This new show Touch got my attention immediately. I was already mesmerized and in awe just by watching the previews before it even aired. It reminds of the movie “Knowing” with a more emotional aspect to it. And is now my new favorite show.

The Pilot aired on Jan 25th and, after watching that, I couldn’t wait for the World Premiere, which aired on March 22nd. I don’t remember the reason for not finishing this, but now, because of last week’s episode, I’m so glad I did. I’m also glad because I was going to rename this post to something other than “Touch 22”. Now I see good reason to leave it as I originally had it.

Touch reveals to us our interconnectedness with the help of a boy who is mute, has autism and has a unique gift. Since he is unable to speak vocally, he communicates by drawing symbols and writing numbers. The numbers and symbols are discovered to be connected to events and people around the world who are destined to meet in order to fulfill a unique set of purposes.

When I saw previews of the April 12th episode, they showed a bus with the number 22 on it. But because they only showed part of the bus and because of the way the number was filmed, I wasn’t sure if there were any more numbers afterwards. There were none.

On another note and yet synchronistically speaking, my daughter and I both had dreams about a bus the night before Touch came on. We sometimes have similar dreams on the same night, but it’s rare.

None of this was expected, which is usually how synchronicity works. The events and people we encounter throughout our lifetime can change the course of our lives in the most unexpected ways. Paying attention to the signs and following them will lead you where you are meant to be at just right time and place.

For a limited time, you can watch the full episode of “Touch” – Entanglement

First of all I’m going to write about how much I enjoy Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology. And then I’m going to write what prompted this blog post in the first place, which was from a horoscope he wrote two weeks ago.

I’ve been in the process of writing this since then and am now getting it finished up. More ideas cropped up and then my mind was blown. I’ll write about that in part two of this post.

I’ve been reading and following the prophetic guidelines of Free Will Astrology for a few years. The most creative, fun, entertaining horoscopes that I’ve ever come across. For me, he brings the past, present and future into focus very accurately, mastering the art of writing zodiac columns.

His horoscopes and “sacred advertisements”, which come straight out of his book, PRONOIA Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings, are out of this world and so freakishly accurate. And I’m totally hooked.

There have only been a few occasions when what he wrote didn’t resonate with me. Perhaps they did and my mind was fighting the truth, not willing to embrace what is staring me right in the face. And more importantly what is already happening in my life or what may occur. With experience, we evolve from believing to knowing. The more I absorb his words, while being more and more aware of myself, the more I know from my soul that what is there holds true.

I am, without a doubt, thoroughly enjoying Rob’s lyrically creative, devilish humor, spiritual audacity, and erotic intensity (great descriptions from Jay Kinney) that holds a lot of truth to our psyches.

Rob has a lyrical writing style and although it’s not set to music, it has a rhythm that sets my soul to dance to it’s sweet, crazy, poetic beat and while there’s no rhyming there is plenty of reason to enjoy the flow of his words.

Not all horoscopes are the same nor are they all as accurate as those that Rob writes. While horoscopes shouldn’t be our only way of helping us understand ourselves, they are a great resource. Rob’s just happens to be the best by far.

Here’s part of my Sagittarius horoscope from two weeks ago (when I first started thinking about the writing of this blog post) and which may or may not be a perfect example of his accuracy:

“…I suspect you may be close to having a .4 or .6 type of experience, Sagittarius: sort of like infatuation, but without the crazed mania. That could actually be a good thing. The challenging spiritual project that relationship offers may be most viable when the two people involved are not electrifyingly interwoven with every last one of their karmic threads. Maybe we have more slack in our quest for intimacy if we love but are not obsessed.”

That is what prompted me to write a blog post. Frankly, I don’t think that infatuation is the correct word to use to describe the way I feel. But I do like that he says, “sort of like infatuation without the crazed mania”. And that “we love but are not obsessed”.

