Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

by Laura Lynne Jackson

“Hummingbirds lead from here to there the thoughts of men,” one Aztec saying goes. “If someone intends good to you, the hummingbird takes that desire all the way to you.” In my experience, hummingbirds have played all of those roles—helper, healer, messenger, bringer of love—except with a twist: These special creatures are frequently messengers from the Other Side.

“Everything that’s happened has taught me that we need to get the very most out of the life we get to lead on earth.

His experiences, both good and bad—and all the remarkable signs he’s received—have taught him something else, too.

“They have taught me that when we put energy out into the universe, t...

Michael is a skeptic with a capital S.

Even Albert Einstein cited the connection between matter and energy, stating, “Mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing—a somewhat unfamiliar conception for the average mind.”

The repetitions could also be suggesting that we examine some unhealthy pattern in our lives that also keeps recurring.

And if we don’t learn them on our first opportunity, the Other Side will give us additional chances to learn them.

When we sleep, our brains go offline. We drift away from consciousness. The noise and the static quiet. Our brains shift in and out of the frontal lobe. We enter into something called slow-wave sleep, and beyond that, REM sleep—the deepest level of sleep, the state in which we dream. Ironically, our brains are nearly as active during REM sleep as they are during waking life, with remarkable bursts of electrical activity.

sometimes it’s a blessing not to get what you want.

“We believe that Our Lady of Fatima helps people heal internally and rehabilitate and not feel terrible pain anymore,” says Henry. “My grandmother always told me to pray to her for help in keeping me on the right path.”

If you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person. —FRED ROGERS

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Our lives aren’t just about us—they are also about our connections to other people.

It has been said that people cross our paths and enter our lives as either a blessing or a lesson. Often, it is both. Either they have something to teach us, or we have something to teach them, or, at best, we have something to teach each other. That is how this great chain of light and interconnection works.

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. —ANATOLE FRANCE

Because of this innocence and freedom, animals are keenly perceptive to the flow of energy in our universe.

But sometimes, in order to keep growing, we have to venture onto a new, higher path by ourselves. And that is okay. You can love someone and still not be meant to spend your whole life with them.

“No matter how hard things get, I have some really strong angels, and I have my father,”

Sometimes signs are just a tiny whisper in our hearts.

Who in your life has been such a servant to you…who has helped you love the good that grows within you? Let’s just take ten seconds to think of some of those people who have loved us and wanted what was best for us in life—those who have encouraged us to become who we are…. No matter where they are—either here or in heaven—imagine how pleased those people must be to know that you thought of them right now. —FRED ROGERS

Art is the way we tell the collective story of all humanity, but it’s also one of the most powerful ways we connect with one another here on earth. To deprive ourselves of this connection is shortsighted and costly. To ignore art is to deprive ourselves of all the light

Art in all its forms is a kind of dialogue between us and the entirety of existence, past, present, and future. It is us elevating our lives by elevating our energy.

Finding gratitude and appreciation is key to resilience…and counting your blessings can actually increase your blessings.”

Traveling infuses us with new energy and enhances our sense of being connected to the wider world. This energy, these cords of connection, stay with us and elevate us even after we leave.

But sleep is also when we sync up with the Other Side. It’s when we have vibrant dreams full of symbolism and meaning—dreams that, as we’ve discussed, can carry signs from the Other Side.

Prayer is an intimate conversation. We may pray individually or with others, aloud or silently, formally or informally. Prayer is not just reserved for places of worship. Prayer is always available to us, at all times of the day and night, whenever and wherever we are. It may be a quick, silent prayer for strength before facing a difficult situation; a prayer of hope or healing for a friend; a prayer to help gain clarity on a situation; or one of forgiveness. There is no right or wrong way to pray.

Meditation is an exercise designed to help us reach a higher level of spiritual awareness. Another way to define it is slipping into a place where we can fully appreciate what is happening in the present and only in the present.

Prayer is when we direct our thoughts to God/the universe; meditation is when we listen back.

believe that the earth is a school, and we are all students. And I believe we are here to learn continually how to elevate ourselves, how to help other souls, and how to share our powerful light and energy with the world.

“She said yes with zero hesitation,” DiCenzo tweeted. On the show, Taylor decided to sing a song she’d never performed before, called “New Year’s Day.” “Suddenly, she sings the line, ‘Squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi,” DiCenzo tweeted. “I nearly gasped. Tears. I think everyone in the audience started sobbing. I could see Jimmy silhouetted at his desk dabbing his eyes with a tissue. We all lost it. It was a beautiful coincidence in a beautiful performance. ‘Hold on to your memories, they will hold on to you,’ Taylor sang.”

Each of us matters greatly to other people and to the universe—a universe that is always pulling us toward our best and brightest lives. Why? Because we are all born worthy.

Because when we are mindful, we will see things we haven’t been able to see before. And once we see them, we will never be able to unsee them—nor would we ever want to.