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Synchronicity – in A Small and Happy Way

July 19, 2015 by still a dreamer

IndianRunnerDucks2I am a big believer in synchronicity. To some of us that means that there are no coincidences. That we are sometimes/often given little signs that what we are doing is right, what we are thinking is on the mark, that others are thinking of us, and so on. (How about when you are thinking of a friend, you go to pick up the phone and it rings, and your friend is on the line?) Not everyone believes in synchronicity and these individuals attribute such things to luck, to chance. I am not one of these individuals.

Here’s another example. When I lived in Brooklyn, I lived on Union St.  As I searched for the right place to move in New Jersey, the perfect apartment opened up – in the town I wanted, on Union St.! When I was planning to move out to the western side of the state, the perfect house turned out to be in Union Township. That’s what I’m talking about!

So how about the small and happy synchronicity? At the upper left, you see carvings of two Indian Runner Ducks*. They were in a local import store, Two Buttons, and I was just entranced by them. They were not outlandishly expensive so I decided to treat myself to these two, chosen from a nice selection of different positions and attitudes. They are carved from the roots of palm trees by Balinese, (I believe), artists, and they’ve been gracing my living room for several years now.

IndianRunnerDucksBaby2Not long ago, I received some birthday goodies from two people very dear to me, and what do you think was inside? A baby runner duck! It was the wife of the couple who spotted the young duck with the polka-dot rain boots, and they both thought it would be perfect for me. Little did they know …

So the duckling, whose name is Hattie according to her name tag, has now rounded out the little family quite nicely. I am also finding inspiration for a possible children’s book, but that’s another story.

Is this synchronicity? Methinks yes … a small and happy one, that tells me that two people dear to me, even though they live at quite a distance and were unaware of my two ducks, are in tune and knew exactly what would be perfect for me. Pretty cool!

Is there synchronicity in your life? Of course there is! Keep an eye out and you’ll be amazed at what you can find.

* p.s. Indian Runner Ducks are a domestic breed of duck that stand upright on their legs, just as you see these carvings, and walk and run, rather than waddle.

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Posted in Animals, Children's Books, Creativity, Just Fun, Life, Reflections | Tagged awareness, carvings, coincidences, Indian Runner Ducks, sculptures, Synchronicity | 4 Comments

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  1. on July 20, 2015 at 9:44 am Cynthia Reyes

    I love this post, Jeanne. For the duckies, and for the thought that many things we label coincidence are not. It was only after re-reading the short memoirs I had written over 25 years that I realized what a role synchronicity has played in my life. A divine pattern that I was too close to see.

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    • on July 20, 2015 at 10:03 am still a dreamer

      Thanks, Cynthia, and it can be exactly that – a divine pattern, or it can be occasional gifts when we need them to show us the way, show us what we need to know. Sometimes it takes a distance to see that this has been happening all along; the trick is to be open and see that it’s happening right now.

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  2. on July 23, 2015 at 11:24 pm Carol Taylor

    I love this post and I certainly believe in the power of synchronicity or coincidence as some say 🙂 If I think back over my life there has been a number of instances of this we just don’t always see it at the time 🙂

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    • on July 24, 2015 at 8:49 am still a dreamer

      Hi Carol, and thanks. I agree that synchronicity is often more easily observed in the “rear view mirror”, but the more we believe in it, the more we see it happening in the here and now. Thanks for stopping by.

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