How do you create a synchronicity? Here are three examples that happened all in one day while we were vacationing on a Caribbean cruise. Vacations can put you in a relaxed state which facilitates receiving and recognizing synchronicities. In contrast, being stressed or in fear blocks your intuition and distracts you from your synchronicities.
The examples below show you how to:
- Have a desire for something.
- Be present enough to see a synchronicity when it happens.
- Take action to complete that synchronicity.
- Talk it over or write it down to let the universe know you appreciate it and want more.
Good Photos
I hadn’t used my underwater camera in years and was concerned I wouldn’t be able to take good photos. When I had used it before, my photos were blurry and poorly lit. Before we left home, I reviewed the instructions but still felt I was missing something. Now, there was no more time to figure it out because we were boarding the water taxi to go snorkeling.
As we sat down on the boat, I looked up at the nice couple across from us and the guy was wearing a tee-shirt that said “Amelia Island” on it. That was weird because that is where we live. I have never seen anyone with a shirt displaying that logo outside of our small town in northeast Florida.
This was definitely a synchronicity, so I took action and struck up a conversation with him about his shirt. We had a half hour ride to the snorkeling beach, so why not make friends.
I was holding my cheap obscure underwater camera in my lap. He saw it and commented that he had the same model. How unusual! He asked me if I knew about the setting that enhances the underwater pictures. I said, “No.” He leaned over and changed the setting for me from normal daylight to underwater. This fixed the one thing I needed to take good pictures. And my photos turned out great.
A Map
After snorkeling, Anne and I went to the information booth across from the cruise ship to get an island map. That morning I had forgotten to get one on our way out because I was focused on making it to the water taxi and thinking about my camera. But I did want a map.
Sadly, the booth was closed. They must have only been open in the morning when all the cruisers were disembarking.
I was upset that I had not remembered to pick up the map early in the morning when we walked by the booth. We use maps to help us remember where we went when we put together our scrapbook for the trip. I had to let go of my disappointment.
Back on the ship, the lunchroom was busy, and we were lucky to find a table. I looked a couple of tables over and saw a lady eating lunch by herself. She was looking at the map I wanted and which most people don’t even know exists or care about.
I was tempted to ask her if she was done with it so I could have it but decided that wouldn’t be appropriate.
A couple of minutes later, the waiter came by to ask if we needed anything else. I noticed that map the lady had been looking at was now sitting on his tray with dirty glasses. I was shocked. I asked if I could have her map, and he said, “Of course.”
My wish came true. Anne and I noted how odd it was that it came from the lady instead of from the information booth. I was thankful that she had left her map behind for me.
Salt
Anne and I love the little island of Bonaire for its donkeys, flamingos and salt ponds. There are tours to the salt flats where they harvest salt and give you free chunks of it. But on this trip we were not taking a tour to the flats, so we didn’t get a free bag of salt.
After our snorkeling adventure that morning, we were both tired. We took a nap, had dinner and were settling in for the night. But the ship didn’t leave until late. Anne suddenly announced that we should force ourselves to get off the ship and walk around town because we might not be back there.
During our walk, Anne was thinking about the salt. After a half hour, we turned around and headed back to the ship. As we did so, we found ourselves face to face with the “Amelia Island” tee-shirt couple from the water taxi that morning. We asked them how they enjoyed their snorkel and what they did for the rest of their day.
They said they did enjoy their snorkel, and after that they took a tour of the salt flats. The wife opened her purse, took out a bag of salt chunks and asked if we would like it. She said she was given two bags and only wanted one. With a grin on her face, Anne quickly said, “Thank you so much!”
Reflections
These three synchronicities happened all in one day and came from unexpected sources. The universe is amazing, and we did our part to facilitate them:
- We acknowledged our desires.
- We were present and relaxed enough to recognize a synchronicity.
- We took action when the opportunities presented themselves.
- We acknowledged the synchronicities and gave thanks.
As a result, we received good underwater photos, a map of the island and big chunks of salt. We did not anticipate how this would all work out, but we wished it did. We were in flow in the present moment and let goodness come our way. That day was a lot of fun!