Ready. Fire. AIM!

Have you ever taken a leap of faith only to realize that you were jumping into an empty pool?

Learning is all about what comes after the SPLAT.

Sometimes, what you want and what the Universe wants for you line up so perfectly that it seems almost too easy. Other times, you pray and get an answer - but it's not the one you want. Do you give up? Do you change your desires? Do you persist?

For those of us with a strong stubborn streak (aka: red hair), we may keep trying and trying even when the answer was a clear "No." Even though we've learned the whole closed-door-open-window thing, we still try to pry the closed door open, swipe our expired credit cards in the latch, jimmy the handle - I've been known to use the equivalent of C4 - all while the cool winds of opportunity flutter the curtains of the nearby open window.

Never give up, but do look around for the options. The Universe always wants what you want, but it tends to know how to better deliver it.

Read about the decision, the packing, and the drive down to our new home in Las Vegas at the Hope Explodes blog.