tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post8022260063589660989..comments2023-12-27T22:45:30.343-05:00Comments on Healing through Writing: How do you know if it's "the right one"?Kathryn Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-90834256641254348602011-01-04T10:32:26.227-05:002011-01-04T10:32:26.227-05:00Bob: I totally dig the notion of synchronicity. I ...Bob: I totally dig the notion of synchronicity. I love the sound of it, and the way it jives with "electricity"--you just KNOW something special is happening because you can feel the vibration. It charges you. It makes you feel connected to something larger than yourself.<br /><br />I was a scientist by training and I'm all about the quantifiable experience. But there's another part of me that longs for the "deep knowing"--that gut-level knowing that does not require a control group or data collection. I think it can be just as powerful, you know?Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-8490655905599195912011-01-04T01:30:14.934-05:002011-01-04T01:30:14.934-05:00Congratulations on another excellent post, Kathryn...Congratulations on another excellent post, Kathryn!<br /><br />I think we've all had similar feelings in the past...that feeling is that something, or someone, is the "right" one. <br /><br />Personally, I've always attributed that feeling to "synchronicity," which is probably just another vaguely useless word-label Carl Jung hung on a process that's just as mysterious as anything else in this big, weird, wonderfully bizarre Universe...<br /><br />I know I've had that unusual but thrilling experience of looking for a particular book, or a particular reference, and having that information literally jump up and bite me on the nose at the EXACT moment I needed it. It's uncanny. It's also (by all accounts) completely unquantifiable, and therefore falls into a grey area that exists just beyond the reach of most mainstream scientific research. <br /><br />All of which is just my way of saying, whether you attribute this feeling to "God" or "The Universe" or "synchronicity" or anything else, this phenomenon truly does exist, and I thank you for continuing to write about it in such an inspiring way!!! I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts!<br /><br />BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-41023657409672176622010-12-28T08:04:38.388-05:002010-12-28T08:04:38.388-05:00Awesome story, Lisa, thanks for sharing it. I like...Awesome story, Lisa, thanks for sharing it. I like the way you drew the line between impulse purchase and true "gut-knowing."Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-3869964564858829362010-12-28T07:40:49.583-05:002010-12-28T07:40:49.583-05:00Nice hook!
As for the question: the "right o...Nice hook!<br /><br />As for the question: the "right one" is when it's something I think about even after I left the store. I went looking for a small side table without specifications one day, and as I wandered the furniture store, I found a black round table which fit the bill. I didn't know I was looking for a drum table, or even that it should be black, but I was intrigued by the lack of corners, the smooth surfaces, and the fact that the drum represented my musician father who I admire. I left the store...but went back and picked it up.<br /><br />Fifteen years of marriage, and I can still remember the sense of "the right one" after I met this man named Joe who was a date fix-up I never intended to meet. He's still the right one for me.Lisa Tomarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387353577959237975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-11905269024541901752010-12-27T15:23:26.449-05:002010-12-27T15:23:26.449-05:00Jerry: I, too, only suspected others might have si...Jerry: I, too, only suspected others might have similar experiences. This will be my theme over the next several posts.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-51226586881692800242010-12-27T15:18:57.758-05:002010-12-27T15:18:57.758-05:00Suspense! Now I have to tune in to the next post b...Suspense! Now I have to tune in to the next post because I can't wait to hear what God said to you. I used to think I and my zany "spiritual" friends were the only ones who listened for a transcendent message until I started listening carefully to the people around me and realized we wasn't alone. The problem was that people don't talk about it. I keep looking in memoirs for such cosmic moments, and now I am waiting to hear yours.<br /><br />Jerry<br /><br /><a href="http://www.memorywritersnetwork.com/blog" rel="nofollow"> Memory Writers Network </a>Jerry Waxlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00945251286691895431noreply@blogger.com