Getting In Sync With Life
During an advanced meditation meeting, my meditation teacher, Thom Knoles, was asked to offer insight on the meaning behind synchronicity and coincidence. His answer was very simple: everything is coincidence. There is nothing that's not a sign. It just so happens that every now and again, we catch it... a sign here, a sign there. And because we notice these signs so sporadically, we view these moments as being more significant than others, when in fact, every moment is precious, every minute special.
These days, I really try to focus on seeing everything and everyone as a vital part of my life experience, like actors in a play just playing their role. That includes the elderly lady who was in front of me this morning, writing a check for her groceries, the guy who yelled from his SUV window, calling me an asshole for talking on my cell phone while driving, the parking guy who issued me a ticket the other day. Everyone and everything. When I think about everything that has happened (good or so-called bad) as a result of something unexpected happening first, I realize how it all plays a vital role in guiding and nudging me in the direction of my desires.
Check this one out: After my Crunch class this week, I announced to my students that I've taken on the name Light, and later one of the students came up to me and told me that just 4 months ago, her little 4 year-old boy (who, coincidentally, I'd met about 4 months ago) decided that he was going to change his name to Light. And now, he refers to himself as Light. She said chills ran down her spine when she heard my announcement.
Oh how I love those re-affirming "coincidences." So nowadays I'm constantly listening and looking for the opportunity. When I'm held up at an airport or in traffic, I have a sneaking suspicion that something is going on. And I ask myself, "what is significant in this moment?" It might be as simple as just practicing patience, or perhaps practicing how not to take myself or my so-called problems too seriously. Or it could be something more obvious like last night, when I went to dinner after my class, not in the mood to talk, and ended up chatting with this raw foodist who shed some insight on some of the questions I had about the raw food lifestyle.
Random? I don't think so anymore.
These days, I really try to focus on seeing everything and everyone as a vital part of my life experience, like actors in a play just playing their role. That includes the elderly lady who was in front of me this morning, writing a check for her groceries, the guy who yelled from his SUV window, calling me an asshole for talking on my cell phone while driving, the parking guy who issued me a ticket the other day. Everyone and everything. When I think about everything that has happened (good or so-called bad) as a result of something unexpected happening first, I realize how it all plays a vital role in guiding and nudging me in the direction of my desires.
Check this one out: After my Crunch class this week, I announced to my students that I've taken on the name Light, and later one of the students came up to me and told me that just 4 months ago, her little 4 year-old boy (who, coincidentally, I'd met about 4 months ago) decided that he was going to change his name to Light. And now, he refers to himself as Light. She said chills ran down her spine when she heard my announcement.
Oh how I love those re-affirming "coincidences." So nowadays I'm constantly listening and looking for the opportunity. When I'm held up at an airport or in traffic, I have a sneaking suspicion that something is going on. And I ask myself, "what is significant in this moment?" It might be as simple as just practicing patience, or perhaps practicing how not to take myself or my so-called problems too seriously. Or it could be something more obvious like last night, when I went to dinner after my class, not in the mood to talk, and ended up chatting with this raw foodist who shed some insight on some of the questions I had about the raw food lifestyle.
Random? I don't think so anymore.