4 Ways to find the hidden messages in life

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hidden messages in life I used to read books veraciously, however in the past 2 years I have only read non-fiction books to teach me about various topics. That was until someone gave me a gift; a book entitled ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho. I am not going to talk about the book as many people have read it, if you haven’t it is definitely worth it.

I do want to discuss the fact that the gift I received came at the perfect time and it was the perfect book to lift my spirits. This is another part of the process of the law of attraction. If you practice the law of attraction, you will notice things coming into your life at the right time. This is also true of people coming into your life at the right time. These are hidden messages and they come just when you need them.

I believe books carry hidden messages for all of us. One book can also have a million different messages so each of us can take a different message from the book. I remember one of the first books that got me into the law of attraction, a book entitled The Celestine Prophecy’ by James Redfield, not a great storyline but very powerful messages for me.

When I read the book I had been given, I read it every chance I could, which isn’t much these days. I read it over two days, due to time constraints. I immediately felt lifted after reading it and felt as if I had got back on the right path. The book was there to remind me the path I was on and to carry on with what I was doing. Previously I had been busy at work and under some pressure, I was worried about my family for various reasons, and was feeling pretty exhausted. The book had many messages just for me, I took the messages and made them relevant to my life and it helped me see things from a different perspective.

Finding the hidden messages in life

Life is full of hidden meanings, how we find them is up to the way we think, how we feel and what we are looking for. How do we find the hidden meanings?

There are many different ways of finding the hidden meanings in life and I will share a few here.

Take gifts as something to learn from. When you receive a gift from someone or a recommendation, take it as a message. When I receive recommendations for films, books, software etc I take it as a sign that I am in need of this. Don’t get me wrong I don’t rush out and buy everything that has been recommended to me, but I do some research, I borrow, I download trial versions of software and check if I am in need of it. Usually I benefit from the recommendation in some way or it leads me to something better after doing some research.
Look for messages to a different path. When we want to change something in our life, we can find clues to the new path we want to walk. For example when I wanted to become a full time blogger I received clues that I was on the right path. I received e-mails from people asking for advice, I received recommendations for eBooks to help me along with blogging, I received requests for paid help, and I received more responses. I am still not a full time blogger however; I have received the clues and am making money from the blog and still loving writing for the blog. I am awaiting further instructions.
Always be aware of everything around you. There are a million and one things happening around us at any given time. Try to be aware of as much as possible. For example when driving the car, pay attention to the songs on the radio, pay attentions to billboard signs, pay attention to anything unusual, pay attention to car number plates and obviously pay attention to driving, you don’t want to be a dead person looking for clues. I believe the world is always on the lookout to show us clues in different ways to our questions. This may seem like a crazy example but I had a question in my head a few months back about how to build traffic for a blog I manage. I had tried the usual as I had some experience. On car registration plates, I kept seeing the number plate ‘SE0’ now this is a common number plate but I had never really noticed it before. I must have seen that similar registration plate a20 times before it led to look at what I was doing with the blog by way of SEO. This in turn led me to a blog all about SEO, which in turn led me to someone recommending an eBook, which in turn led me to read the eBook, and do some work on the blog leading to more traffic. Now, it is easy to dismiss this and those that do will miss the hidden signs in life.
Ask the question. To receive the hidden signs of life you have to have the question you want answered. When you are stuck on something in life ask the question in your head again and again e.g. how can I get a promotion? If you ask this several times per day, the signs will start to appear. Do not dismiss anything as ‘silly’ take it for what it is, a sign, and don’t ask the bigger questions like who is the sign from, just take the sign and use it.

Starting a book

I would love to write a book of stories about the hidden messages in life, probably been done before with the Chicken soup series.

If you have a story you would like to share about the Hidden messages in Life I would love to hear it.

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Comment by Marenda on 6 October 2007:

There are so many hidden messages if we just take the time to recognize them. Thanks for this! Awesome Post

Comment by Steven Aitchison on 6 October 2007:

Thanks for your comments Maranda. I had a quick look at your site and will be back for another read. Thanks again for the comments, much appreciated.

Comment by Chrissy the E.A. on 6 October 2007:

Steven, I love this post! You broke down this idea beautifully and the picture is so great! From that message, I believe Steve Martin got, “Do wa diddy”….Anyway, I’d like to add that another great way to find hidden messages is to make mistakes and not be afraid of them. I’ll send you my story for your book soon - it’s really just all about making mistakes, recovering and learning what doesn’t work, before learning what does. Thanks for a great post!

