Following Your Guidance & Allowing Miracles to Happen Part 1
By Ana-La-Rai • January 27, 2021
I have tried to put all the guidance and miracles in italics for clarity.
For many people 2020 was a year they wish to forget… one of challenges, disbelief, frustration and fear. For some it was a time of much needed quiet and solitude, a time of peacefulness and slow down.
For me, 2020 was a year of miracles and flow. My Guides have asked me to share parts of our story so more can understand what can happen when you trust and follow your inner guidance & Guides.
For me it began just before Christmas 2019 when my Guides suggested I got to Germany to see Christian for the month of March 2020 . Christian was coming to Canada for 4 weeks over Christmas/New Years and then he was moving to Canada the beginning of May. Did we need the expense of travel to Europe?
I listened and booked the ticket flying out of February 28th so we could have the extra day of “leap year” together. As I had so much to get done to prepare for his permanent arrival I only booked a month, leaving on Sunday, March 29th.
Once booked I planned a Munich workshop. Normally I would do the workshop nearer the end of my trip, so jet lag would not be an issue. Every time we looked, none of the space was available those weekends. My Guides kept prompting me to book the workshop for the weekend after I arrived. When we found the space the only availability was the first weekend in March so we took it.
The weekend workshop was great! Lots of energy, information and shifting for both in-person and online participants. Monday I got to explore Olypmia Tower with a friend and see the city from the revolving restaurant. Little did we know these simple pleasures would abruptly end. I realized later that had I booked any other weekend, the workshop would not have happened. I would not have meant those wonderful people or brought in so much energy.
Within days the news of Corona Virus had spread. We heard stories of hoarding and panic in countries, but Munich was normal… until it was not. My Guides prompted me one morning to go to the grocery store . When I walked in it was surreal… empty shelves, long line-ups and fear everywhere. I bought our normal groceries and stared at empty toilet paper aisles. Whenever we ran low on something the Guides would prompt me where to shop.
As we watched the news and events unfurl, we wondered what would happen. Canada was talking about closing borders and telling Canadians to come home. Borders in Europe closed and we could not even drive to Italy to visit his family as planned. As we looked at it all, we made one decision repeatedly. We both agreed no matter what, we stay together. We were married by then and separating seemed wrong. I had a full knowingness and my Guides kept sharing that if we were in 2 different countries it would be MONTHS before we would see each other again.
I was scheduled to leave in 8 days and I get an email from Air Canada, canceling my Sunday flight. Well we said, decision made, we stay in Europe til this is over. Additional complications for us were the fact Christian had given notice on his 2 bedroom apartment and notice at his job as he was moving to Canada. So now we had to stay in Europe but soon would not have a place to live and could not travel to Italy where family had space for us.
I reached out to friends in Canada as I needed a new house sitter for the dogs, someone I could trust. I needed summer clothes and other essentials. I could not imagine not getting home for a long time, but leaving Christian was just not an option!
Sunday morning Christian got a call from his landlady… we did not have to move out . She would contact the person moving in and we could stay until we needed. What a relief!
A week before I was to leave, I heard our Prime Minister say “Canadians & their immediate families need to come home”. What, immediate families? Does that mean my husband too? All of a sudden our marriage certificate was worth my weight in gold! LOL
My Guides prompted me to follow up on this . I had already seen on Facebook many people complaining they were getting no help from the Canadian Embassy anywhere in the world.
So Monday morning I started calling the consulate number in Munich to find out the lines open at 9am. I called twice at 9am and got a person ! OMG. They put me through to someone else and I left a message. Darn, I guess that is it. At least I got through. About 2 hours later my cell phone rings and I see a Canadian number and know it is the Embassy. The staff member I spoke with was awesome. She had just been in a meeting and they all thought without proper documentation no, Christian could not come. (we had not yet begun our formal immigration application through the government, only with our consultant). But she said, things are changing by the hour. Best to speak with someone at immigration. She gave me the internal e-mail address and wished me luck, sharing the last flights out of Munich were happening on Saturday. That is why my Sunday flight had been cancelled.
