Nurturing Sweet Connection
At my last in-person event, The Holistic Healing Fair in Bracebridge, I wrote ‘be back soon’ over my sign-up sheet in the late afternoon. I don’t usually leave my exhibitor space for long, however at that moment I made an instant decision to make a connection with the woman across the room reading tea leaves for the next half hour. Something in my intuitive mind was taking over and telling me I needed to hear what this lady was seeing. Luck was on my side as she had an opening and I quickly scribbled down my name. An instant hit of excitement and happiness came over me. I had not seen tea leaves done in years and don’t recall ever officially having mine read. I had an instant connection with an old family memory of someone reading tea leaves, seeing a motorcycle in the cup and then one showing up at the house!
I sat down and immediately removed the kleenex box from the small table. I was in too good a mood and announced, “I won’t need these, I’m not going to cry.” Grace, my tea leaf reader smiled and told me the kleenex was for the ‘spillage’. A rookie move on the other side of the table! I watched in awe as she poured a little tea into the big cream coloured saucer. I realized we were not going to have any sipping time and polite conversation as she only poured about two inches of water from the pot. I looked down with a big smile and saw English breakfast tea swimming in the light brown water. What was this tea going to reveal? I felt some fear trying to poke through my confidence as I gazed in wonderment and quickly told it to scram.
No fear was going to ruin this next half hour. Positive vibes only. She then instructed me to grip the cup and twist it and slowly put it down on the matching saucer. Thankful for that kleenex box now, we dabbed up the mess I awkwardly made on the table. This rookie ‘leafer’ did her best not to have one giant clump of leaves left on the inside of the saucer. With the biggest smile on my face I took a big sigh of relief. My next instructions were to turn the cup 6 times halfway around. My turns were done with ease as I instinctively put my energy into them. There was so much positivity and love put into those turns that the cup should have started to glow. But Grace didn’t need any party tricks. Next was the big reveal.
She gazed into the cup and explained to me how she read the cup in sections. Where the leaves were located depicted the next year of my life starting from that moment. She also mentioned it was important to not read my own tea leaves, as this was considered bad luck. Her beautiful, perky energy picked up even more as she started reading. I picked up the notebook and pen she had provided and started making notes. I actually enjoyed that thoroughly, as I connected instantly with writing. It also gave her time to be in her craft, as we were both focused. Her speaking and myself listening. I felt a sense of nurturing and connection as she was showing me pieces of tea and translating what they meant. That was some powerful tea! It dawned on me that she was reading my energy through the leaves.
Perhaps a combination of her, myself, and the energy in the tea was all at work. As an energetic-sensitive who has been told I’m pretty darn accurate - I still felt a huge sense of amazement by her words. I let out a loud belly laugh, probably startling a few attendees and exhibitors around me. There it was, right in the tea leaves. She was describing to me this coming year that was already in the works. Ironically I had not planned anything this big in years. She also mentioned a lot of animals. A shark, a squirrel, a pelican, a seahorse (my spirit animal) - all had specific meanings to them that I could instantly relate to. Especially the seahorse, as I’ve always considered the seahorse to be my spirit animal. She also asked me if I had a cat. “No, I have a dog named Bella,” I told her. We had a brief discussion about this cat. She mentioned an octopus, which made sense with so much going on in my life. I was happy to let her know that I was taking away a few of those arms and turning back into a seahorse again. The next day I rewrote my notes in my journal.
I took some time to review the meanings of what Grace saw in the leaves. All of the reading was important, but the power and confidence I received weren't from the details in the writing. It was from making a connection with Grace. I have heard similar advice before at some point in my life, I’m sure of it. This relevant advice stuck like those leaves in the cup of my heart. For whatever reason, I knew I needed to hear it from her. At that moment I knew how the Grinch felt. I could feel pieces of my heart wall crumbling. My quick decision to spill the tea came from a place of happiness and love and that’s exactly what I got in return. The following day my thoughts kept coming back to my dog Bella and ‘the cat’ for some reason. In my mind, I heard Grace say, “I see a cat.” Something was ruminating and then my light bulb went off.
She wasn't talking about an animal. She was talking about Kat Finnerty and my plans to join her retreat in Ratua, Vanuatu in February. Kat and I met by happenstance. I describe this as a place where two people show up at the exact time and have the guided energy to connect. She gave me her book ‘Never Let A Good Disaster Go To Waste’. The tagline reads, 'Making Sense of a Life of Absurdity, A Memoir'. The picture of her standing in a bay with her arms reached up high was very relevant to me. I had just moved to a bay and put up my father’s paintings of a bay facing the bay. Bays represent opportunity and courage. For me, it also represents seeking adventure and coming home. The book felt like pages of courage as she shared her life’s story, so far.
Nurturing the courage to connect with someone when you feel happiness in your heart is a good sign the universe is working with you. It’s energy coming from a place of love, like warm tea waiting for you. I wasn’t so surprised when Grace mentioned she saw a harbour in my tea leaves. Your next adventure awaits, perhaps in the South Pacific like mine, nurturing those beautiful connections! Stay tuned for my next article, ‘Nurturing Sweet Retreat’ with Kat Finnerty. Learn about the benefits of joining Kat at her retreat in Ratua, Vanuatu in February 2025. Kat’s new book ‘Never Let A Good Disaster Go to Waste’ is available on Amazon. Audio Versions are available on all platforms. It’s a page-turner, you won’t want to put down!
For more information visit Kat’s website https://www.katfinnerty.com or email katfinnertyauthor@gmail.com
Grace Szalay resides in Orilla, Ontario. She can be found reading tea leaves at various Holistic Healing Fairs Canada.
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Ginny Connon is a Well-Being Influencer, Podcaster and a member of the Director’s Guild of Canada. Listen to Ginny Connon’s Nurturing on Apple Podcasts. Visit www.ginnyconnon.com to find previous articles, podcasts, links to upcoming events
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