I need to begin this review by stating that there will be nothing balanced or non-biased in this review of Embracing Coincidence. I love Carol Lynn Pearson and have for years. It began with her poetry, grew in my teen years when I read Goodbye, I Love You, and fully blossomed when I signed up for her monthly newsletter. She is a woman filled with love, beauty, and amazing insights. And if that wasn't enough, she also has the gift of words, that allows her to share her beauty and knowledge and experience in a way that will touch you.
Embracing Coincidence came to me at the time I needed it most. No surprise there, if you believe what she writes about coincidence. I'd seen it before, but it wasn't until I was needing it that it found me and asked to be read.
The author begins the book by exploring the concept of synchronicity--what it means, why it happens, what we should do about it. Then in short essays, grouped by theme, she shares some of the synchronicities from her life and the things she learned from those experiences.
She speaks of the hope, peace, gratitude, and inspiration that that these little coincidences bring to her life. They brought that to my life as well. It's been a rough couple of weeks, but I knew I could turn to her and this book to find what I needed to get through. Some chapters literally left me in tears because of their beauty. My absolute favorites were "Dog Poo and Sacred Waste" and "The Hindus, the Mormons, and the Divine Mother".
Read it. You won't be disappointed.
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