Route 66

A sign from Spirit affirms my life path!

        After working hard to learn all the new song lyrics for a San Diego rhythm and blues band I had just joined, I was feeling discouraged as a new singer. I had just moved to the West Coast alone, and I missed my family and longtime friends who still lived in Minnesota. I was afraid my singing career was a naïve, silly dream and I desperately needed some direction.

          I was taking a leisurely walk along the Pacific Beach boardwalk when I thought, Am I on the right path? Am I supposed to be in California pursuing a singing career? Please God, give me a sign and let me know if I’m doing the right thing.

          I asked God this question and then became aware of a jogger running past me. He wore a white T-shirt that had a Route 66 logo imprinted on the back. I began to cry in recognition of this personal symbol. It was one of the band songs I was just rehearsing in my headphones. The lyrics also mark the highway’s city points all the way from the Midwest to California.

          It was the route I had driven to get to San Diego!

          I received the perfect answer, with that sign addressing both of my burning questions in one fleeting glimpse. I went back to my diligent practice; now content I was on the right track.

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          (As of 2022, I have performed uplifting music, as a professional singer, for 23 years, at a thousand shows in hundreds of venues in four different states. This is how important this sign was.)

This is a true story from Sprinkles from Heaven - Stories of Serendipity by Carolyn Jaynes, M.A.