IT WILL ALL WORK OUT! by Donna M. Cramer

 I feel that we are led in the direction we are supposed to go all the time if we only believe and allow it to be so.

Case in point for me is my house on Cape Cod. My husband and I enjoyed looking at houses as a way to pass the time on a Sunday afternoon. We had discussed the idea of buying a home as a retirement property down the road, but it was more a notion than an actual pursuit. However, when we visited our house one Sunday, I felt an immediate connection to it. I liked the layout, the location, and the look, but it was something more – something almost inexpressible in words (and as an author, I have a lot of words to spare).

I immediately knew that it was meant to be my house. It took time for this dream to manifest, and I encountered several disappointments. I thought my ownership of the house was fading away when it was purchased by someone else, but then improbably months later, we saw it back on the market as we happened to drive by.

We finally purchased the house, and I believe it saved me. Probably, it was God, Spirit, or the Universe that saved me, but however you look at it, it was meant to be.

Without this house, where would I be today? I had no way of knowing this at the time, but three years after purchasing the house, I would sustain a traumatic brain injury while working. My house was where I came to heal. Also, there was an excellent center for brain rehabilitation less than 20 minutes from my house. I lived and worked in a nearby state at this time. Without my house, how would I have ever managed to find the resources I needed for recovery?

I am happy here, and I know it was meant to be. Buying the house early, years before our actual retirement, did not seem entirely sensible at the time. Something told me that it was the right thing to do, and so we took the leap.

My house gave me a life that I love in a place where I genuinely feel at home. I am part of a community where I feel accepted and so near the beautiful ocean that calms me.

Would my dream to become a writer have manifested without my house? Maybe, but it feels so good to enjoy where I am after years of feeling like I didn't quite belong.

I am home, and because I followed my intuition, my dreams are blossoming more than I ever believed possible.

Thanks, my house!