I’ve read that infatuation is a form of love, but I think my love is a much deeper love than that. It is such a spiritual feeling for me while being entangled with somethng that I have never been able to understand, which often leaves me bamboozled and frustrated.

Anyway, maybe it’s better to just not give it a label at all and to accept it for just being…what it is. Yeah, let’s see how that works. I’m human so I use labels. It helps to put things in perspective.

Through Free Will Astrology, Rob helps me to be more aware of myself and to understand myself better. He also gives me clarity about some situations in my life, which makes life so much easier.

“I am deeply inspired by the illuminated words of Rob Brezsny.
He is a word wizard for the soul.”
–Sark, author/artist

To be continued…

Image Source: freestockphotos.biz

SOUL GUIDANCE

“People don’t talk about the soul very much anymore. It’s so much easier to write a résumé than to craft a spirit. But a résumé is cold comfort on a winter night, or when you’re sad, or broke, or lonely …”

– Anna Quindlen

Letting go of my own ego-driven thoughts and allowing my soul to guide me is what really empowers me. I can tell when it’s my soul speaking because she always speaks without any negativity and I always feel a sense of peace and tranquility. Usually, whatever she wants me to do not only helps me grow spiritually, but also helps someone else along the way. My ego, on the other hand, is often selfish, negative and critical.

Bad habits are hard to break, but when I allow my soul to show me the best way and when I allow myself to be aware, I know I’m going in the right direction. My ego still takes over sometimes and when I listen to it instead of my soul, there’s always a lesson to be learned afterwards.

Listening to my soul empowers me. Looking inside myself isn’t comfortable when I see the shadows as well as the light. But then I stop and realize that without the shadows, I wouldn’t know about the light.

Write From the Heart,
Diana Brunson

“The place where I am most at home, the place where my soul resides, feels located in and around my heart and a little below, in my solar plexus. When I am aware of that part of my self, attend to it, and act from it, I am at home.”

– Patrice Vecchione

Originally posted in the Word Of Heart Newsletter. Now you can find it on their web site at: Soul Guidance.

by danmoyle (flickr)

Wishing you a Happy New Year full of magical moments that will expand your awareness and bring you closer to the Divine.

What a difference a year makes. So much has happened this past year. To share or not to share, that has been the question to myself. Now I know. And if you stick with me, you will, too.

Here are some new thoughts and tips from me for 2012. New meaning compared to what I wrote last year:

My hope is that this year will be the best one yet for the higher good of all in every possible way that will create a better world.

More peace, harmony, laughter, and love.

I hope there will be less Edging God Out and more True (Divine) Love of Soul. Look within rather than without.

Let your intuition guide you, not your ego. When you listen to your intuition, you are listening to the whispers of your soul.

This from Twitter:

“Don’t be a slave to yesterday’s dreams. A new year calls for NEW vision, ambition, & goals!” ~ Miss Mandy Hale (TheSingleWoman™)

This is just the beginning. And where better to begin? I’ve only scratched the surface.

Here is a link to what I wrote last year. It still rings true for me: Thoughts and Tips for 2011.

Write From the Heart,

Diana

Little Cosmic Dust Poem
John Haines

Out of the debris of dying stars,
this rain of particles
that waters the waste with brightness;

The sea-wave of atoms hurrying home,
collapse of the giant,
unstable guest who cannot stay;

the sun’s heart reddens and expands,
his mighty aspiration is lasting,
as the shell of his substanace
one day will be white with frost.

In the radiant field of Orion
great hordes of stars are forming,
just as we see every night,
fiery and faithful to the end.

Out of the cold and fleeing dust
that is never and always,
the silence and waste to come—
this arm, this hand,
my voice, your face, this love.

As I was inserting the photo, Echoes Radio joined me in a musical cosmic dance playing a lovely rendition of John Lennon’s Across the Universe. It was only a few hours before this when I was thinking about the song.

Image credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Kate Su (Steward Obs, U. Arizona) et al.

Pause.

