The uncanny messages showing up all week couldn't have been a coincidence. They seemed to pop up everywhere: in my inbox, on the television, in the books I was reading. How could it be that the exact words I needed to hear were given me seemingly randomly, and from so many sources? Of course, I learned, they weren't random...

As a reminder that all wisdom is accessible to us when we simply open our eyes and look, when we open our ears and listen, when we open our minds and receive, inspired and direct messages were given to me through a series of specific quotes, teachings, and gifts from friends. They came intermittently but forcefully into my scope and I could not deny their source.

I had been guided in meditation recently that I needed to "see" the light before me, beside me, and within me. I needed to "hear, believe, and listen" for the voice which whispers and allow my spirit to "feel what is being said." I was told to go toward "a bright manifestation of hope - in everything, everywhere." At the time, I didn't realize precisely what that meant, but as the week wore on, I soon realized that this admonishment was quite literal and that I would be learning an unforgettable lesson.

Yes, the wisdom was evident and forthcoming, given freely as a prized bestowal from a higher and loving realm. The messages were sent to direct me and teach me through means and methods I needed most. And I, in my weakness, needed to hear and receive it. I needed its comfort and its hope. And I needed to see the possibilities which had been cloaked by my frustrations. I learned through these divine sendings that we are walking a path; walking as a step-by-step process. Each step is vital. Each step is progress. And each step prepares us for the next one. We are never truly "waiting," because every moment is a learning and growing opportunity. Even the destination itself is a learning opportunity. Therefore must we listen, look, and believe. And as we do so, we can be sure that messages will be given as "a bright manifestation of hope - in everything, everywhere."