Following the Bread Crumbs: A Trust Fall into the Universe

Lately, I’ve been noticing something remarkable. When you commit to something—truly commit—or even feel like you’ve been thrust into something after a deep loss or sudden shift, the universe responds. It’s like tossing a pebble into still water and watching the ripples radiate outward. Whether it’s a new path, an unexpected idea, or an energetic shift, the moment I say an authentic ‘yes’, the signs begin to show up. I call them bread crumbs.

These bread crumbs aren’t always grand or obvious. In fact, most of the time, they’re quiet, almost whisper-like: an unexpected conversation, a chance encounter, an email about an opportunity that hadn’t even crossed my radar. And sometimes, they’re even more subtle—finding a single penny on the sidewalk, spotting three birds flying near me, a feather blowing across my path, or noticing repeating numbers at just the right moment. Little nudges that say, keep going.

Each one, no matter how small, lifts me. Grounds me. Encourages me to follow.

I don’t have to see the entire path ahead. In The Secret, one of the speakers compares life to driving at night—you can only see as far as your headlights, but you can still make the whole journey that way. That’s how I’m learning to walk forward now: one stretch of road at a time, guided by trust, presence, and a quiet inner knowing.

There was a time I craved the full picture. I still keep a vision board—a visual prayer of where I hope to go. But I no longer need to know every single step. These days, I just listen for the feeling that says, yes. That gentle inner whisper of this is aligned. That’s all I need to take the next step. One crumb, one step, one quiet miracle at a time.

This journey isn’t about controlling every outcome—it’s about surrender. It’s about showing up again and again, even when the next move is unclear. It’s about choosing to believe in magic, in meaning, in something greater rising up to meet you.

Terence McKenna said it best:

“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles… This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted… understood. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it’s a feather bed.”

This is the dance I’m learning. One that doesn’t demand certainty, but invites deep trust. One that says leap—even if you don’t know where you’ll land. And then shows you that the universe was always ready to catch you.

So I’ll keep showing up. I’ll keep following the bread crumbs, even the smallest ones. I’ll keep dreaming the impossible dream—not because I have it all figured out, but because I know I’m supported in ways I can’t always see.

And if you’re standing on the edge of something new, uncertain of what’s next, I hope you take that first step too. Even if it’s tiny. Even if your headlights only illuminate a few feet ahead.

Trust the journey. I will keep trusting that the crumbs are waiting.