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creating coincidences

Post 1

Mother of God, Empress of the Universe

The bank loan yesterday doesn't count. Anything that's happened since I posted that this morning does. I was focusing on you as I biked to work this morning. smiley - smiley

Just so you understand, 'creating' coincidences is what I'm experimenting with. As opposed to waiting for a miracle to happen, or taking the burden of making things happen away from YOU.

A year ago I was as skeptical as you are about these things, took up the chanting as a tool to make changes in *myself*. That's obviously gonna work because I have the power to change my response to things that come at me as long as I'm aware of what I'm doing and how I choose to use 'opportunities'(which are usually pretty nasty situations that I have to figure out how to make work for me). What I've been pretty astounded by, especially over the last 6 months or so is that when I FINALLY get into the grit of things and decide to take whatever action I need to to get what I want, then really strange coincidences have been happening that make my determinations ever so much easier to achieve than I'd expected. Just lately over the past couple of weeks it's been happening when I chant for people other than myself. So I'm kinda curious to see what comes to pass on this one.

Be a sport and indulge me in this thing. Won't cost you anything, and ya never know... something just might present itself. Watch for it and go with it if/when it does. And let me know, either way. I'm not nearly as flaky as you probably think I am, just... after a few kinda astonishing events I'm starting to wonder how far it can be made to go. And who better to do the experiment with than a skeptic?

Bon courage.


creating coincidences

Post 2

Whisky

No problems, I'll let you know If I win the lottery or something smiley - winkeye

I remain sceptical though unfortunately... I recently read an article somewhere on coincidences however, and my call on the subject is that merely looking for can lead you to read something into an otherwise innocuous situation...

The article described a bet between the author and his friend that during a weekend business trip to Paris "something remarkable" would happen at the airport... When they got to the airport, they ran into a friend they hadn't seen in several years... smiley - wow... But carrying out a little more research they discovered that if they'd flown in one day earlier they'd have been on the same plane as a major rock star and if they'd flown in one day later they'd have landed just as a bomb alert was declared in the airport... Sometimes weird coincidences are not as rare as you'd think!

smiley - cheers
Whisky


creating coincidences

Post 3

Mother of God, Empress of the Universe

You and I see these coincidences in very much the same way, I think. They're out there all over the place, just waiting to happen. What I'm focusing on is pretty simple: that it present itself to you, that you recognize it for what can be for you, and that you have the courage (will) to take it and make it go. I don't *think* it'll be something like winning the lottery, though ya never know. My feeling is that it'll be more like an investment opportunity or maybe a way to earn extra money that's not part of what you're already doing.

I read this quote from Goethe a while back that's stuck in my head. At first I was only thinking of it on the level of artistic stuff, which is what I like to make. But the more I think about it the more I begin to feel that it's about all sorts of creation and about how to view life in general. He says it faaaaar better than I can, so I'll copy it for you.

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth--the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would otherwise never have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."


creating coincidences

Post 4

Mother of God, Empress of the Universe

Boo!
Any 'luck' yet?


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Post 5

Whisky

smiley - sadface
Nope... apart from the aforementioned bank loan which was agreed before we spoke...

Oh, and I must admit, I'm not going through all the spam mail I get in the vain hope that one of them is for real


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Post 6

Mother of God, Empress of the Universe

I don't blame you in the least.

But keep your eyes peeled, ok? Things are happening really fast on my end in surprising ways. I think it'll bounce soon.


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