Oh, I hope I remember what I wanted to say. Since it’s been two months, some of my experiences may be sketchy or just gone into the ether, or wherever forgotten thoughts go.

At first this was simply going to be about the synchronicity that I experienced with my daughter, Adriana and Stan. More thoughts have come to the surface as well as more synchronicities.

I had begun writing a comment on Stan’s blog post and before I finished I looked at how long it was. It was becoming long enough to be a blog post. So I decided to blog about it. And then I allowed distractions to block the creative flow. At least for blogging here.

That’s funny. Not funny ha-ha, but my having distractions is synchronistic with Stan’s blog post that wouldn’t have happened had I written this sooner. And, how about that, synchronicity is what this blog post is mainly about.

Even after all these years, I’m still fascinated by this mystical phenomenon. Perhaps even more so now than when I first became aware of them and began my synchronistic journey, which, evolved into a spiritual journey of majestic proportions that I never imagined. And now, I’ve become part of the cosmic dance. Flowing and growing as I encounter challenges along the way.

I firmly and sincerely believe that everything happens for a reason. Even my Bunny’s recent death and the grieving process I continue to experience have their purposes. We just may not know the reason(s) immediately, if ever.

Now, on to the synchronistic story.

The day before I read Stan’s blog post, Adriana (my daughter) was downloading different types of music onto her cell phone. I looked at the list she was scrolling through and when she got to one of Tina Turner’s albums, I knew the album but for some reason, I couldn’t remember her name! And it either didn’t say or was too small for me to see. I’m pretty sure it was the latter.

As Adriana scrolled down, I thought, “How can I forget her name?” She’s a phenomenal woman! I knew who she was and it was on the tip of my tongue. But I didn’t ask her to go back and check. She was doing her thing and at the time it wasn’t important. Not that I completely let it go mind you.

Have you ever forgotten the name of someone who you wouldn’t expect to forget? A name might slip my mind for a second or two, but this time it just seemed to be hiding deep in my subconscious mind as a thread of it dangled on my tongue.

One thing I’ve always admired about Tina Turner is her intoxicating energy and what great shape she’s in. I especially admire her legs. I used to have legs like that. I wonder how many hours per week she works out, besides her performances on stage. I only know this by what I’ve seen on TV, so I can only imagine how it would feel to actually be there experiencing that energy. I wonder how she feels after the show.

On the day that I read Stan’s blog post, before I read it, for personal reasons, I was thinking the exact words of it’s title, “What’s love got to do with it?” blog post. And I still couldn’t remember her name. It was still dangling on the tip of my tongue.

I wasn’t tearing myself up over this or losing sleep. You could say I was being somewhat stubborn with myself, though. I could’ve immediately looked up the album. I was sitting right here at my desk. I also could’ve asked Adriana to go back to the search results that she had on her phone. I didn’t make it that important though. And I wanted to see how long it would take me to remember her name as well as what would prompt the memory.

What a pleasant surprise I got when I saw Stan’s blog post with a Tina Turner song title that I had just been thinking about. I’m intrigued by and have a deep love for synchronicities. The magical universe performing it’s never-ending cosmic dance with each and every one of us.

I’m glad that it worked out exactly as it did. Rather than me finding her myself, it’s as though she appeared to me through Stan. Cosmically speaking, she did. Pretty cool, huh?

So, now that I knew whose name I had forgotten, I wanted to know more. I thought Tina was in her upper 60s, but I wasn’t sure, so, I looked at the page about her on Wikipedia. She’s 71. Wow. That’s amazing. What if everyone her age had that much energy?

I know I’ve read about Tina before. What I re-discovered is that we have a couple things in common. Our middle name (Mae) and our birth month (November). Why I find this interesting is because of the fact that I’m writing about her and because I looked her up only to know her age.

The CD that Adriana had scrolled past was “Beyond: Buddhist and Christian Prayers”. I knew of this from when one of her songs was played on the public radio show, Echoes Radio. So different from what I’ve been used to hearing. So lovely.

