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What if the universe is trolling you… lovingly?

 I’ve been noticing something curious about the moments that catch me off-guard.

Not the big crises necessarily, more like the subtle disruptions, the things that don’t quite go the way I imagined.

A conversation that lands strangely. A plan that unravels. Or a day that refuses to flow no matter how hard I try to steer it.

They always seem inconvenient or uncomfortable at first.

But then I wonder… what if they’re not?

We spend so much energy resisting anything that feels uncomfortable or unexpected. We push back against difficulty as though it’s a sign we’ve drifted off the path. And yet, those moments often carry the actual insight we’ve been avoiding.

Almost like life is gently placing a hand on our shoulder and saying, hey look.

Over time, I’ve realised the painful or frustrating moments aren’t evidence that something has gone wrong.

They’re part of a deeper pattern; one designed to wake us up. To reveal what we’ve been repeating on autopilot. To offer a choice point we rarely take when things are easy.

And here’s the gift in it.

When we see the pattern clearly, even once, space opens up a little.

I’ve noticed that a quiet freedom arrives.

It’s like a soft exhale. It reminds us that we’re not stuck, we’re simply being invited to choose again. To create rather than react and shift from the momentum of old habits into a more intentional presence.

What a blessing. Truly, what a blessing.

Because in that freedom, anything can be created.

A new way of leading. A new way of living. A renewed sense of aliveness.

So the next time life feels inconvenient or heavier than you expected, perhaps take that as a moment to pause and ask:

What if this moment is here for me, not against me? What richness is it offering?

You might find there’s more possibility here than you imagined.

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