Many people worry that it’s too late to find true love but this true story teaches us, why we should never give up on hope.
Linda: I first heard this story from Sonia Choquete.
It is a true story about a woman in her seventies who came to have a psychic consultation with Sonia in Chicago.
The womanโs husband had recently died, and she was looking at her life ahead. During the consultation, the woman confided to Sonia that she wanted to move to Sedona, Arizona, and her daughters were not supportive of her plan. They thought she should stay put and bake cookies for the grandchildren.
As the story unfolded, the elderly woman explained that her husband had been difficult. He was an alcoholic, verbally abusive to her during the marriage, and had a long drawn out death from cancer.
She said,
โI have always been interested in meta-physical things. He ridiculed me for my beliefs. He smelled so bad at the end and never once thanked me for the care I was giving him. I felt that it was my duty to stay with him all these years, and I did that. Now Iโm glad heโs gone.โ
My friend Sonia after hearing her story in detail asked if her health was good, and her client answered that she was blessed to still enjoy good health. So Sonia gave her the support and encouragement that she was seeking and said,
โGo ahead and move to Sedona. You have been taking care of other people all your life, raising your kids and taking care of your difficult husband. Now itโs your turn. You live the life you want to live.โ
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Sonia is quite intuitive and sensed that there was something that her client wasnโt disclosing. She said,
โThere is something else that you havenโt told me.โ
And her client blushed saying,
โI canโt talk about that.โ
I know Sonia well enough to recognize that she can be fierce, and she persisted saying,
โYou tell me.โ
The woman said,
โIโve never given up hope of finding a sweet love.โ
Sonia offered her support again and sent her on her way.
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The next day, both of the womanโs daughters showed up at Soniaโs home, angrily accusing her of encouraging and old woman to move away from her children and grandchildren. Sonia spoke up to the daughters saying,
โYour mother has lived her life for everyone else. Sheโs healthy and wants to move. Let her have her own life. Now get off my porch.โ
A short time later, Sonia got a postcard from the older woman with a return address in Sedona saying,
โI found a nice trailer and a job in one of those metaphysical shops that sells all those wonderful items that I appreciate. Spiritual tapes, crystals, and the books that I love to read surround me.
Some months later, Sonia received another postcard saying,
โAn older gentleman came into the shop where I work looking for a gift. He was wearing shorts, and I admired his sturdy legs. I could tell how fit he was from hiking. We got into a long interesting conversation while I showed him a number of items in the shop. He finally selected a rose quarts heart. I gift-wrapped it and he ended up giving it to me. He moved into my trailer with me. I found my sweet love.โ
I have always loved this story because it is such a story of hope.
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Everyone dreams of finding sweet love. For many of us, being in a relationship that is not suitable for us frustrates that vision. We may have fallen into patterns over the years that have squeezed the sweetness out of our relationship and need to work hard and creating some new habits that will support loveโs return. Or perhaps we are in a relationship where we are truly mismatched and have been too afraid to leave it.
Whether it is letting go of a relationship to make space for a beautiful, fulfilling one to emerge, or digging in to transform the one we have, we are wise if we never give up hope.
Itโs never too late to reach for our dream.
If this woman in her seventies could do it, it is an experience that is available to more of us if we believe and donโt give up hope. She didnโt passively wait for love to come to her.
She was young in spirit, followed her intuition, took some risks, was willing to follow her own inner voice in the face of discouragement and active resistance by those who were dear to her, and reached out to get support at a critical choice point.
She was brave to risk, and was rewarded for her courage. We can learn a lot from this older woman about going after what we truly desire.
And I know for sure that itโs never too late find love.
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Written by Linda and Charlie Bloom
Originally appeared in Psychologytoday
Republished with permission.
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