Pause and Notice the Signs in Your Path

🌿With wisdom from Gabby Bernstein, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Deb Dana

Sometimes guidance doesn’t come as a loud voice or a big event—it comes as a whisper, a shimmer, or a twig at your feet. The key is pausing long enough to notice.

🍂 Gabby Bernstein — Gathering Twigs

“Each twig is a sign that your desire is on the way. Collect those twigs and feel into the energy of excitement and trust.”
— The Universe Has Your Back (2016)

Gabby teaches that tiny signs—a repeated number, an unexpected compliment, a song at the right moment—are evidence you’re being guided. Gathering these “twigs” builds trust and helps you recognize you’re not alone on the path.
📖 Learn more: gabbybernstein.com

🌾 Robin Wall Kimmerer — Attention as Reciprocity

“What we attend to, grows.”
— Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)

Kimmerer reminds us that noticing is not passive—it’s a form of relationship. When we pause to honor beauty or kindness in the world, we nourish connection. Attention is how we say thank you, and in return, the world offers us more to notice.
📖 Learn more: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

✨ Deb Dana — Glimmers in the Body

“Glimmers are small moments when our biology is in a place of connection or regulation.”
— Anchored (2021)

Deb Dana teaches that our nervous systems recognize safety in subtle ways: the warmth of sunlight, a friend’s laughter, a deep breath that feels good. These glimmers are cues of safety that help us shift toward calm and connection.
📖 Learn more: rhythmofregulation.com

🌀 Carl Jung — Synchronicity

“Synchronicity is an ever-present reality for those who have eyes to see.”
— The Interpretation of Nature and the Psyche (1952)

Jung described synchronicities as meaningful coincidences—moments when the outer world mirrors an inner truth. They invite curiosity, reminding us to look for meaning beneath the surface.

🌱 A Practice to Try

  1. Pause — Take a breath. Soften.
  2. Notice — Is there a twig, glimmer, or synchronicity catching your attention today?
  3. Feel — Where do you sense it in your body? Lightness, warmth, openness?
  4. Record — Write it down. Let these moments become a trail of trust.

✨ Keep this page as a reminder that small signs matter. They are not distractions—they are guideposts.

🌿 Learn More & Explore Further

These teachers invite us to slow down, listen differently, and build trust with life itself. Explore their original works and communities for deeper study and inspiration:

Gabby Bernstein — Gathering Twigs & the Practice of Trust

📚 The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith (Hay House, 2016)
🎧 Podcast: Dear Gabby — gabbybernstein.com/deargabby
🌐 Website & free resources: gabbybernstein.com
💡 Related practice: “Choose Again Method” — shifting thoughts toward alignment and calm.

Robin Wall Kimmerer — Attention as Reciprocity

📚 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (Milkweed Editions, 2013)
🎥 Talk: The Grammar of Animacy (YouTube, On Being Project)
🌐 Author website & essays: robinwallkimmerer.com
💡 Related practice: Give daily gratitude to the natural world—notice what you receive and return.

Deb Dana — Glimmers & Nervous System Regulation

📚 Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory (Sounds True, 2021)
🌐 Clinical tools & videos: rhythmofregulation.com
🎧 Interview: “Finding Glimmers” on the Sounds True podcast
💡 Related practice: Notice micro-moments of safety in daily life—your body’s “yes.”

Carl Jung — Synchronicity & Inner Meaning

📚 The Interpretation of Nature and the Psyche (1952)
📚 Memories, Dreams, Reflections (Pantheon, 1961)
🌐 Jung Platform courses: jungplatform.com
🎧 Podcast: Speaking of Jung — interviews with Jungian analysts
💡 Related practice: Journal your dreams and synchronicities. Let meaning emerge over time.

✨ Integrative Practice

Each of these voices—Gabby, Robin, Deb, and Jung—points to one truth:

“Life speaks softly, but often. The pause is how we hear it.”

Keep noticing your twigs, glimmers, and shimmers. They are the language of trust, the quiet proof that guidance and connection are always near.