Better to post late than never!

Our friend Rob came to visit a couple weeks ago. How great it was to see him again and spend some time hanging out, American style. He spent 6 weeks or so with us on Vorovoro, and finished up his 7 months of traveling with a visit to the States before heading back to England. After so many weeks living together in Fiji, sitting cross-legged and barefoot on the ground, how strange it was at first to sit on couches together, chatting and typing away on laptops!

Here's an interesting story of synchronicity from when he was here:

Rob lost his passport on the Megabus ride down here from Chicago. A few days later he received a call from his parents in England - someone from Cincinnati had found it and was holding it for him - he just needed to call and arrange to pick it up or have it mailed. Rob calls, leaves a message for Chuck Ciolino, the holder of the passport. No return call, hours pass then Rob calls again. Still no return call and he and Jimmy are getting antsy. They decide to go ahead and hit the road to Cinci, trusting that they will find him when they get there.

They get to Cinci - still no call from Chuck. They stop for dinner, tell the bartender their story, and she looks at the phone number and tells them which direction they should head. They set off in the direction, but then they see a Bass Pro Shop and decide to stop. As soon as they walk in the door, Rob's phone rings - it's Chuck! They jot down directions and turn right around and hit the road again. A few minutes later Jimmy notices a huge billboard that leaves him speechless: It says "CALL CHUCK CIOLINO!" Evidently, he is a real estate agent in the area. If they had not stopped at the Bass Pro Shop, the phone call would have came just as they were passing the billboard.

The story ends happily with Rob and Jimmy trekking back to Indy, passport in hand, grateful and amazed by the powers of the Universe. These kinds of things happen to us so often that we never feel alone - we know that we are part of something intricate and magnificent. Sometimes they are just fun reminders, like this one, other times they are BIG road markers that show us the way or affirm for us that we are headed in the right direction in our lives. How does synchronicity work magic in your life?