“The more awake or conscious we are, the better able we are to see these signs for what they really are—unmistakable evidence of how grace shapes our lives.” Cheryl Richardson
In my mind, the word synchronize conjures up an image of swimmers where every stroke is identical and performed at the exact same time. Their movements are aligned, in harmony, and in flow. Synchronistic experiences in life have the same elements.
Recently, a dream woke me up with heart palpitations. A strange man was in my house and I awakened my friend and asked him to investigate. He chased the man out and what I noticed were two of my gold bracelets lying on the floor broken. When I awoke, I checked my 3 bracelets. One that I’ve worn every day for twenty years had a broken link.
When reading a reply from another coach on a list of over 10,000 coaches, I was fascinated with the font that someone used. That caused me to read the message and notice the signature. She included her maiden name and I wondered: Could this be the girl that went to summer camp with me 47 years ago? Checking her website didn’t help, so I dashed off an e-mail and received an excited reply saying yes.
As I approached a familiar street where parking is difficult, I imagined parking in a very particular spot. I knew that people in the neighborhood knew about it, but a visitor would probably pass it by because of the hydrant and proximity to the corner. As I turned the corner, the spot was in fact available.
The day that I was teaching the class on boundaries, for no apparent reason, I did something I had never done before – On Yahoo! I clicked ‘Horoscopes.’ Surprisingly, there was a question: What is your most difficult issue in relationships? (The answer: boundaries).
A friend related a story about his customer who called a friend and instead reached a wrong number. The person who answered thought that he recognized the voice that was apologizing for disturbing him and asked if it was Joe. The person responded yes. They had not spoken in over ten years after losing complete touch. Because of ONE digit pressed by mistake, these two old friends reconnected.
Are these examples of:
-- Coincidence?
-- Synchronicity?
-- Law of Attraction?
How can these phenomena be explained?
After diligently researching the topic, synchronicity cannot be explained. It is said that it is about the meaning that we ascribe to the event or circumstance but there are no statistics or scientific evidence of beating out the laws of probability. Beyond that, I wondered how could synchronistic events affect us.
First we must pay attention, and then we are faced with choice points. Will we:
- Let it go, forget about it, and dismiss it as coincidence?
- Follow through and take some action?
- Turn it into something meaningful and see an opportunity?
Coincidence is defined as something that happens by chance in a surprising or remarkable way. Coincidence seems to refer to the timing of an event.
Synchronicity is defined as the meaningful coincidence of events that seem related but are not obviously caused one by the other. Synchronicity reveals the meaningful connections between opinions/ feelings and facts. It can place emphasis on something going on in our life.
Yet, we experience synchronicity often and it comes to our consciousness only when we are paying attention. The more we experience synchronicity, the more we are in flow and in harmony. The more we detect it, the more opportunities are revealed as evidenced by each example.
INVITATION TO EXPERIMENT Notice what happens when you learn or read a new word. Usually, within a month of that, you see or hear that word several times. You have been awakened to it and it now lives in your consciousness.
Remember a time when you thought about an unbelievable or coincidental timing of an event. Did you acknowledge it and then move on? Did you make a choice and take action? What will you do the next time something synchronistic happens? Are you willing to look at the opportunity provided and follow through in some way?
I would LOVE to hear about your synchonistic experiences! And, if you feel inclined, please let me know if you decide to go ahead and try this experiment. I would love to hear about your experiences. Your feedback and comments have been most welcomed:-) Keep them coming!! Very best regards,
marion@lifecoachinggroup.com
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