This is how I found Human Design (or vice versa)
The beauty of following the breadcrumbs
In the spring of 2023, I knew I was heading for burnout if something did not drastically change. My body was no longer whispering; it was screaming and aching with pain, shutting off my brain, denying me sleep, and telling me in every way possible that I was headed for rock bottom. I tried to solve it mentally by trying every trick in the book. I even discussed it with my manager, who did her best to adjust my workload accordingly, even though the workload was the least of my problems at the time.
Alongside all that was happening, Human Design slid into every move I made on SoMe. Of course, I am fully aware that the algorithms did the job here, but somehow, I felt the Universe was trying to tell me something.
I did not listen.
From what I heard, Human Design had to be all sorts of silly nonsense. Even though I loved astrology, which is a part of Human Design, I was sure that the rest of this had to be made-up wacko.
And on top of it, the tool had been channeled from something called “The Voice” to a Canadian guy who lived in Ibiza? Come on!
As months passed by, my health declined in every way possible, and Human Design continued to pop up now and then. And one day, a Human Design coach with a name similar to my late father held a webinar about Human Design.
I was stunned to see the name of someone I loved so much in connection to Human Design, and if you knew my dad, you also know he would not have believed in this abstract woo-woo.
But still, Human Design now felt even more aligned to me than seeing Angels Numbers everywhere (if you know, you know). I did not attend the webinar, but I was a bit more curious about it than I would have liked to admit at the time.
A weekend in May at our cabin by the sea, I finally caved in. I had nothing to lose. Life was slowly dissolving, and I was scared. I downloaded my Human Design chart, and 30 minutes later, I was talking enthusiastically to my husband, sharing everything that my chart had shown me.
His exact words were: “I have not seen you so excited for years. You will work with Human Design in the future!” You should have thought he is a Reflector energy type, the way he was reading my energy.
I had a total collapse over the summer. The long-dreaded burnout was inevitably there, even though I had tried many different approaches to avoid it.
I signed up with a Human Design mentor a few weeks later because I knew I needed support in the process of recovering.
Slowly, over the coming months, I learned more about myself, and I started to recognize a pattern in my behaviour.
I also opened my eyes and saw all the breadcrumbs the Universe had left out for me to find over the years.
A thought slowly emerged: What if I start to follow the breadcrumbs instead of being so persistent to reach whatever goal I have mentally set my mind to?
Let us speed the story up until a year later.
In May 2024, while I was still on SoMe, I got a new ad in my feed. This ad was for a course in Human Design and Astrology. I instantly knew that I had to sign up, even though I did not have the money for it.
I signed up anyway, and the money took care of itself within the next week. I thanked the Universe, and I thanked myself for doing what resonated with me.
Mentally, it did not make sense to switch my career from HR and Management to Human Design and Astrology. How could I even say it out loud? What would people think of me? What happened to the Åse who always talked about “research shows this and research shows that”?
And when I needed the support the most, a breadcrumb in the shape of a quote popped up on Pinterest:
“Integrity is choosing courage over comfort”. Brene Brown, Dare to Lead
The value of integrity is an important one to me. How could I continue to choose the comfort of not being true to myself when it meant that I did not do what I was here to do?
To hell with comfort!
At the beginning of 2025, I finally let go of others’ expectations. If I am to create a life that resonates with me and who I am deep down, I have to let go of everything and everyone who was holding me back.
And the thing is that ever since I let go and simply embraced who I am, I have met so many lovely people who share my passion for personal growth and development. I have received so much support.
I have also received hurtful comments, but since I am not here to convince anyone about anything, I have been able to look past the hurtful remarks. I am simply here to share what deeply resonates with me.
All the years I tried so hard to be what I thought everyone else wanted me to be are water under the bridge now.
Human Design might still be something you consider to be wacko, but since you are reading this, I also think that you are somewhat interested.
If you take just one thing away from what I am sharing today, you should always keep your eyes open to whatever breadcrumbs the Universe is laying out to you.
Because from what I know, I am not the only one who did not listen to what my body was trying to tell me. We do not need more people in this world who are living out of alignment with who they are deep down. We need people who share their gifts and who are authentic.
Thank you for being a part of my journey.
