What is Synchronicity?

What is Synchronicity?

"The simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection."​

• You walk into a book store not knowing what to buy, and the book you need falls from a shelf and practically hits you over the head.

• You finally end a bad relationship and immediately another partner comes into your life as if by synchronicity.

• You drive to a place where parking is "next to impossible" and someone pulls out of a parking spot or it is waiting for you.

• You meet someone who interests you and touches your soul. Through synchronicity that person seems to come into your life over and over again. You begin to feel a destiny with that person. You begin to think with your heart instead of your head. You connect with that person. In some cases the karma between the two people is positive but in many cases you have attracted that person into your life for a learning lesson whether you are aware of it or not.

• You feel depressed and can't find focus in your life. The next person you talk you says something that brings needed guidance. In a world of wounded souls, and evolving consciousness, answers to help and guide will come more quickly and from different sources than in your past. Learn from those who come along, but never become co-dependent.

~from the website http://www.crystalinks.com/synchronicity.html

REVIEW: The Bachelor 2019 - Peter Weber

I, like thousands of American women, watch The Bachelor reality show.  I don't know why I do it, but I do.  It's one of those "guilty pleasures" that we so often indulge in.  Thirty women, most in their early to mid-twenties, vie for the love of The Bachelor.  The Bachelor is sometimes chosen because they are apart of the ABC Network "bachelor family" or because they have qualities that seem to make America want to watch them find love.  Not to mention, most of them are handsome, if not in appearance alone.

I thought of diving into an explanation of the show and the history that it has (it's been around since 2002) but instead, I just want to give my opinion on this last season of the Bachelor.  

I didn't like Peter Weber! I don't know if it is because I am older now, old enough to be his mother, but I just did not feel that the guy was "marriage" material.  Sure, he is a pilot, cool.  But the 28-year old still lives with Mommy & Daddy, doesn't seem to think with anything other than his "manhood" and didn't display one ounce of maturity throughout the season.  I'm sure he is a nice guy and all, but, in my opinion, he did not make for a very good Bachelor.  And don't get me started on the continuous interruptions in the season from his annoying Mom - definitely a "mama's boy".

On another note, I hear The Bachelor franchise is thinking of making a season with an "older" Bachelor (65+).  That would be great - as long as they have equally aged contestants.  However, most men that age want younger women (at least to become their second wives).  For marriage number 3, they will settle for someone their age - right? (tongue-in-cheek)

REPOST FROM 2012: Social Media & How We Lost Our Social Skills

Being in the food service industry has introduced me to a different interaction with people.

When I was sitting behind a desk, in a professional environment, I used the computer to type documents, prepare presentations and converse over email.  I used the telephone to answer questions, have conversations and get information.  I went to meetings to talk and listen to people face-to-face and I actually had real relationships with the people who came into my office to sit down and chat.

Now that I am working with the public in a more relaxed, casual environment, I see who is out there and that most people just don't have the desire to have conversations or even look up from their telephones.  I don't know how many times I approach a table and greet them with a "Hi, how are you today?" only to get them request a water with lemon without even looking me in the eyes.  They are too busy texting or playing games on their phones.  In fact, I waited on one table that consisted of a mother, father and two tweens and every single one of them was playing on their phone at the table.  Come on!!!!  

What is this world coming to when we can't even use our voices or have meaningful conversations with someone anymore?  We rely so much on technology and I only imagine it getting worse in the future.  Don't get me wrong, I love technology and use it on a daily basis.  It does seem that the younger generation (pre-teens, teens, young adults) are not the only culprits, many people in their 40's are teaching this kind of social trend.

I must say, lots of other servers don't like to wait on the "older generation" but I really love it.  These are the people who are grandparents and great grandparents.  They have been around in a world without all of the social media and probably have no desire to ever learn about it.  They have real talks and real stories that they will share with you whenever they feel like it.  They genuinely care when they await your response to "How are you today?"

I had a conversation with my daughter about social media recently and how kids her age are using it to express all of their feelings to the world instead of talking to their parents, writing poetry or even calling up a friend (as I did when I was her age).  If teens have a problem with someone's actions, they take to the Internet or texting to express their feelings instead of going straight to the person and just talking things out.  This leads to so much confusion and many more people's involvement.  I guess I can't limit this behaviour to just teens, I know plenty of marriages that have unfolded over the Internet and Facebook.  It's put right out there for all of us to be a part of and to react to.   

One of the biggest problems I see (and there are many) is that when you rely on written word to get your point across, there is no reflection to hear and no guarantee all of your words will be taken the way that you mean them.  Texts can get lost, sarcasm can be detected (or not detected) and cap locks can accidentally be used when we are not even upset.  Why not just pick up the phone or go hang out and talk things through?

Okay, I am done venting and I am going to step off of my soap box.

Hang Tight!

After all of the revamping of my Blog and it's appearance, I realize even though the colors are pretty, many of the posts are hard to read. I will be going in and changing each post to make it easier to read by changing font colors.  Please be patient.  If you just discovered my site, put a pin in it and check back shortly :)

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WELCOME TO MY NEWLY RE-VAMPED BLOG!

Good-Bye, "Thoughts From A Down-To-Earth Girl".  Hello to "Synchronicity"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boy, have I come along way!!! I have crazy stories, helpful tips, insightful thoughts and a whole lot of opinion. The 2018 year has brought BIG changes for me. This blog was revamped from my previous blog, Thoughts From A Down-to-Earth Girl. This is my creative outlet and I hope you will find it interesting (and maybe even laugh a little). I have lots of beliefs, interests, thoughts, so join me on this adventure I call LIFE.

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You're Never Too Old To Learn

I'm killing two birds with one stone.  No, not literally, but I am doing TWO things that I NEED to do, at the same time.

I want to learn more about nutrition and write for my blog, so, I thought that in order to hold myself accountable for both, I would do some blog posts about what I learn.

I was always a skinny kid with high metabolism who never really worried about eating right.  Eating vegetables was not my priority or my desire.  In fact, I would sit at the table, like most kids who do not want to eat their food, and waste time until my family would get tired of seeing me there and take my plate.  I also used to throw my peas under the table in hopes that my little white dog would eat them.  Well, apparently, my aim was not so good, because she would give me up by trotting around with peas on top of her head.

As a 40ish-old woman who now weighs considerably more, who has type 2 diabetes and who still doesn't like vegetables, I find myself teetering on obesity and a life of hospital stays.  Due to a recent bacterial infection, I lost 24 pounds in 3 months and now that I am getting healthy again, I don't want to gain the weight back.  Now couldn't be a better time to make some changes!

I'm going to be learning out of two awesome books: The Complete Idiot's Guide To Total Nutrition written by Joy Bauer, M.S., R.D. and Nutrition For Dummies written by Carol Ann Rinzler.

Stay tuned to learn with me!