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Meaningful Coincidences
How you can tap into the magic of synchronicity
by Jill Wellington
While I was a television news reporter for 18 years, running down stories about everything
from government scandals to house fires, I had coincidences so remarkable, my co-workers
dubbed it Wellington Luck. I had it almost every day, and totally relied on it.
One cold winter day I was assigned a story about a little boy with cancer who needed
money for a bone marrow transplant. Despite a predicted snowstorm, the photographer
and I set out to find the child's rural home several hours away. Soon the streets
were sodden with the new fallen snow, and after hours of driving we felt hopelessly
lost. We could not find the boy's street. Several times, the photographer suggested
we return to the station, but I had to help this child's family.
Suddenly our news van plowed into a snow bank and was instantly wedged. The photographer
gunned the motor, but the vehicle would not budge. "This is it," he bellowed
as he opened the car door. "When I get us out of this snow, we're going back."
"No!" I grabbed the cell phone and called the boy's father. Imagine our
shock when the man walked out of the house three doors down from the snow bank and
waved to us. How lucky the snow stopped us in the perfect place!
Behind the scenes
I never took the time to figure out why I had this magic in my life. It wasn't until
I was 40 years old and introduced to my spirit guide during a guided meditation that
I realized the enormous behind-the-scenes guidance we all receive.
I was open to the concept of spirit guides because I grew up with a psychic mother
who studied this stuff. But once I met "Fred," my own guide, my life changed
dramatically. I began to journal with him every morning. He set me on a wider course
of meaningful coincidences that he called synchronicity.
My mother, Edna Mae Holm, was experiencing the same phenomenon, and we compared notes
daily. She was led to find an earring she lost years earlier. My schedule was changed
at work, and I amazingly met a woman on the late shift who taught me how to journal
with Fred my spirit guide. We delighted in the many amazing stories of synchronicity
and realized they happen to everyone...all the time, but we rarely take the time
to notice.
How to tap into synchronicity
¥ Pay close attention to
people you run into by accident. Listen to what they tell you, or say what pops into
your mind. You may have a message for them!
¥ The more you notice meaningful coincidences, the more they multiply.
¥ If you are having a particular problem, decide to turn it over to synchronicity.
That means letting it go completely.
¥ Always trust even when outward appearances seem bleak. That's when the good stuff
is happening behind the scenes!
¥ Anger and frustration stops synchronicity. You must TRUST!
Pay closer attention
Mom and I studied the concept for six years. Actually our spirit guides forced us
to live it by arranging all kinds of synchronicity. It took us a while to realize
they wanted us to pay closer attention to the guidance. Sure, Mom and I read many
books on the topic, but rarely did we really tap into it ourselves. We learned how
synchronicity works first hand by living it.
Fred told me many times to simply ask a question, and expect an answer, then let
it go for him to work on it. That's the easy part, but it's also the most difficult
thing in the world to do. My mind was always spinning with possible outcomes, and
I felt angry and frustrated when my own little scenario did not work out.
The turning point for me came when I took a trip to New York City with my children.
Our flight was scheduled to arrive near midnight and we needed to check into our
hotel by 1 a.m., clear across Manhattan. My husband was worried about me arriving
into that massive city so late. I decided this was the perfect opportunity to really
test Fred.
I said, "I'm just going to trust synchronicity will work out something special."
Sure enough, our plane landed close to midnight along with two other planes, with
a throng of passengers clamoring around baggage claim. My children's luggage immediately
appeared, and I was thanking synchronicity. But my plump suitcase was nowhere in
sight.
"Mom, what if your bag didn't make the connection?" my daughter Lindsay
asked.
"That would be perfect! I won't have to haul it. They'll bring it to the hotel."
I was not going to cave into my usual fear. Eventually, most of the passengers claimed
their bags, and scurried out to hail a taxi. As the area emptied, I finally saw my
suitcase, the last one to round the conveyor belt. We were the only people left in
baggage claim, and when we walked outside, the line for a taxi was down the street.
We were dead last in that line.
My daughter gave me a frantic look, and I immediately said, "Isn't this perfect?
We're last in line. This is the perfect place to be!" For the first time in
my life, I was totally trusting, and not looking at the appearance of things.
Almost immediately a man clad in a spiffy tuxedo popped up and said, "I will
take you in my stretch limousine to your hotel." He quoted a nominal fee. I
was flabbergasted, but immediately accepted.
Remarkable sites
Once settled inside the sumptuous limo, the driver revealed he was a tour guide and
proceeded to point out the remarkable sites of New York City. I sat in that luxury,
on a beautiful, moonlit night, listening to this special man who Fred selected just
for us -- and I finally understood synchronicity. We can never figure out something
as incredible as our guides, so why not turn everything over to them and enjoy this
enchantment all the time?
It's time to let go of the silent rage and frustration. When things look bleak, we
need to say, "Isn't this perfect?" Remember, you may have to be last in
line to catch the limo ride.
Mom and I wrote a mystery novel together during this time, and soon Fred told us
we must include a spirit guide in our next novel showing the concept of synchronicity
in action. The book is titled Fireworks and plunks a crusty detective named Webb
Hannis into the middle of a murder mystery. Hannis suffers a head injury at the Fireworks
Festival, and when he awakens, he can see his spirit guide Samuel.
Hannis balks at Samuel, who tries to get the detective to follow synchronicity to
solve the mystery.
"Through this book, the reader can begin to see what is happening on the spirit
side to create meaningful coincidences," Edna Mae says. "With this insight,
people can tap into synchronicity all the time and bring joy and tranquility to their
lives."
Since we launched Fireworks in the United States, Mom and I have received many letters
from people telling how they now enjoy the charm of synchronicity. A woman named
Tammy wrote that her son was leaving for a choir competition early one morning. At
7:30 the night before, she realized she had not picked up his uniform from the dry
cleaner. She immediately panicked, knowing the dry cleaner closed at 7 p.m.
Suddenly, she remembered our message of synchronicity and rushed to the shop anyway.
She found the worker at the front door fumbling with a key in the lock. Turns out
the woman had been standing there for a half hour trying to get the key to lock the
door. Once Tammy received the uniform, the door locked with ease!
You don't have to be psychic, or gifted, to utilize synchronicity. It is simply paying
attention to your innate intuition. Mom and I hope to spread this simple, yet extraordinary
magic throughout the world.
Jill Wellington and her mother Edna Mae Holm are the authors of Fireworks, a mystery
novel that teaches the concept of synchronicity. You can read more about them and
order Fireworks by visiting their website at www.stargatepress.com . Fireworks is also available
on Amazon.com.
Copyright ©
2004 Jill Wellington
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