Five Warning Signals from the Universe You Shouldn’t Ignore

#5. The unpleasant cocktail party.

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We have a terrible habit of not listening to the people who love us most, and then we throw our hands up when everything goes wrong.

“If only I had listened to my mother.”

“If only I had listened to my mentor.”

“If only I had listened to [insert person you never listen to but should].”

This also applies to the universe, which, as if it were a good friend, tries to warn us with its signals long before our whole lives go down the drain.
In particular, these five signs.

1. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Someone (usually older than you) shows up in your life for you to see a Teaser of your future. Maybe it’s an absentee parent (my case), an ex, or a former party friend. That person usually embodies all the flaws that begin to surface in you faintly. And it is the universe’s way of warning you before it is too late, before you spend your life complaining about everything, being selfish, stubborn, and eating at all hours to appease the anxiety produced by an evil conscience, believing that you know everything. — I saw all of the above in my father at a meal yesterday. It scared me because those things are in my life,e too. So if this sign shows up in your life and you don’t want to end up like old Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol, start pulling the weeds out of your garden before they grow.
2. The pain in the ass guru. The universe metaphorically chains you to someone you can’t stand, someone who gets on your nerves and tends to be rude. Everything about that person disgusts you, even the tone of their voice. Such people can be co-workers, a family member you have to care for, or a roommate. But they are not punishments from the universe, but the universe’s way of teaching you the two main things in life: patience and humility, because it knows these are skills you will need.
3. Unfortunate encounters. Doesn’t it happen to you that every time you go to do something you know you shouldn’t do — smoke a cigarette, skip your diet, sneak a drink — someone you know shows up? The universe says, “I’m looking at you.” And that embarrassment you feel — even though you…