This certainly went beyond what I had intended writing. It evolved into much more than just a recount of the synchronicity.

The experiences of witnessing synchronicities with friends and loved ones can make them even more special. But remember that if you are the one having the experience, it will most likely be more meaningful to you than anyone else.

Synchronicities are personal. Acceptance to this knowledge will contribute to your remaining detached to the opinions of others and your unfettered joy of and through the experience will continue.

Thank you Stan for being a part of my synchronistic experience and for aiding me in remembering Tina Turner’s name. And please forgive me for taking so long in getting this written.

I think I’ve had this blog post kept hidden in the Draft folder for long enough. Since September 19, 2010. A very special day that ended yesterday. I don’t know why and I doubt that I ever will. One more unanswered question. Well, I’m not asking.

I didn’t know if I wanted to post it or not.  It’s time has come and now I do. It’s a question I’ve been asking God since I had that spiritual dream in the earlier part of the same year (2010).

I really should include the other dreams as well…oh, wait. Those were not really dreams. I felt an energetic presence while I was asleep, but I didn’t see anything or anyone. That is not until after I asked to see a visual of what or who that presence may have been.

Anyway, this is the question that I have asked God so many times since that dream:

I asked God, “Why him?” Then I asked, “Why not?”

That’s the short version. I’ll save the longer verson for perhaps another time.

Adding this in:

I’m now asking another question. “Why me?”

You can share your views if you wish, however, I’m not looking for opinions or answers from outside myself. I’m aware that this is an answer that can only come from within. My first thought is for spiritual growth, of course. That might be the only answer and there might be others that are still within me waiting for me to hear and feel them.

As always, in Divine Time.

“The greatest contribution we can make to the wellbeing of those in our lives is to have peace in our own hearts.”
~David Simon~

Intention of the Heart meditation by David Simon

I’m afraid I won’t be able to meditate with Dr. Simon as the video won’t work on my computer. But I will do a heart meditation and I hope you will (if you haven’t done so already) join in this “Intention of the Heart” meditation as I’m sure many others will do/have done.

Do you remember where you were and what you were doing on September 11, 2001? Do you remember any thoughts you had on that day? I remember some of mine, which I’ll be posting later.

I deem this article to be a very important message by Deepak Chopra concerning the events of 9/11. I was going to write my thoughts about 9/11 then and now in this post, but because my daughter Adriana came over I wasn’t able to get it done as planned. She just left a little while ago so now I can get it posted before the day is over.

For now, here’s a thought from the article from one of the greatest thinkers, spiritual leaders and visionaries in the universe. I’m so grateful to know Dr. Deepak Chopra. Such a beautiful soul. He leaves me in awe and sometimes breathless knowing that he exists and knowing that he knows that I exist. Does that make sense to you?

Ok. Enough gushing about my favorite teacher:)

Now for the quote:

“To make sense of
the enormous gap between God,
who is supposedly good,
and a world beset with suffering,
the mind can follow any number of paths.
They form a wild, tangled path of reasoning.”

If you are wondering why I chose that particulate quote, read what he wrote afterwards. I’m not sure if that will truly explain the reason and maybe it only makes sense to my soul. Anyway, it’s what I felt drawn to share.

The quote is from the article, “Sept. 11 and the dilemma of faith” by Deepak Chopra, which is, as always, coming from this man among men, complete with such tremendous passion.

There are more linked articles by others about 9/11 at the end of Deepak’s article on the Washington Post web site.

You can also read the article on his web site: DeepakChopra.com.

While I’m not a political person, I do have thoughts and opinions to share. So, as I said before, I’ll be sharing those thoughts about 9/11. And after that, we’ll see what comes up. I doubt once the day is over, that will mean the end of the 9/11 discussions. The truth is, talks have continued since it happened. Why would it stop now?

Peace & Love,

Diana