Heard Any Songs Lately?

Have you ever had a song pop into your mind out of the blue? Have you turned on the radio or walked into a café just in time to catch a song playing that’s particularly meaningful to you? Did you ever pay attention to the lyrics, the mood of the song, and why that particular song intruded your consciousness, when you were just going about your day minding your own business?

That song may seem like a random coincidence, but it isn’t. It is synchronicity at work. Synchronicity occurs when seemingly random events provide us with answers or assistance at just the right time when we’re pondering something or feeling stuck. Of course, it requires us to pay attention and be ready to receive this information or help.

Do You Believe in Magic?

I am a huge fan of synchronicity, and have had profound insights delivered to me via what might appear otherwise to be random incidents. For instance, sometime between 4:17 and 4:19 am this past Saturday, my clock fell onto my living room floor, producing a loud crash that jolted me awake. That clock has been hung on the same wall for over 4 years. It isn’t too heavy for the dry wall. It was as if someone lifted it from the wall and dropped it on the floor. Just the day before the “clock crash”, I had posed a question to the universe. The numbers 417 to 419 – the approximate time of the incident – gave me very supportive answers to my question. It was pure magic in a way but also very real at the same time. While I don’t necessarily want things to crash left and right in my house – thank you very much! – I appreciate the insights that came through with the timing of the “clock crash.”

Synchronistic insights also come to me through music. The last time this happened was on Labor Day this week while in meditation. I was in the process of accessing intuitive wisdom regarding my next steps with REACH, as I focused in turn on seven different energy centers in my body, also known as chakras. When it got to my heart chakra, which is the energy center for giving and receiving love, I saw a picture of reindeers and Santa getting ready to deliver presents. When I asked why I was seeing that picture, what I got was that innocent children still believe and have yet to be tainted by life. My REACH work is meant to help restore innocent, untainted love, faith and hope in others’ hearts. As this insight was coming to me, I heard the song, “Do you believe in magic?” My REACH mission is about restoring faith in the magic of life. It was a beautiful message to come from and through my heart center. It has stayed with me all week, and now I want to share it with you.

You, too, have access to this magic; everyone has. The universe is constantly there ready to help you. That is, if you believe and pay attention. Otherwise, you’ll miss the loving support that’s available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However smart and capable you are, know that there’s an amazing force beyond the comprehension of the human mind available to you. You can tap into this force to help you fulfill what you need to do, to give you answers and assistance when you’re in doubt or feel stuck.

The choice is ultimately yours. You can choose to try to make everything happen all on your own, or you can tap into universal wisdom to help lighten your load. If you choose the latter, pay attention the next time a song pops into your head, or when you see a number or number sequence that catches your attention for any reason, or when different people seem to be saying the same thing to you at unrelated events. In short, pay attention to what otherwise appear to be random coincidences. When you do pay attention, chances are you’ll gain insights that would otherwise elude your rational mind, no matter how powerful it is. Your rational mind only runs about 5% of your life on a day to day basis. What about the other whopping 95%, give or take? Do you really want to leave all of that up to chance and randomness?

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The chakra meditation mentioned above is detailed in the “Envision” chapter of my book, REACH Your Dreams: Five Steps to be a Conscious Creator in Your Life. I also talk more about synchronicity, along with intuition and dreams in the “Epilogue.” Find out more about REACH here.

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Celebrating Grace

Today, a dear friend of mine is getting married. She’s so dear, in fact, that we call each other “BB” (Bestest Buddies). Since more than ten years ago when we first met, we’ve grown and changed as individuals, and our lives have taken us through different twists and turns. What bonded us to each other a decade ago are no longer the reasons why we remain BBs. Instead, we’ve allowed each other the room to grow into the women we want to be individually, trusting that our friendship would adapt and morph into a redefined state of closeness. And it has. This evening, I’ll proudly – and likely tearfully – celebrate the blessed union of my BB and her beloved soulmate as her Maid of Honor.

Clearly, a significant event like this is a major cause for celebration, along with birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, promotions and similarly special events. Aside from these obviously significant milestones and markers, we have plenty of reasons to celebrate life every day. Yet, few of us do. It’s so easy for us to inadvertently take the good we have in our lives for granted, especially the things that have nothing to do with our actions or effort – for instance, the perfect blue sky overhead, a deliciously fragrant cup of tea, the unexpected kindness of a stranger. 

The goodness in our lives, whether people or things, is what Dr. Robert Emmons refers to as “Grace” in his book, Thanks! He says that very few of us perceive grace, because we’re forgetful, take things for granted, and tend to pay attention only to the direct results of our actions. Because the presence of grace in our lives often either has nothing to do with our actions or exceeds the merits of our effort, grace are effectively free gifts bestowed upon us on a regular basis. Our job is to be aware of these gifts of grace – and celebrate them.

To live a passionate and joyful life, we all have lots to gain by cultivating a grace consciousness – to notice, appreciate and be grateful for the good in our lives as often as possible. Take stock of the people who grace your life in large and small ways, for just a few moments and for a lifetime. Take even just 5 minutes every day to simply notice the good around you. Nothing is too insignificant or small to acknowledge, appreciate and for which to feel genuine gratitude. By practicing this awareness of “free gifts” in our lives, we train our subconscious mind to look for all things to celebrate, big and small, objectively profound or pedestrian. This practice opens up an energetic portal within us for more grace to pour in.

Oprah says, “The more we praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” Let’s all go into the weekend with the raised consciousness to celebrate any and all signs of grace in our lives.