Re: I feel like the Universe is playing a cruel joke on me

It looks to me like you have to dig deeper. Everything is a mirror. Your house needs work. Your town needs work. Your relationship with your daughter needs work. This leads me to believe that there are feelings and desires within you that have been shoved down for a very long time. It's all a reflection.

Speak to your daughter honestly but kindly. Let her know how you feel. Your needs are as important as hers. If you want this time with yourself and your husband, tell her so. Make arrangements to get together with her on another occasion.

Also, being positive is great advice. However, if it's just covering up uncomfortable issues, it's counterproductive.

Give yourself permission to feel the stuff you've been avoiding. It won't go away by slapping a smiley face on it.

Feel it until you get to the raw emotion of it. That's when you've reached the subconscious and that's where your limiting beliefs live.

I'm not going to sugar-coat this. I've done it and it feels horrible. But, it doesn't last long. Once you've found the limiting belief and met it at the subconscious level, you can release it.

This is just an example but let's say it's a fear about being trapped in your present circumstances. (Personally, I think there's something deeper going on, but you have to start somewhere.)

Tap on your forehead and say, "This fear that I'll be stuck here forever no longer serves me." Feel what it would be like to never get out of there. I know how harsh that sounds, but you have to get to the raw emotions to reach the subconscious.

When you've gone as deep as you think you can possibly go, tap on your heart area and say, "It's safe to let it go. It's time to let it go. I don't need it." Take three really deep breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth.

You may have to do this a few times. You also might find underlying issues when you do it. That's good. Work through all of them. Not necessarily at the same time.

I'd love to hear if you tried this and how it worked for you. You're going to be OK. Life is a journey and sometimes the road can be really bumpy. But, you will get to the other side.

All the very best to you,
Terry Tweet