the knowledge that I can monitor and shift my feelings with the help of my intuitive practices. For many years, psychics told me that I am surrounded by angels and guides but I never asked for help. Even after this revelation, I still hesitated to call on them. And, that’s the very reason they are near… to render help and protection!

When desperate needs arise, we can turn inward and access our psychic awareness and connection to our spirit guides and angels. What we often think of as serendipitous occurrences may be angel and guide lifejackets that keep us afloat while we navigate volatile waters. We all hold intuitive abilities. We’re all watched over by ancestors and guides. I believe it is our duty to ourselves and our emotional health and well-being to access these powerful and empowering means to survive and thrive when life overwhelms us. Thank you for reading and continue being the light in your life.