Hello and welcome to my 6th episode of Quantum Waves of Wellness. This is Dr. Paula Apro, recording again from my happy place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. This is my fourth week having fun in the sun and as I took my daily walk on the beach yesterday it reminded me of an interesting story that I never shared.
Two years ago, I was here in Mexico when I finished the final step of my PhD. I completed and submitted my dissertation back in the US but I defended my thesis shortly after arriving to Mexico. I will never forget the day that I received the email congratulating me on completing the program. The email addressed me as "Congratulations Dr. Apro." I just sat there staring at those words endlessly.
Dr. Apro.
I did it! Finally.
And I don't mean that getting my degrees took me a ton of years of work. What I mean is that my father always wanted me to be a doctor, from before I could even walk or talk. It was his greatest dream for his daughter to be a doctor. He pushed me hard and I ended up being labeled "a gifted child" in school. This just fueled his desire even more because, after all, if I didn't become a doctor I wouldn't have reached my full potential and what a waste of a life that would be, or so he thought.
Despite entering into college pre-med, for some reason I lost my desire to pursue medicine when I was a freshman. I broke my father's heart and went on to pursue what my father must have considered a "wasted potential" career in marketing. So after all these years, I couldn't help but wonder what my father would have thought if he was still alive today to see what I've accomplished.
When I finally was able to stop looking at my new name and close that email I took my first walk on the beach . . . . as a doctor. It was a little bit surreal. Did I feel different? Was I different? Yes, I went through a ton of work for that title, but was I really any different? I started to already feel like a fraud.
My mind was racing endlessly and I wasn't really aware of my surroundings. I take this same walk on this same sandy beach every single day while I'm here in Mexico. It's easy to zone out because the beach is so pristine you don't even have to be careful where you're walking. There are typically no shells, no coral, no debris, just perfectly flat soft sand.
And then all of a sudden I literally stepped on a piece of wood, but not just a normal piece of driftwood. This was something very strange, or maybe special. I wasn't quite sure. It was a little 1x3 piece of wood with some objects tied to it. I will include a photo in the show notes. There was a small doll-like figure with what I think was a piece of paleo santo next to it and then below that was some kind of crystal-like disc with something that looked like cooper coil shaped like the Egyptian eye on one side and a spiral on the other side.
I assumed this object was part of some kind of Myan ritual or ceremony. I was always so curious about the meaning but I didn't even know where to begin to research this. I wasn't sure if the object was meant as a curse or as protection. The little doll at the top was a bit creepy and reminded me of a voodoo doll. But the paleo santo stick implied protection. I was so confused but it really felt like it was meant for me. So I picked it up and carried it back to my place.
It sat outside on the patio for days. I think I might have been scared to take it inside because I just didn't know anything about it. One day I decided to place my pendulum over it and try to read the energy. I got some strange pendulum motions, with no clear answers and I honestly can't remember what I concluded from that exercise, but what I do remember is what happened next . . .
I placed my pendulum down on the wicker table right next to the object. This particular pendulum was made of 7 layers of crystal, each crystal representing one of the chakras. When I went back out to the deck I noticed that my pendulum as literally broken in two pieces. Now remember, I placed it down on a soft wicker table right next to this mystery object after swinging the pendulum over it. I got completely freaked out and decided not to get near it for the rest of my stay.
When it came time to pack up and go home there was no way I was going to bring this thing back with me so I hid it in a cabinet and forgot about it.
Until the following year when I returned. I don't quite recall all the circumstances of what was going on that year, but everything seemed to go wrong as soon as my husband and I walked into the condo. It took me about half a day to really feel overwhelmed by bad energy and that's when the thought of that object came back into my mind. I dug it out of its hiding place and immediately walked down to the beach where I threw it back into the ocean, apologizing for taking it, and asking for this energy to be released. I can't help but wonder how all of our previous AirBnb guests felt staying in our place with that thing hidden in the cabinet. Yikes. 😳
Ridding my condo of that object was the most refreshing Feng Shui exercise that I accomplished last year. Thats’ for sure.
Do you have anything in or around your home that makes you feel funny or down? Is there a broken appliance or piece of furniture that makes you frustrated or angry every time you look at it? Is there a room in your house that is out of control with clutter? These negative energy spots can pollute your entire home and it's important to address them to restore harmony around and inside of you.
If anybody out there is listening to this and recognizes the object from the photo in the show notes, please leave me a comment. I would love to know more about this mysterious object.
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