Comment by Steven Aitchison on 7 October 2007:

Hi Chrissy, yep you’re right he had to ’sing do wah diddy’. Can’t wait to hear your story. The book is just an idea just now. thanks for your kind words.

Comment by Paula on 8 October 2007:

Dear Steven ,

Paulo Coelho got wind of your blog through aart hilal and wants to post this article on his blog.
Paulo Coelho’s blog
In case you have any restrictions, do not hesitate to write me.
Have a wonderful day!
And here’s a quote to ponder:
“Life always waits for some crisis to occur
before revealing itself at its most brilliant.” Paulo Coelho
Paula

Comment by Mimi Lenox on 9 October 2007:

Well said and so very true.
Books speak to the soul and heart when we are ready to hear the message - like everything else. I firmly believe that the teacher appears at just the right time.

Great post.

Comment by Dan Tomlinson on 9 October 2007:

Our brains, and spiritual self, are connected in ways too numerous to always understand, but I agree… if you “put it out there” the answer comes. Often I’ll feel the problem in, and then let it go to work to find the solution. When I’m not mucking around hindering the process, voila! Enjoyed my visit! Thanks!

Comment by Mighty Morgan on 12 October 2007:

Loved this post…..You are so right on target in relations to the messages that seems to be everywhere in every moment…when we choose to see them. For me they always have seemed to come quite naturally through the reading of books, because I am a voracious reader my mind always seeks knowledge through them. It seems as though the universe knows exactly the way to express the answers sought out in the ways that are comfortable to each and every individual.

Comment by Doug Rosbury on 13 October 2007:

What you do is a message. Just pay attention to what you do as a function of your subtle intuitive response to subconscious messages.
Learn to believe in unusual impulses. Your needs are already known
and the answers are always about to happen. Learn to understand that
your own mind can prevent the perception of answers and opportunities. Examine your beliefs and become flexible as to what you believe. You should always be ready to set aside a belief or even throw it out. Be spontaneous. Certain ideas are very fleeting. if you dont go with it soon enough, it will disappear. Be open minded to everything.
Fond regards, Doug

Comment by Doug Rosbury on 13 October 2007:

I’ll give you a message. Forget religion. It programs you and this prevents originality of thought and belief. The true religion is your own inner relationship with God within you. The voice of intuition within you counsels you in a way that is unique to you and your needs and desires. Beliefs imposed by religion conflict with you as a unique individual. The way things are, religion has become peoples God.
The true God is within your own heart. listen in there and not to the
demands of priests and preachers. Don’t let humans tell you how to live and what to believe. They will take away your true freedom. the same with the bible. it is only a history of this planet. Listen to Gods messages within you. Within you is the refuge from the arrogance of people desiring to control you. Doug

Comment by April on 13 October 2007:

First of all, ‘The Alchemist’ happens to be one of my favorite books. I no longer have a copy of it because I keep giving them away.

Secondly, I have a similar story that just happened last year. I was hospitalized after my second suicide attempt within one month. I was browsing through the books that had been donated to the hospital. Most of them were dimestore romance novels or Reader’s Digest Condensed books. But I did find two books that interested me. One of them, ‘The Road Less Traveled’, was nice but didn’t do much for me. The other, ‘When Things Fall Apart’, made a big difference in my healing and recovery. It completely changed my perspective on things and helped me deal with many years of pain and suffering.

I can’t help but feel that there was a reason that book appeared into my life. I just pulled it out again a few days ago after facing yet another hardship and it always manages to get me through.

Comment by Meire on 25 October 2007:

I don’t know if my coments go away…

Comment by Hitakar Amin on 28 October 2007:

hi this was a real good article,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

i did read abt the Celestine Propehcy and then things began to change for me as i became aware of the situations and as i was going tru one of the lifes bad phases it made me to come out of the situation by accepting things happening in life.

Comment by Tom on 1 January 2008:

Hi,

I just read your post, and I agree with your view on hidden messages. I do believe we receive the answers we need when we need them.

You asked if anyone has a story to share. It so happens I am the author of a book entitled “The Lost Scroll and the Secret of Life” and you can read the eBook version for free at:

http://www.FindTheScroll.com

Tom