December
2007
Synchronicity
Synchronicity is what some people call coincidence. It's when my husband and I
order the same book for me on the same day when the last discussion of the
author and his several books happened weeks ago. It's when my teacher and I
have the same thing in mind for yoga class (which happens a lot, by the way). Synchronicity is when I dream about an actor from 30 years ago and after the
clock radio comes on, the DJ mentions him in the list of celebrity birthdays.
When I started thinking about using synchronicity as the topic of my next newsletter,
the book I happened to start reading that same day began with a definition of the
word. I'm not sure I believe in coincidence any more. Synchronicity may happen
more often than we notice, or perhaps it happens more often when we notice.
It may be a sign that we are "in the flow."
Namaste,
Honor the Light Within,
Sue Redding
"Synchronicity: 1) the simultaneous occurrence of two or more meaningfully but
not causally connected events; 2) the coinciding or alignment of forces in the
universe to create an event or circumstance; 3) a collision of possibles so
incalculably improbable that it would appear to imply divine intervention."
- Karen Marie Moning
Medical Research Shows That
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) could be cut by 90 percent if babies simply used pacifiers.
- Controlling gestational diabetes in pregnant women has a profound positive impact on reducing childhood obesity.
- Overweight people (those who have a Body Mass Indicator of 26-29) have a
lower overall mortality rate than people who are normal, underweight, or obese.
The study did not measure quality of life, only death rate.
"Gravity: not just a good idea - it's the law!"
"Dishonesty is like a boomerang.
About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head."
"Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional."
- Tim Hansel
"The need to control and dominate others is psychologically a function not of a
feeling of power but rather of a feeling of powerlessness.... The power of another
person or group of people was generally seen as dangerous. You had to control
them or they would control you. But in the realm of human development, this is
not a valid formulation. Quite the reverse. In a basic sense, the greater the
development of each individual, the more able, more effective, and less needy of
limiting or restricting others she or he will be."
- Jean Baker Miller
