Higher Power

Have you ever seen the movie Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler? In the movie, a huge number of coincidences take place, all in a row, so much so that it seems impossible to attribute it to just being random and viewers are led to believe something strange is going on, like someone or something is orchestrating them behind the scenes.

Popular books like The Secret or Think and Grow Rich talk about similar phenomenon, promising readers that they too can create beneficial magic in their own lives. These ideas are so prevalent in our society that most people have heard phrases like, "Like attracts like..." or "The power of positive thinking..."

In this blog, you will read many "Woo Woo" interpretations of my life events. I will also do a post of all of my favorite authors and books, including one of the most obscure but interesting ones Sri Aurobindo and his partner "The Mother." Several ideas from the world of woo woo have become mainstreamed by authors like Deepak Chopra and the mind/body health movement.

When my childhood life and outlook was quite bleak and hopeless, you better believe I was a regular in the Self-Help and Metaphysical sections of the bookstore. And it worked, big time!! These were not the only tools I used to change my life and improve my outcomes, but they were excellent in helping me reframe my life circumstances, and see where I did have options when I felt quite trapped and stuck and powerless, which helped me feel a lot more hopeful and empowered.

Whether you are grounded in your religion and think of coincidences as guardian angels, or acts of God, or messages from your loved ones, or

Whether you study the seasons and movements of the earth and sky, searching for messages and insights, or

Whether you get messages in your daily meditation that pertain to your life and help you resolve issues,

Whether you call it your own imagination, or insight or cosmic intelligence, or if you have dreams that give you valuable information you can use in your life...

I would say, you are tapping into the same source which, for our purposes I will generically call spiritual energy.

Sometimes we search for meaning and direction and answers when we can not understand our current life circumstances. Sometimes, we wish for answers when relationships take a turn and communication can not happen. Sometimes, we seek direction for decisions and direction for the future.

There are many reasons we may speculate and seek to understand. Where do you get your information when you are left to fend for yourself? How do you find peace and calm when your life is complicated and difficult?

By all means, spiritual energy is a resource to help you in your life. There are times when my life is very much like the movie Bedtime Stories, and at these times I am sure to document them for my husband who choses not to use his spiritual resources. I call them Weirdness Installments, and I promise to share some of them here too.