I’m on the fence about this. Webster defines it as, “a striking occurrence by mere chance of two or more events at one time. The act, fact or condition of coinciding.”
Rather ambiguous, dontchaythink? And that’s the luscious nectar of possibilities it wreaks. Was it a mere coincidence I saw two, brand new pennies, heads up, in the parking lot of the lawyer I just hired to divorce my oaf of a husband? (they’re taped inside my journal).That, on the same day, an old girlfriend I only communicate with on holidays, calls to tell me she doesn’t know why, she just felt she had to? Soon after, a prior employer phoned just to ask how I was doing.
And I’m still on the fence?
Since this ugliness called divorce has overwhelmed my life, so too have the unadulterated kindnesses of the women who have remained or come and gone in my life. As if in some grand sweep of “women’s instinct,” love and genuine care has swooped upon me like a warm blanket. A neighbor of five years, same age, whom I never really tried to know, brings me plates of pot roast and prods me to the mall to play with feather boas and nutty hats at stores where none of the clothes are larger than newborn. (there really is a size 0). She’s a Baptist and I went to Woodstock. We’ve become sisters.
Coincidence? Not on the fence anymore. Which side? Hell, I don’t think there are any choices here.
What do you think? (Coincidentally, of course.)
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Very beautiful. I meditate when I get home from work. I get up at 5:30 and just can't get motivated to get up any earlier. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I immediately go to prayer. It's comforting. Teresa
Awesome! Sometimes I think life doesn’t give me what I want or need. I’ve been on a spiritual quest lately and stories like this give me goose bumps. Love hearing about life reaching out to meet you. I just have to be patient I guess. Blessing to you.
The same kind of thing is happening to me. Now that the word is out that I’m getting divorced from, evidently a horrible man, of 31 years, my old friends and people that never gave me the time of day are rallying around me. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I’m not saying no when they ask me to do something with them and I’m initating spending time with them also. Before I would have to “check with my husband” and then probably not go because he would make me feel guilty for leaving him home alone.
I’ve decided to go when invited even if I don’t really want to go. Invite people over for coffee or a drink. Visit, laugh and enjoy different people no matter what!! And I’m having fun again. I never realized I wasn’t haveing fun until now!!
I say embrace the attention, take it and be thankful for women that understand. There are more of them out there than I ever thought possible!!