The Dream That Told Me to Walk Away

The Dream That Told Me to Walk Away

Many years ago, long before I fully trusted my intuition, I was involved in an exciting collaborative venture in downtown Charleston.

The concept was ambitious: a retail space in the front and a wellness center in the back. I had spent nearly nine months helping design the wellness side of the business — selecting practitioners, organizing schedules, and shaping the offerings.

Most of my contribution had been sweat equity, and we were approaching the grand opening. On paper, everything looked promising.

The location was ideal.
The concept was exciting.
And after all the time I had invested, logic said it would make no sense to walk away.

But a persistent feeling kept surfacing.

Something wasn’t right.

There were practical concerns — splitting my time between two locations, the noise level for hypnosis sessions, and quiet rumors that one of the partners might not be handling the finances responsibly.

Still, the rational mind kept arguing for staying. After all that effort, how could I leave now?

Eventually I decided to ask my intuition directly. I remember thinking very clearly: Give me a sign to give me clarity about this business venture.

A few nights later, I had a dream.

The dream was simple — just a single scene.

A beautiful woman stood before me. She had brown hair, wore no makeup, and was dressed in a soft cream-colored robe. There was something ancient and peaceful about her presence. She looked at me with the kindest, most compassionate eyes. Then she spoke three words.

“Let it be.”

That was the entire dream.

I woke with the unmistakable feeling that a wise guide had just spoken to me. The message felt gentle but clear: it was time to walk away.

But logic is persistent. By noon that same day, I had already talked myself out of trusting it.

Maybe “let it be” means stay and let my worries go.

The rational mind is very good at doing this. When we receive intuitive guidance, the analytical mind often jumps in quickly with explanations, reinterpretations, and doubts. It prefers certainty, and intuition rarely arrives with spreadsheets and bullet points.

Instead, it arrives quietly — through a dream, a symbol, or a simple phrase.

So I realized I needed to ask the question more clearly and specifically. I said to myself: If that dream means I should leave, and that is truly in my highest good, give me a clear sign.

Later that day I was driving across the Ravenel Bridge. I turned on the radio. At that exact moment, Paul McCartney’s voice filled the car singing the familiar Beatles song:

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom… let it be.

When I heard those lyrics, the message was unmistakable.

Let it be.

The exact phrase from my dream.

At that point, the answer was clear. I stepped away from the venture and returned to focusing fully on my main practice. Not long afterward the business struggled. There were rumors of financial mismanagement, and several of the investors reportedly lost substantial amounts of money.

Looking back, I’ve always felt that the guidance I received protected me from becoming entangled in something that wasn’t meant for my path.

And it taught me something important about intuition.

The deeper mind rarely communicates through long explanations.

Instead, it uses symbols, phrases, and moments of recognition — messages that carry meaning within the context of your own life.

Sometimes all it takes is three words.

Let it be.