There are no accidents. When we get out of our way and open
to the possibilities outside of ourselves, the universe responds. Sometimes we
miss the signs, but eyes wide open we will be led.
One of my favorite coincidences was the time in graduate school that I was required to choose a favorite author and a topic and speak to it for 30
minutes. I am a huge fan of the magical realism of Isabel Allende (Eva Luna and The House of Spirits - also a great movie by the way), probably
because my life has been so blessed with synchronicity - full of wonder, occasionally strange and seemingly impossible. I decided to address the differences between fantasy, surrealism and magical
realism.
I was walking down the hall at University of Colorado when I ran into
a classmate. She asked me how I was doing and I told her about my report due
the following day. “Isabel Allende is speaking at the Tattered Cover in Denver
tonight!” she informed me. I couldn’t believe my luck! I had no idea!
When I arrived at the renowned bookstore, people were already pouring outside of the crowded room. I don’t know why but I impulsively plowed a path through the mass. Stepping over people: Excuse me. Oh sorry! I managed enter the room, stopped at the end of the open aisle. At that exact moment an elderly woman on the aisle of the 3rd row turned and motioned to me with her index finger to approach her.
I was walking down the hall at University of Colorado when I ran into
a classmate. She asked me how I was doing and I told her about my report due
the following day. “Isabel Allende is speaking at the Tattered Cover in Denver
tonight!” she informed me. I couldn’t believe my luck! I had no idea!When I arrived at the renowned bookstore, people were already pouring outside of the crowded room. I don’t know why but I impulsively plowed a path through the mass. Stepping over people: Excuse me. Oh sorry! I managed enter the room, stopped at the end of the open aisle. At that exact moment an elderly woman on the aisle of the 3rd row turned and motioned to me with her index finger to approach her.
