{"id":725,"date":"2012-07-19T15:51:20","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T22:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresofasinglegirl.com\/?p=725"},"modified":"2012-07-19T15:51:20","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T22:51:20","slug":"you-wished-for-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresofasinglegirl.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/you-wished-for-this\/","title":{"rendered":"You Wished for This"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I always try to surround myself with positive and ambitious people. \u00a0My friend Courtney is one of those people..<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s a hustler. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.starsystemz.com\/\">Fitness expert and nutritionist<\/a>&#8211; I just love her energy. \u00a0I met her in LA and we clicked right away. \u00a0She was only in my life for a few months before relocating to Cabo San Lucas with her now husband. \u00a0I even went to visit her for my birthday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresofasinglegirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/312550_2687062016051_872005559_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-728\" title=\"312550_2687062016051_872005559_n\" src=\"https:\/\/adventuresofasinglegirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/312550_2687062016051_872005559_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventuresofasinglegirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/312550_2687062016051_872005559_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventuresofasinglegirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/312550_2687062016051_872005559_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her house was up against the ocean&#8230;literally. House, rocks&#8230;ocean. WOW.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We talk all the time and I&#8217;ve been running around like \u00a0a mad woman trying to get things squared away before I leave but I wanted to take some time to Skype with her today. \u00a0Glad I did&#8230;always glad I do.\u00a0\u00a0She is all about nutrition and yet,\u00a0I love that she doesn&#8217;t judge me as I tell her I&#8217;ve been stress eating and stuffing my face with doughnuts, cake, and anything else that will go straight to my thighs.<\/p>\n<p>As we log in and begin conversation, her bright smile on the screen, she says, \u00a0&#8220;Are you getting excited??!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I thought- &#8220;Excited?&#8221; \u00a0Why would I be excited about what&#8217;s happening?<\/p>\n<p>She saw the look on my face and followed up with: &#8220;You wished for this!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How so?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then she broke it down&#8230; &#8220;You did Lo. You put your dreams out there to the Universe and they are coming true. \u00a0Remember, the Universe doesn&#8217;t tell you HOW you are going to get to your dreams&#8230;all you need to know is that you WILL get to your dreams. \u00a0This is part of your journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Damn. Powerful, insightful. I paused&#8230;and realized she was right. \u00a0I don&#8217;t know what I was so worried about. \u00a0I wanted this&#8230;and as she said &#8220;wished for it.&#8221; \u00a0Sure, it&#8217;s not how I imagined it would go but I&#8217;ll get there&#8230;and this is just part of how I will.<\/p>\n<p>When we decide to send out our dreams and desires into the Universe, \u00a0we don&#8217;t need to know the path. \u00a0Whether it&#8217;s the Universe for you or God, the path is ours to be on, but not ours to decide if it&#8217;s going to be a windy, steep, or straight one. \u00a0It&#8217;s not up to us to decide how it will manifest. \u00a0It will ultimately lead us to where we are supposed to be&#8230;to accomplish those dreams that make us feel whole and full of purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Weird how that works huh?<\/p>\n<p>Cheers to us&#8230;cheers to our dreams.<\/p>\n<p>-Lo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I always try to surround myself with positive and ambitious people. \u00a0My friend Courtney is one of those people.. 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