Thank You For The Package

Dear Universe,

I was walking through the forest this morning (what’s new?) and I was struck by a thought that is wreaking some havoc in my brain.

About a year ago, I started putting the bug in my then-husband’s ear that I was ready for some changes in our lives – I wanted more financial freedom and connection to nature and community and all kinds of Bailee-esque shit.

My brilliant suggestion? To relocate our family to the small forested town of Sorø.

I’ve never even been to fucking Sorø.

I just really liked the idea of living in a place surrounded by forest where I could hop out the door and go for a walk through the trees whenever I wanted and still be just a train ride away from civilization.

You can probably guess how well that suggestion went over (please refer to the divorce papers filed a few months later).

But fast forward to where I am now…

You gave me my wish just in a different package. I still live in Brøndby Strand (and I still haven’t been to Sorø) but I get to walk through the forest every day just like I asked for.

I think maybe you’ve been holding my hand this whole time and leading me to the things that I want in life, even if they haven’t looked like I originally thought they would. Getting here has definitely required letting a lot fall away and accepting circumstances I probably never would have chosen.

Which, yeah, has been painful as fuck. But looking back I can see how necessary it was.

I know you’ve dealt me this hand FOR me, Universe. Even the things I didn’t ask for and never wanted have brought me so much closer to the things I do.

And for that I wanted to take a minute to thank you.

Thank you for helping me get here – writing on a bench in the forest on a Thursday morning.

There is a lot I’ve asked for and worked towards for a long time and I trust you so completely that I know that some way, somehow – I’m going to get it. I just have to be open to receiving it in good time and in the packaging you know I need it delivered in, not necessarily the packaging I’m expecting.

God what a joy and relief and comfort to know that you’ve got my back. I’m so grateful.

Cheers to you, Universe. You rock!

XO – Bailee

August 20, 2026