From “I Don’t Have Time” to Paradise: The Unexpected Power of Alignment

I saw an email for a retreat that I really wanted to attend back in March. I said to myself, "Laurie, there isn't enough time to plan for this, let's do it next year." I was totally content with my decision.

In April, I saw another email for the same retreat. It didn't make sense to go this year, it was in August. I told myself, "It's not enough time to plan for this, I'll do it next year." I was totally content with my decision.

In May, I received an Instagram voice DM from my friend and coach. She was asking, "Hey, am I going to see you in Maui in August at the retreat?" I said YES, you will." I was shocked that my response was yes, and that I had said it out loud. We were both so excited to meet for the first time in person!

As I reflect back on that moment, it wasn't my brain saying yes; it was my body saying yes.

Have you ever had one of those moments where you find yourself with your hand raised, but it's like somebody else raised it for you? Or, you said no to something you didn't want to do, but you couldn't believe you said it out loud? ( These are snippets in time of when you've felt alignment, friend. If you want that kind of alignment all the time, schedule a call with me here.)

It was one of those moments. My body was saying yes when my brain was saying, "There's not enough time to plan."

In June, I still hadn't made any plans or even bought my ticket to go to the retreat in Maui. I wasn't nervous, though. I knew if I was meant to be there, I would be there. I was completely unattached to the outcome. I was calm. The decision had been made, and I was going. I just had to keep saying yes to the aligned things that came my way in the meantime.

In July, I still hadn't made any plans for the August retreat. No hotel or airfare. Nothing. The way that I would get there wasn't clear to me. But I knew I would be there.

I just kept doing my thing. Like our yearly garage sale. Every year, my Mom and I have our yearly or mostly yearly garage sale. It's a great way for us to let go of things we no longer want but other folks can use while spending time together and making some money.

This year was really tough, though. The week of our garage sale was a heat wave where temperatures were in the mid-90s.

After 3 long ass days in the high heat, we were beat. We were both the wrong color as we loaded up the truck with everything that didn't sell to donate to our local Savers Store.

When I got home, I had to jump in my pool. I couldn't talk, think, or do anything. It took 2 hours in my pool just to return to my normal color again. I thought I was sunburned. Nope, I was the color of heat exhaustion for sure.

After I got out of my pool, all I could do was sit on the couch and binge-watch Teresa Caputo, the medium, for 2 hours straight. (For those of you who are new to me, I'm a psychic medium, and I combine my psychic mediumship gifts with my work as a life coach. It's an ahhmazing mixture of support.) I just let my body recover while my hubby went to a stag. It was about 8:30 that night when I went to check my emails, and I saw "LAST CHANCE" in the email's subject line.

I opened it. Inside was a "LAST CHANCE" opportunity for me to enter a drawing to WIN a ticket to the retreat I wanted to go to, Maui Body Basecamp! I had no idea there was even a drawing. I had missed some emails for sure, but this email did NOT miss!

The ticket to the retreat alone was $2,000.00, so winning it would be huge! But there was a problem. All I wanted to do was go to bed. If you had seen me that night, you would have said, "Girl, get your ass to bed. You've done enough for one day." I'm going to quote you on that lol.

But here's the thing with making fully embodied, aligned "HELL YES" decisions: it's like you draw energy from your Higher Self. She shows up for you in those moments when you're feeling the resistance to the thing you said you wanted.

Resistance doesn't just show up for the hard stuff. It shows up for the easy stuff, too. What makes ALL the difference IS being able to recognize what's happening in your body because your mind will tell you lies and everything it can throw at you to stop you from taking action on what you desire.

Even though this was an answer to my prayers, I was exhausted, and there was effort that I had to put forth to be entered into the drawing.

I needed to write a testimonial of my results from Soulflow. For those of you who receive my weekly emails (you can get my emails here), Soulflow was a huge part of how I moved from freeze to flow and how I help my clients do the same. Embodied, fully aligned decision-making is how I help my clients get ahhmazing results in their lives.

I got myself up and got to the computer. I googled a couple of the instructions on a few other easy things I needed to add to the post, but didn't know how to do. It took about an hour and fifteen minutes to complete. Not too shabby.

Here's the part I really want you to hear: I knew I was going to win. I knew it. Because my decision back in June in my Instagram DM's was so clear, I knew my job was just to say yes to the things that showed up in my experience that felt aligned. Writing this testimonial even though I was tired, no scratch that, exhausted, felt soo aligned.

That was my only job. I hit submit. I tagged her. I saw that she saw it. I was so glad and honored to be able to gift that to her. And then I went to bed! It was also really cool that someone so well-known and respected saw my writing! Gosh, so cool.

(I'll share the post here, so you can check it out!)

The next day, I got in my pool and was just relaxing. It was Sunday. I swam and rested and swam and rested. At about 3:00 pm, I saw an Instagram DM come through from Andee Love. The woman responsible for Soulflow. The powerhouse woman hosting the retreat.

