synchronicity

There are things in life that happen which go way beyond simple coincidence. So much so that there must be a synchronizing agent at play, and in some way the universe is tying ideas, thoughts, actions, occurrences, and happenings together.. in unexplainable ways. It happens all the time, at least to me, and in very obvious fashion. I can no longer believe everything is coincidence anymore than I believe in god, or bigfoot. In fact I don't merely "believe" in anything, I strive to learn and know.. but that's a topic for a completely different blog all together.

I call this phenomenon synchronicity. When you have an idea or thought, and focus on it, the universe will bring similar objects around you. If you really think about it you have probably experienced this very thing, but passed it off as a coincidence. You must open your mind and accept the world around us for what it is.. unpredictable and chaotic, but very closely connected.

These occurrences may be small and seemingly unimportant, and most of the time they have little impact on your actual existence.

Case in point: last night before bed I had a late night snack and decided to make a nutella sandwich. While I was in process of spreading that delicious hazelnut delight on my whole wheat carbs I happened to look up and see peanut butter all lonely, and thought to myself I wonder how they would taste together. Never before have I ever wondered that, or heard of anyone doing such a crazy thing, so I smashed the two together and enjoyed an amazing treat. Then, not even 12 hours later, I was casually browsing the interweb as I always do at work and came across a picture (it was really more of a meme) that mentioned nutella and peanut butter sandwiches.

Now, I know what you're thinking.. how could THAT prove anything. Its a sammich for christ sake.. and you're right, its only a sandwhich, but it shows how two very related topics were brought in front of me with only hours of separation, with absolutely zero influence from myself or anyone around me. If peanut butter and nutella sandwiches were more abundant, and something I would normally see from time to time, it would be more coincidental than synchronized. However, Ive never once even heard of such a thing, and suddenly there are two before my eyes. Synchronicity.

I could list one example after the other, and go on for days. But I digress. If you would be interested in learning more on the phenomenon of universal connectivity and energy confluence read the book 'The Secret'. There is even a documentary movie out with the same title.