I wrote immigration and shared we were married but not yet begun the immigration process. I gave our details and more. I even copied our Canadian Immigration Consultant on the email as proof of our intention. Our consultant Chris, wrote me back later in the day as Canada awoke and said it was zero chance I would hear from immigration, especially with everything going on.
Around 4pm I was on Skype with a client doing a session and I see an email pop up on my screen from Immigration. I asked her if I could pause and look. There in black and white from the government was “yes” my husband would be allowed entry! Wow, this was amazing! I could hardly believe it.
Christian got home and I shared the news. For us to leave on the last flight out of Munich to Canada in less than 5 days, there were a lot of hurdles to cross… First he said he would only bring this “bad news” to his boss if we had flights. He was to work another 5-6 weeks finishing an important work project and he knew his bosses would be disappointed on a professional level. He also had to empty the apartment of personal items & furniture, sort through 8 years of paperwork, put items in storage, decide what to bring AND all without being able to go anywhere!
He worked his full days at the job and then came home and worked another 8 hours getting sorted. The new tenant agreed to buy some of the furniture and sell the rest for us . The new tenant let Christian fill the storage locker with his personal items until his Dad could drive from Italy to pick it all up. I helped as I could, hauling suitcases of books downstairs, cleaning, shredding and what ever else did not require German language. It was a stressful few days to say the least!
We printed the email from Canadian immigration, printed a copy of our marriage certificate, got all our documents ready… On Friday my Guides told me to “pack us a great lunch” for the plane so I did. Even though I would not normally do, I made a gourmet lunch for our 12 hour flight with lots of favourites and treats.
We booked a taxi to the airport for the next day and headed out very early. The trip was quick as no one was on the streets in Munich. When we arrived at the airport it felt like being in a movie… it was empty. No people, reader boards telling of flights blank, no suitcases… eerie.
We walked up to check-in and I presented our passports and marriage certificate. We were booked in . We did the same at security and again boarding the airplane. Our plane held 300 passengers and we were only 7 plus 12 crew and the crew who had flown over the night before. The Steward said “you won’t hear this again, but sit anywhere you want in this section”!
We were handed bottles of water and a box with a sandwich. Food service had been cancelled. On the bright side, we had our own bathroom and lots of room for the flight. The crew were awesome and many were being laid off the next day. We enjoyed our gourmet meal and snacks.
When we landed in Toronto we knew it was our biggest potential problem… Would Immigration allow Christian into Canada? We had already decided if it was a “no” then I would return to Europe with him.
We stepped up to the Immigration line and I was nervous… All of a sudden I hear my Guides crystal clear “ shut up, say nothing ”.
We stepped forward together to a female immigration officer and I handed over the passports and marriage certificate, and I stayed completely quiet unless asked a direct question. She went over Christian’s passport, every page at least twice and then stood up… my heart sank. She turned and said she needed a stamp. She stamped the longest option which was 6 months entry! Wow! We were in Canada together and it had all happened in 6 days of miracles.
A few more miracles before we landed on Vancouver Island. Our flight to Vancouver was approximately 6 hours later but there was a flight going in 90 minutes. We wanted to change and get on that flight so we could at least get a hotel in Vancouver and get some sleep before our morning 20 minute flight to the island. The Air Canada rep. said no, they can’t change planes without the luggage. I said we were 7 on the flight, I don’t think luggage will be a problem. He got on the radio to luggage and the guys says “sure, I have those bags right here”. He prints us new tickets and we have time for a meal before boarding…
Over those 6 days I felt more guided, more cared for and more loved than I can explain. We both knew living in a house with a big yard in Canada was the best option for us individually and as a couple but we had never really imagined it would happen. We had fully surrendered to staying in Europe for months. We had fully surrendered to whatever was for the highest good.
Being home had never meant so much and my Guides had truly shown how supported I am.
As I mentioned above, my Guides asked me to share this with you so you can see how real the help can be… How clear the guidance can be… How important it is to surrender and to trust…
When you move into surrender and trust, you move more and more into the flow… that state of truly divine connection. This is available to each of us.
Watch for my next Blog, Part 2, how our adventure, guidance and miracles continue.
Ana-La-Rai
Janaury 2021
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