I couldn't open the message just yet. I didn't need to. I knew I had won without even looking at the message. I swam for a few more hours, just reveling in and feeling how good it felt in my body to say yes to myself. To move through the resistance of being tired and saying yes to the opportunity anyway! I was and am sooo proud of myself for that. That decision to get up and get to my computer changed everything for me. The breakthroughs and aha's I had at that retreat are life-changing. Even my hubby was feeling the transformational energy from just being with me. I want to be mindful here that this wasn't me hustling. This wasn't me forcing myself to get up. This was me working fully embodied and aligned WITH my energy. There's a huge difference.

It took years of investing in myself and receiving coaching to help me even recognize what resistance was, how sneaky it was, and how it was stopping me.

Also, I was most proud of myself because if I had not gone in the pool after the garage sale, if I hadn't binged Teresa Caputo for 2 hours, if I hadn't taken care of myself in that way, I would NOT have had the energy to write the testimonial for her and be entered to win the Body Basecamp retreat ticket!

Rest and taking care of yourself, WITHOUT feeling guilty, has a direct impact on the opportunities you're able to say yes to. When you don't rest, you can unintentionally be saying no to an opportunity that is coming your way. Remember, it's our job to say yes to what comes into our experience that feels aligned. And that means we need to have the energy to be able to do that! Find out how to do this here

We never know how, where, or when the opportunities will come. We just know they will, and we must be ready. Managing your energy is a HUGE part of that!

The entrance to Lumeria- Maui

After a few hours of reveling in the sensation of I was going to Maui, I responded and thanked Andee profusely! And, of course, I celebrated my huge wins! It wasn't just the ticket I won.

I reflected on moving through the resistance that showed up and choosing me. I reflected on the belief and trust I held knowing I was going to Maui, even though I didn't know how I would get there and how I would swing the financial pieces.

It got even better because I had also just signed a client and I was able to book my hotel, rental car ( we rented a Jeep, the kind where the top was a convertible), airfare, and I was able to pay for my hubby to come with me.

I know I healed quite a few people on that trip as well because everyone kept looking at my husband, expecting it to be me who was tagging along on his business trip.

They would ask him."What work has you coming to Maui, sir?" And he would say I'm tagging along on my wife's business trip!" That caught lots of people's attention.

It was my hubby arranging our laundry service, not me! People didn't know what to say. I know that seeing that was an invitation for many women and men to see new possibilities for themselves, too.

Get ready, men, this is the way of the future. I am very proud to be a part of this pattern interrupt where men are NOT the only ones doing business, making money, and contributing to their family in HUGE ways! Friend, your voice is important. How do you want to use it? Comment below and let me know.

It turned out I didn't need more time to plan. That was an old belief passed down in my family of "I don't have enough time." That belief was a sneaky way of keeping me in my comfort zone. Safe. Where it could mostly predict my days and life.

The only thing with safe is that you don't grow or go anywhere either.

The whole time Universe knew I was going and was making things happen for me in the background so that I would have the money when the time came.

🪐 At that garage sale, I made roughly $768.00.

🪐 The client I signed, I had saved that money. My body knew to hold onto it and not invest it. To keep it liquid so that I could get it easily.

🪐 When it came to buying the ticket, the Universe told me to wait.

Being able to listen and trust your intuition, to be able to recognize it, to be able to listen to your body and understand the language it speaks, WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND ALL THE ACTIONS YOU TAKE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

This is living in flow!

This is living embodied and fully aligned with your body!

This is priceless!

Is there a decision you're struggling with right now, and you don't know what you should do? Schedule your complimentary call here. On the call, I'll walk you through my proven process so that you can make a clear, embodied, fully aligned, hell yes, decision!

Get in your flow, click here!​

P.S. I had a huuuuuge awareness that might help you while I was on site at Body Base Camp in Maui that I wanted to share with you. Check out my 1-minute aha video below. Scheduling your free call with me might just be your first step!

Are you wondering what it's like to work with me? Read what Jess had to say below.

🌟🌟Jess's Testimonial🌟🌟

"I’ve learned how to identify what aligns with my values, when to say “yes” with intention, and how to say “no” with confidence and WITHOUT guilt."

"Laurie is an amazing person and an incredible coach.

Starting her life coaching program was truly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It has transformed my life in ways I never thought possible.

Before working with Laurie, I struggled with saying “no,” constantly overcommitting, and ignoring my own needs. I often said “yes” out of guilt or fear of disappointing others.

One of the biggest shifts for me has been finding my voice, not just speaking up, but truly recognizing that my voice matters. Laurie helped me see that I have the right to express myself, to take up space, and to make choices that honor who I am. I used to feel like I had to please everyone. Now, I show up for myself with confidence and clarity.

Through thoughtful guidance, practical exercises, and compassionate accountability, Laurie helped me understand the value of my own time and energy. I’ve learned how to identify what aligns with my values, when to say “yes” with intention, and how to say “no” with confidence and without guilt.

One of the biggest breakthroughs for me was learning to set and hold boundaries both in my personal life and at work. Laurie didn’t just tell me what to do; she helped me discover how to do it in a way that felt natural and empowering.

I now feel more in control of my decisions and more aligned with who I want to be. If you’ve been people-pleasing, struggling to be heard, feeling unseen, or unsure how to stand in your truth, Laurie will help you find your way back to your voice and to yourself.

If you're dealing with burnout or just feeling stuck, I can’t recommend Laurie enough."

-Jess

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