Leap of Faith

As I write this, I am in Zurich, about to embark on one of the greatest adventures of my life. Two weeks in Mexico, followed by two weeks in New York. After months of hesitation and doubts, I decided to take one of my biggest leaps of faith.

In many ways, I feel at the beginning of a new hero's journey. I am at the first stage where the hero sets forth. I have left my home and the comfort of the known, to go on an adventure that I cannot control. I just know that I have to go.

This all started when my mentor, an intuitive guide I have been working with for a year, decided to host a shamanic workshop where she would be bringing two very powerful healers to New York. As soon as I heard this, I knew I wanted to join.

But at the time, I did not have the money, nor did I know if I would be able to travel. Regardless, I held this vision in my mind and trusted that if it was meant to be, it would happen.

And here I am now, about to embark on my plane with a direct ticket into the unknown. I feel my stomach rumbling and doubts creep in. Where will this journey take me? How will I have all the resources to support it?

By now, I have realized that it is pointless to try and predict the future. One only creates a projection that will break down to crumbles. More so, by being in control, you stop the journey from unfolding in the way it is meant to be.

Life cannot flow in its highest order when our ego is in control. We must have faith.

Allow me to elaborate. When I try to control things in my life, I may feel more secure, but I know I am missing out on magical opportunities. Opportunities that could only come to me if I let go of my grip over destiny.

In order to fully experience life, we must be willing to let go of all the plans we have built in our minds. To live the life you are meant to live, you must surrender to something far grander than yourself.

But this demands absolute faith in your path and the higher forces guiding you. One does not decide where the journey will take him. You can only trust and open your heart to receive the abundant gifts that come your way.

This might mean that all your beliefs will crumble down. It might mean that you will meet the love of your life, or have a taste of your life’s grander purpose. It is impossible to know for sure. Our job is just to step out of our home and trust.

When you embark with your heart, you will be undoubtedly be guided and supported along the way.

I knew I had to leave when a huge grasshopper leaped to my left shoulder as I was contemplating this trip. I immediately felt it was a sign, and when I checked the symbolic meaning behind grasshoppers, I was astonished.

Grasshoppers are literally a sign of the Universe asking you to take a leap of faith. It could not have been laid out more clearly for me.

So as I wait to embark on my flight, I am meditating on why I am here in this moment. Why have I signed up for this adventure? Who do I want to become? And what do I want to learn through this?

In each of our lives, there will be times where we are asked to leap into the unknown — to take a risk, to be bold. We will have an open doorway to a much greater version of ourselves. A window into our true nature.

As we consider this jump into the unknown, we will feel fears and doubts. But these are not a sign that something is wrong. They just indicate how much growth you will experience on this journey if you sign up.

As Richard Rohr puts it in Falling Upwards, the hero's journey is not one about fame, money, or success. It is a contribution we are making for our highest good and the highest good of all. A true hero sets forth guided by a purpose that surpasses him.

So what about you?

Are you feeling called to take a leap of faith?

What journey is waiting for you to set forth into the unknown?

Are you ready to go through the threshold of your fears and surrender to your higher self?

I'll be waiting for you on the other side.