Trusting the Divine Timer

When we bake, we often set a kitchen timer.

We twist the dial or tap in numbers on a screen, letting that little beep represent an agreed, upon guess, a hopeful nudge from memory, tradition, or even someone else’s Pinterest-perfect instructions.

But anyone who’s ever truly baked knows…
You don’t wait for the timer to tell you when something’s done.
You wait for the signs.

The golden edges.
The clean toothpick.
The gentle rise, the slight give.
The way the smell fills the air and calls you to the oven with a whisper: “It’s time.”

You know when it’s ready.
Even if the timer hasn’t gone off yet.

See, the timer is a construct.
A tool. Not a truth.
A suggestion. Not a sacred law.

And just like that timer, our personal timelines are often shaped by what we think should happen by a certain age, season, or year.

We set energetic timers all the time.
“I want to be famous by a (specified age).”
“I desire to meet my soulmate this summer.”
“I’ll have my dream home by next Christmas.”

But those deadlines are agreements we made with the clock, not with the Universe.

And the Universe, the true baker in this metaphor, doesn’t use a human timer.

It uses ripeness. Alignment. Readiness.
It tunes into your essence like a master chef… and knows exactly when the inner and outer conditions are ready to rise.

Let me tell you a quick story.

Years ago, I was trying so hard to “make it happen.”
I had a vision board full of dreams: becoming a bestselling author, having a wildly successful business, falling in love again in a way that felt like home.
I had timelines attached to all of it. I said things like “by next summer,” “by the time I turn 50,” “before the end of the year.”

I worked. I pushed. I doubted. I hoped.
And still… silence.
No “ding.” No golden outcome.

It was like I kept checking the oven, only to find doughy, underbaked hopes staring back at me.
And I began to wonder if I was broken. Or if the Universe had forgotten me.

But here’s the plot twist:
The timer I was relying on wasn’t aligned with my true internal readiness.
I hadn’t fully integrated the healing. I hadn’t fully embodied the version of me that could hold the life I was asking for.

And the moment I stopped checking the clock…
The moment I began to trust the process over the pressure…
That’s when things started to shift.

The right people, the right opportunities, the right inner expansion, all began bubbling to the surface like rising bread.

That’s how the Universe works.
It doesn’t burn the good stuff.
It waits.
For your alignment. Your safety.
Your receptivity.
Your capacity.

And when you’re truly ready, it delivers outcomes so rich, you forget all about the timeline you once thought was so important.

So if your manifestation hasn’t "dinged" yet, don’t panic.
Don’t assume it’s been denied.
Maybe it just needs another moment to rise.
Or maybe it’s already baked to perfection… and you're about to catch the scent.

Because it’s not about the clock.
It’s about the becoming.
And becoming isn’t linear…it’s alchemical.

And if you’re wondering how to stop obsessively checking the metaphorical oven…that’s where hypnosis comes in.

Hypnosis gently quiets the anxious part of your mind that clings to timelines and urgency.
It allows you to drop into the deeper kitchen of your subconscious, where real transformation happens. Where the recipe for your desires is already known. Where alignment is cultivated, not chased.

With hypnosis, you can shift from anxious waiting…to deep knowing.

And that’s when things really start to rise.

1. What signs or sensations let me know that something is truly ready—emotionally, spiritually, or energetically—even before I see external results?

2. If I released my timeline and leaned into trust, what part of me might begin to soften, open, or rise?

3. Where in my life have I been relying on an external “timer” instead of trusting my inner knowing?

   By Liz Landon, Certified Hypnotist, Healing Expert & Creator of the Release Resistance Formula™