If you are into metaphysics at all, you are familiar with signs. We ponder over things in our lives, and when we’re unable to figure out what to do, we put it out to the universe and then look for signs. We look for things that catch our eye or listen to what others tell us to see if there is a pattern that will allow us to lean one way or another.

I play an online game on my phone. Unfortunately for me, it’s addictive. There was a point where I had to make a decision on whether or not to leave the team I was on and join another. I agonized over the decision for days. I had suddenly become the team captain when the captain we had bailed without telling anyone she was going. Our team standing dropped as other players with high standing left the team at the same time. I had tried to save the team by asking another team to merge with us to save both teams. It didn’t work out. Once I realized that the position we were holding was because I was doing most of the work, I left. I felt bad about it and about one member who had just joined the team and had been one of the few working hard.

Before I left, I considered my choices. I didn’t have enough confidence to believe I could get a spot on the top-scoring team. They win almost all the events. I was pretty certain I could earn a place on the 2^nd best team, but there was a 3^rd team, newly formed that free players were joining. I was hesitant on that one because they had taken in a guy who bailed from my original team who I didn’t consider a loss because he was never a team player. Why would I join a team who accepted that guy?

As I thought about it, again and again, I needed the universe to help me. I didn’t think I could get on the top team, team number two, I wasn’t feeling confident so I wasn’t sure. Team three, while filling fast with strong players still had the guy I didn’t want to play with. It might not seem like a big deal, but in the game, there isn’t a lot you can do unless you’re on a team. The strongest teams are the ones where everyone plays. If you have slackers on your team, the whole team suffers.

The game requires that you free float for twenty-four hours before you can join another team. The day before I was planning to leave, my former team captain, who had made it onto the top team contacted me and said that if I wanted a place on the team, they would accept me. A few minutes later I got a message from the team captain inviting me to join. I answered back that I would be accepting.

After that, the feelings of anxiety left me. The decision had been made and I didn’t have to think about it anymore. My point in all this is that even for something small and unimportant like an online game, the universe stepped up and helped put me in a place where I am much happier. The players stronger than me protect me while I in turn get to protect those weaker than me. We play as a team and everyone does their part.

The universe did its part because I allowed it to work in my favor instead of fighting it or trying to direct it. For me, it’s just one more pearl of proof that if we allow the universe to work for us, it will create the circumstances that bring us to where we need to be. The funny thing is that after I joined, the guy who I didn’t want to play with sent a message asking why I hadn’t joined his team. I told him there were no spaces, which was true, you can always see how many members are on a team at any given time, and that I was invited to join the top team.

When you ask for a sign, the universe doesn’t make mistakes.