What My Soul Wanted — And What Followed
Turns out the universe likes it when I make chicken soup instead of content.
On Sunday, I made a quiet promise to myself.
Monday would be a soul-led day. No pushing. No fixing. No performing.
Just one simple question:
What would bring me joy today?
That was it. No grand plan. No strategy. Just curiosity.
☀️ The Shift
By Tuesday, everything started to hum.
I’d been cocooned inside for two solid days — restless, overthinking, micromanaging my next move. But when I asked that question, my soul whispered, Go outside.
So I did. I sat in the sunshine. I let the light hit my skin.
No agenda. Just breathing, just being.
And wouldn’t you know it? I ran into friends I hadn’t seen in ages — real conversation, real laughter. Then, I came home, feeling lighter, sat at my desk to write the next day’s post, and the miracles started rolling in.
🌸 The Flow
A text arrived — an invitation to do something I’ve longed for, for four years. It was as if the universe said, “Finally. You’re open. Here you go.”
Then, as I was still smiling about that, I got a ping:
A new paid subscriber.
Then another.
And another.
Within hours, it was like Niagara Falls — flowing in without me chasing a damn thing.
By evening, I was sitting at number nine on Substack’s “Faith and Spirituality” Top 100 Rising list — worldwide.
And all I had done was… sit in the sun and make chicken soup.
💫 The Lesson
I didn’t “work” for any of it. I didn’t hustle, market, or overthink. I just followed my soul’s breadcrumb trail: sunshine, soup, connection, gratitude.
And the rest followed.
Maybe that’s the real “secret” — stop managing your way to joy and start listening for it instead.
Because when I stopped trying to earn the light,
the light found me.
🕊️ PS
Try it. Tomorrow morning, before the to-do list, ask:
What would bring my soul joy today?
Then do that — even for five minutes.
You might be shocked how quickly life starts answering back.