WHEN THE UNIVERSE SPEAKS—LISTEN: STRAIGHT TALK LIVE CALLS

Several months ago I decided to start up free monthly call-in sessions for my readers.  I get many e-mails from readers asking for advice throughout the month.  Unfortunately I cannot reply to everyone, so I thought I’d offer a free call in which readers could ask me their questions live.  Sounds good, right? 

I moved forward on this idea and had a virtual assistant set the entire call up for me. 

On the day of the first call, I realized the information was correct in one of the auto-responders, but had not been corrected in the second auto-responder.  Result: frustrated callers. 

I went back to the virtual assistant to correct all the information—which she assured me had been done—and I tried again a second month.  But apparently it had not been corrected correctly. 

Call number two -- just as frustrating as the first one.

The third time is always a charm, right?  Wrong!  I then hired a new virtual assistant who “fixed everything.”  I double-checked again, gave my okay again and—voila—wrong again.  Yikes!

To those people who have been caught up in this fiasco, I truly apologize for the logistical nightmare and utter frustration you have experienced.  I have decided to heed the universe’s message and put off the Straight Talk Live calls until a later date.  I can only imagine that, right now, these calls are not meant to be.  I will take a step back and listen to my inner voice regarding these calls and how they should be done and what would be the most helpful set-up for my readers. 

If any of you have suggestions about what you would find helpful, feel free to comment.  I’m open to all suggestions.  Perhaps the universe is telling me I need to be listening to YOU?  Let me know what would be helpful for you (e.g. podcasts, monthly topic-driven calls, monthly Q&A’s, articles, etc.). 

My takeway gift from this experience? I have learned to be scrupulous in my proof reading!

Thank you all for your understanding and for hanging in there with me.  I will take the Straight Talk Live calls off my blog and web site for at least the summer.  If things change, I will let you know.  In the meantime, I will be writing away on my book proposal (which BTW has been picked up by an agent —Yea!).

CHALLENGE:  If something you’ve been trying to do continually gets blocked, step back and listen to the universe.  Perhaps now’s not the time or you need to make changes before it’s ready to go.  Don’t be in a hurry…and don’t give up.  Just pause and listen for the message.

Comments

[A. Dixon]

Hello Lisa,
I am a fairly new reader of yours, but I thank-you for the help you have given me so far. Okay, I will try to sum this doozy up--I am in this on again/off again 6 year toxic relationship. He cheated once, I gave in, I ended things two years later and had a fling, moved cross-country for him, moved back, we got back together, now he has me in a great deal of legal trouble. I will be honest with you, I have been guilty BEFORE, but I am not NOW.
What do you do when the universe has been telling you for YEARS to leave someone, but you are so co-dependant, you don't know how?

Thank you kindly for your response.

DEAR A. DIXON: You get help for your co-dependency and be determined to not allow it to control your life. The universe telling you to leave will not matter a bit if you don't listen and tell yourself the same thing. You're clear this has been a toxic relationship for years. Now it's time for you to do something about it. You deserve to be treated well by all people, at all times. Start taking steps to insure your relationships exemplify this.
Regards, Lisa

[Iris]

Hello Lisa Merlo-Booth,

Taking a pause has helped me in many ways. At first it was difficult shutting out all of the outer noise but my faith has help me tremendously. The fact that you wrote, to listen, has put everything into perspective. I have developed an inner peace by just taking a moment to breath and be thankful for what I do have. I have developed a long distance relationship with a young man in Afgan. We have been communicating online for 6 months now and have only just seen pictures of each other but I must say that it is given me the opportunity to know him in a much deeper level by just reading how he expresses himself in words. You being a writer can identify with this. Everyone tells me to be careful.

Can you give me your thoughts on this cyber relationship and it's possibilities.

Respectfully,

Iris
DEAR IRIS: My only suggestion is to: take it slow, trust your instincts and don't ignore red flags.
Good luck!
Lisa