The Universe listens and sends you what you ask for even though you didn’t consciously ask.

When I was younger I said I wanted to work at a grocery store because I liked to push buttons, I know, not a lofty goal. Eventually I worked at a department store when there was no scanning, lots of buttons to push.  Years later a job at Shaws crossed my path, not at the register, but the deli department. I can only attribute that position to the many occasions of asking for a pound of land o lakes cheese, sliced thin. 

As I got older and realized the horror of panty hose, I said I would only work where I didn’t have to wear the bless-ed things. Enter the shift work jobs with uniforms… culinary and corrections alike.

I’m not sure I picked any of those jobs with the knowledge I had asked in advance. It is only now that I realize the power of thoughts and words. The Universe hears you but can’t decipher between a request or a statement and clearly does not understand sarcasm.

After many years of expressing what I did not want and getting exactly that, I truly understand what I think about and speak about is what I get, good, bad or otherwise.

In the name of science I had to test out my new found knowledge, why not start with my happy place, Italy. If the Italian government would only cooperate, I would move in a second. I have been to the ‘Mother Land’ a handful of times, but now equipped with my understanding of the Universe I started speaking out loud what I was only saying in my head. 

“ I would love to live in Italy.” 

“ If I could find a job in Italy I would never leave.”

“ I need to live here.”

Then the strangest thing happened…. The Universe listened and sent me what I asked for… go figure it actually works. The stars aligned and an opportunity of a lifetime presented itself. I had to say yes, there was no other option. Anything other than yes would have been a slap in the face to The Universe, and there was no way I was going to piss her off.

Enter…. Tuscany 2.0!