Divine Syncopation

The ''Sacred interruption'' is one of the gifts along the aligned path.

I was sitting at a cafe on the island, working on my computer, when someone I know stopped and said that she wanted to tell me something - that she had a dream and saw the words ''Divine syncopation''. She didn't know if the message was for me, but she knew she had to tell it to someone, and she suggested that I look up its spiritual meaning. Although she and I, and the other woman who was sitting with us, already had some thoughts as to its meaning - I immediately said, ''That's what just happened to me!'', this is what I read:

''In a spiritual or metaphorical sense, syncopation - a musical term for emphasizing unexpected off-beats instead of the main rhythm - represents the sacred interruption. It symbolizes divine detours, the beauty of living in the pauses, and finding deeper truths in the parts of life that are usually ignored. Just as a syncopated note shifts emphasis away from a strong beat to an off-beat, it represents divine timing in your spiritual journey. It suggests that the most meaningful breakthroughs, lessons, or moments of clarity in life happen when you aren't expecting them - during delays, unexpected detours, or the ''in-between'' moments of a waiting period... It encourages looking beyond the loud, obvious paths of life to find profound spiritual inspiration in subtle places... Because syncopated rhythms are intentionally ''off'', they require faith, presence, and active listening... It symbolizes the spiritual practice of surrendering control, trusting the unknown, and finding your balance in situations that might initially feel unstable'' - various authors through Google AI.

During the last couple of months, I thought I was moving back to Melbourne to live, but instead she took me on an epic internal journey to heal my 30-year-old self. From the first day, as I walked around the city in the places I had once frequented, I felt emotions arise - sadness, grief, and I sensed that perhaps this was one of the main reasons for my trip to Melbourne. By three weeks in, I consistently found myself unable to picture my future there, and during the fifth week, the purpose for the journey was clear to me.

From my notes:

''There's no doubt in my mind that a big part of why I'm here in Melbourne is to heal some pain from the past - healing through feeling. I took myself for another walk through QV and followed the path I took when I walked away for the last time. I cried and held my 30-year-old self. I told her that I loved her, that she was so brave and strong - she had picked herself up and started again although she was in very deep pain... I held hands with my 30-year-old self as we walked the streets of Melbourne. We linked arms as two separate entities, connected in love and understanding. It felt as if she was living here and would go on living here, in a different timeline - this was her timeline, not mine.''

The next evening, I retraced my steps to see if the pain had eased. It had, but emotions continued to arise as I walked through the city in the dark, again with my 30-year-old self.

From my notes:

''I felt waves of grief walking through the city and along the river. I felt like I was leaving a part of myself in Melbourne - feeling intense pain at leaving her and at leaving my 30-year-old self - pain of separation - of saying goodbye for good... A phase of my life was over - was healed... Was I saying goodbye to Melbourne or to my 30-year-old self? Was the pain of separation from her, rather than from the city itself - Mother Melbourne who had held and nurtured me? - perhaps it was both.''

At a particular moment, I felt a shift in the energy, and instead of feeling pain, I felt relieved by the separation. Although my 30-year-old self will always be a part of me, I no longer wanted to be connected to her in the same way.

No, this was not comfortable, but I have learned from life that healing is always, always good. This was not ''the dark night of the soul'' - that was something that my 30-year-old self experienced. This was another layer of healing - of clearing energy that I didn't know I was still carrying with me - in my heart and body. My 30-year-old self didn't understand why her hopes for love seemed always to be disappointed. She felt so sad and empty and forgotten - sometimes forgotten by life, and even, despite her faith, forgotten by God. Even so, she gave so much love - she loved her friends, her family, and every child that she cared for. Regardless of the pain and emptiness she was experiencing, she did everything she could to ensure every child in her care felt safe, seen and loved. Sometimes she felt so alone and unsafe in the world, in situations in which she found herself, and in things she had to face. She wished that there was someone who could help her to feel safe and loved. It didn't seem fair that she was alone.

Fifteen years later, I have very different understandings about life and about love. There are still times when I don't feel completely safe and when I wish that I wasn't alone. I know, though, that this was an important journey for me - I had to learn to love myself and to hold and nurture myself through challenging situations and times when life seemed confusing and uncertain. I needed to learn to heal the emptiness inside myself, by myself, and to resist the urge to want to control outcomes. We all need to build a strong connection to ourselves and to all that is greater than ourselves - to understand that we are being held and nurtured by Spirit and to learn to trust that we will always be supported. This is too much burden to be placed on any physical human, but it is never too much for Spirit. The healing that happened in Melbourne feels exciting because it means that space is being created for love. I couldn't imagine a future in Melbourne because I couldn't imagine a future alone. This was very clear to me during my sojourn through France, when I was alone with my thoughts and reflections and had created space for clarity, however my faith wasn't as strong as I would have liked it to have been - I lost faith and took a detour - or did I?

I had actually been feeling called to Melbourne for some time - having dreams that I was there. When I was in France, reflecting on the year to come, I had the thought that I would like to have a one- or two-week trip to Melbourne, midyear, to enjoy some winter vibes and do some work in fun locations - cafes, etc. I can picture my guides up above, chuckling to themselves, working with me to orchestrate my next moves - ''Yes, she wants to go to Melbourne, but she needs more than one or two weeks to do this healing. How can we get her to go for longer? Maybe we can make her think she is going to live there.'' Of course, I was longing for a five-week trip to Melbourne, but I never would have allowed myself to spend the money for more than one or two weeks, thinking I should do something ''more important'' with it.

I don't know what the future holds, but I am learning to be at peace with the 'not knowing'. I believe we are here to learn to trust the unfolding of each next step and to embrace the uncertainty. This is how we remain spiritually connected and tuned in to our most aligned path. At every stage of my life, I have wished for love, and I believe it is with me. I'm experiencing it in the non-physical and I know it will soon manifest in the physical - in Divine timing. All of my life, I have desired more than just ''a relationship''. I always desired deep, soul-led, 'cosmic' love - a love that would last through time. I now understand that this required more from me than my 30-year-old self, or my 35- or 40-year-old selves could hold. I also know that I will continue to grow in trust and love, and that there is no end point.

An invitation from Spirit - the 'Sacred interruption', the 'Divine syncopation', can be subtle - it is for me. Acknowledging and responding to it involves active listening - tuning in to the feelings of our body and the messages from Spirit. The healing journey is not always comfortable, but it is supremely beautiful. And, learning and healing, although perhaps not comfortable or desired by our conscious mind, always, always come from us. Nothing is orchestrated without our consent. We call to us the lessons and experiences that help us to expand so we can step into the next versions of ourselves that are able to experience more, do more, and be more. I hope, like me, you will embrace the detours and learn to trust the uncertainty that brings subtle messages from Spirit. While they might look like failure or confusion to others, they might actually be Divine guidance taking us on a journey. If so, it is only our 'knowing' that matters. This is not the world's journey. It is a path of Divine alignment that takes courage and conviction. Nobody can give this courage and conviction to us. If the journey is meant for us and we have chosen it, I believe that the path will be cleared and that we will be protected and strengthened while and through walking it. Lots of Love and Bon Voyage!

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