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Hi Helen
In fact I traced you from Avant's comment page, and I am happy, immensely pleased at my
coincident find
. It's rare to see such flowing writing style as yours. The icing on the cake was: "
A butterfly waves its wing in Brazil and causes a sandstorm in Africa", making me bask at the beauty of the imagery, or profundity because, yes, it is true.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on January 29, 2007 at 8:10 PM
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Predestination would be one explanation for 'coincidence'
not being coincidental-- but not the only one. The effect of apparent coincidence could be an effect of people-- and other energies-- being attracted together for reasons of karmic connectededness, or shared interests or other common ground...
posted by
Ciel
on January 27, 2007 at 11:28 AM
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Joe Love
Go on! Give it a try! I dare ya! (Snigger! Then come back and tell me how it worked out! I'm too chicken myself)
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 27, 2007 at 4:38 AM
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Ciel
Hey! That's a good one! I'm gonna chew on it for a while...
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 27, 2007 at 4:35 AM
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Very interesting ponderings.
Personally, I do not believe in pre-destination in ANY way. Therefore, I guess coincidences are just that--coincidences. However, I found it quite humorous to think about your suggesting that we would be brave enough to call upon coincidences. . , kind of follow them through. Yes, I think that would lead to a fist-full of trouble and embarrassment.
posted by
Joe_Love
on January 26, 2007 at 6:11 PM
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Perhaps 'coincidence' has something in common with 'magic'
both being words we use for things we don't have enough information to see how they work.
posted by
Ciel
on January 26, 2007 at 4:47 PM
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Whacky
I loooove Jigsaw puzzles! Especially the ones that have a mystery to solve along with it!
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 26, 2007 at 11:46 AM
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Kabu
Hmmm! In my experience, readings (i.e. Tarot) are usually fairy general, so they can be applicable to just about anything if you stretch your mind far enough. Selling your house is pretty specific, though! Neat that it worked out like that! I don't know! I'm not convinced that things like that work, but I'm not entirely convinced that they don't, either (HA! Big help
that is!) Maybe it was just really, really time for you to move!
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 26, 2007 at 11:44 AM
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Life is sort of like a jigsaw puzzle. The pieces fit but we don't
the picture on the box to guide us.
-^..^- Bo can see you!
posted by
Whacky
on January 26, 2007 at 1:30 AM
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Helen Bach
Nice one! There is a method to the madness. Our minds can scarcely comprehend it sometimes, and at others we are left scratching our heads completely. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 26, 2007 at 1:08 AM
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Helen
I will so! An' thank yer kindly. As Fan used to say " Argh! The blessin's o' God on yez"
When she wasn't after hittin' us a kick wid 'er fist!
posted by
ariel70
on January 25, 2007 at 1:31 PM
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Can you explain that when an old sceptic like me had a tarot
reading last year it was all true to the point of scaring me silly. Even things I laughed at came true by the end of the year.
ie, selling our house... never were we going to sell but it's out of our hands now and on the market!
posted by
Kabu
on January 25, 2007 at 1:27 PM
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Snort!
Ah, Ariel70, you crack me up! If yer not the man to be sheddin a little light on this here subject, then I don't know who is:
What the blazes are floating widgets and what were they doing in my beer cans in Ireland?! The side of the can said, "Warning! Contains floating widget!" So I thought "Gee whizzers! They put Piranhas in the beer in Ireland?!" Surprised was I when my nose wasn't bitten off by a pair of fishy teeth, but when a white plastic doohickey floated, indeed, around inside.
By the way, we like Kilkenny Beer!
Give my regards to yourself when you see him!
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 25, 2007 at 1:07 PM
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Helen
Shoor an' it's meself is thinkin' that yerself is after havin' been up in the hills samplin' the poteen.
Ger owra dat wit yer no such thing as coincidence! Whhhy, only yesterday, I'm going along O'Connell Street, and don't I see meself on the udder side of the road, drinking a Guinness, and yer man sez ter me " Is it yerself Terry, or someone else entirely?"
Yer see mavourneen, he was thinkin' dat it was me, an' wasn't I after thinkin' dat it was him, but when we had the craic, it was neither of us.
Now wasn't that a coincidence, I'm askin' yer?
posted by
ariel70
on January 25, 2007 at 12:11 PM
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RckyMtnActivist
I have the suspicion that you have a pretty good feel for that universal language! Thanks for your welcome. Yes, I got the feeling that we might think along the same lines, too.
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 25, 2007 at 12:06 PM
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Afzal
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 25, 2007 at 12:03 PM
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Richinstore
Thanks for the beautiful flower! I wish I had a vase to put it in!
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 25, 2007 at 12:02 PM
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Pecanflower
That was, indeed, a wall that I'd hit upon, because I do
not believe that everything is pre-ordained. But I do think that we are meant to go in certain directions or to do certain things. Not that we HAVE to, but because it's for our own good (bleah. I sound like a mother. Well, that's what having kids does for ya). In other words: coincidences could also be called "suggestions" from the universe. "Well, you could go left, but you'll be more enlightened if you go to the right, where you just saw an old lady wearing one of your mother's home-made shawls." -Choke- Or something similar. From this point, it all goes kinda gray.
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 25, 2007 at 12:01 PM
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Factorfiction
Thanks for checking it out! Your name (Yes, I
have to say it): WHAT A COINCIDENCE!
posted by
Helen_Bach
on January 25, 2007 at 11:50 AM
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Hi Helen...I don't believe in coincidences...I see it as synchronicity...
It's the universe subtly nudging us to maybe a different awareness. I see synchronicity in my life everyday. Excellent post and thank you for all your visits to my blog. I'm glad you joined our community and look forward to more of your posts. I believe we think alike! 
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on January 25, 2007 at 7:40 AM
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Interesting...
But if there are no coincidences is everything pre-ordained?
posted by
CatLadyintheAttic
on January 25, 2007 at 7:16 AM
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Helen Bach
posted by
richinstore
on January 25, 2007 at 6:49 AM
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Thought provoking post.
posted by
afzal50
on January 25, 2007 at 6:37 AM
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I
had to comment due to my nickname and the nature of some of my posts/blogs...
Need I say I am interested in such things?
posted by
FactorFiction
on January 25, 2007 at 6:16 AM
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