A message from Mr. Wizard

Apr 13

This morning I saw a post on Instagram that Aunt Susie made about Uncle Doug. And it reminded me that I had a dream about Uncle Doug last night.

In the dream, I was on an island. Water was rising all around us, and no one knew what to do. I texted Uncle Doug, because if anyone knew, it would be Uncle Doug.

Uncle Doug knew a lot about a lot of things. He was a pilot in Vietnam and a captain for Northwest Airlines. My family called him Mr. Wizard.

He passed away a few years ago. We miss him.

I thought of Uncle Doug a lot while we were in the Bahamas. He and Susie used to host me and my siblings every summer for a week at their home in the Florida Keys. He took us deep sea fishing a few times.

One time, many miles from land, it got really windy and the water got really choppy. I got so sick. I threw up on his neighbor’s head. I tried to distract myself from the agony that is seasickness by singing the theme song from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Over and over and over again, I sang those lyrics that to this day, I know by heart.

Great experience for me though, as suffice to say, when the winds were super high in the Bahamas, I knew better than to book that sunset dinner cruise.

I kinda assumed that me texting Uncle Doug in my dream meant something. I wasn’t sure what, until tonight when I was meditating and Mr. Wizard’s voice came through my head – clear as a bell – about some financial questions I’ve been trying to figure out.

In his face-talking voice I heard, “I tell ya what, baby, here’s what you gotta do…”

(He proceeded to then offer advice I won’t share here because of its potential to make me unpopular with the state. )

People leave us, and it’s so hard. But one thing that feels pretty special is that this isn’t the first time Uncle Doug has helped me from beyond. It won’t be the last. Even though he couldn’t respond to the text my subconscious sent him in my dream, it seems he got my message.

I feel like someone needs to hear this: You can absolutely, 100% trust the signs you’re being given.