tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post6697275001952542792..comments2024-01-21T15:03:35.162-07:00Comments on Lara Schiffbauer's Motivation for Creation: Coincidences Make Life InterestingLara Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-16143547669114524542012-06-07T10:17:42.215-06:002012-06-07T10:17:42.215-06:00I would be happy to DM you! I wrote the first dra...I would be happy to DM you! I wrote the first draft last night and am going to have to cut it about in half, but I have a better idea how to make it readable now. :) Thanks for coming by!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-10177426127050839692012-06-07T10:14:26.626-06:002012-06-07T10:14:26.626-06:00I figured there had to be a name for them! I love...I figured there had to be a name for them! I love what you said about artists "depending on intuition and a connection to something greater." :) I think it's true. What a thought provoking comment!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-78984265183733105792012-06-07T09:51:32.160-06:002012-06-07T09:51:32.160-06:00I loved this post so much (and am so envious of th...I loved this post so much (and am so envious of the hunting lodge that was in your family for years. What a great setting for a novel! I want to visit!! Even, despite the lack of running water, it sounds heavenly). I think your ending up at UW was less coincidence and more you charting your own path (way to go!)... but the others - yes, pure coincidence, and I agree that those types of uncanny, serendipitous events do help us stay positive in a sometimes not-so-positive world.<br /><br />I will be going offline for awhile to finish up a round of edits on my WIP. Can you please, please send me a DM reminder & link when your post about working with the Criminal Justice Unit of the State Mental Hospital post goes up? I am SO interested in reading it. Psychology absolutely fascinates me, and I'm sure you have quite a few stories to tell.Melissa Crytzer Fryhttp://melissacrytzerfry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-64009783077168253602012-06-07T09:10:59.993-06:002012-06-07T09:10:59.993-06:00CG Jung talks about these types of coincidences as...CG Jung talks about these types of coincidences as "synchronicity". An acausal connecting principle of the Universe that help lead us to new growth, new discoveries and new learning. It may just be that artists might recognize this principle even more than other people as they depend on intuition and a connection to something greater to find their creative inspiration. Thanks for the posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-45869006243348335942012-06-06T21:33:10.339-06:002012-06-06T21:33:10.339-06:00Oops, I misunderstood. Anyway, yay for you for wi...Oops, I misunderstood. Anyway, yay for you for winning the battle! Three days is a long time - shows your perseverance! ;)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-41898748066283115712012-06-06T21:31:32.191-06:002012-06-06T21:31:32.191-06:00Thanks! :)Thanks! :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-17848727124961337802012-06-06T21:30:49.113-06:002012-06-06T21:30:49.113-06:00Thanks, Nicki! I'm looking forward to Colin&#...Thanks, Nicki! I'm looking forward to Colin's guest post, too. I think it's going to be some funny stuff!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-41661434436367265652012-06-06T21:29:44.393-06:002012-06-06T21:29:44.393-06:00So, that's just cool! I'm wondering how o...So, that's just cool! I'm wondering how on the earth you ended up in the same place, and did you know she was there before you went to leave the hospital. That's so neat!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-58553801873954398532012-06-06T20:45:47.060-06:002012-06-06T20:45:47.060-06:00Looking forward to this!! :) Story sounds great.Looking forward to this!! :) Story sounds great.Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-83486316201217565452012-06-06T18:49:41.275-06:002012-06-06T18:49:41.275-06:00There are no coincidences - it is all meant to be....There are no coincidences - it is all meant to be. These are all very cool "meant to be"s and the upcoming guest posts both sound fascinating. Looking forward to them. :)Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-8784985314550852052012-06-06T17:31:50.643-06:002012-06-06T17:31:50.643-06:00Rather than call then coincidences, I prefer "...Rather than call then coincidences, I prefer "God's timing" and only because I can't explain how in the heck all these things happened.<br /><br />One of my favorites is the lady who arranged the blind date with my future wife is the same lady who discharged my wife after our third son was born <br /><br />(There was only a mere ten years and 3,100 miles separating the introduction and the birth :)Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-36990070304785825462012-06-06T15:10:05.117-06:002012-06-06T15:10:05.117-06:00Oh, the guy in question wasn't ever my boss......Oh, the guy in question wasn't ever my boss...he was a programmer with whom I worked for a while. I did tell him his implementation of that boss battle was a little questionable.<br /><br />And yes, I did win the battle. On my third day of trying, the boss monster got stuck on some architecture in the middle of the arena and couldn't move anymore, so I was able to get behind him, where he was helpless, and destroy him :)Mike Schulenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150989011176710430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-40714808896116886872012-06-06T13:21:30.669-06:002012-06-06T13:21:30.669-06:00I know. When they get to the story level, they...I know. When they get to the story level, they've already grown out of subtlety. The quiet little voice inside will give us directions, if only we'd listen!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-44565332631910306692012-06-06T13:19:45.549-06:002012-06-06T13:19:45.549-06:00All righty - I will never cross you, and if I do, ...All righty - I will never cross you, and if I do, I'll be prepared for something terrible to happen! Hopefully, you'll just tell me if I've upset you, and then I don't have to watch my back! ;)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-75664286880822795982012-06-06T13:18:32.816-06:002012-06-06T13:18:32.816-06:00Thanks, Stacy! You, too! I'm hoping some day ...Thanks, Stacy! You, too! I'm hoping some day you can tell me your story... :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-109796880843131432012-06-06T06:16:36.111-06:002012-06-06T06:16:36.111-06:00I love coincidences, but wonder are they coinciden...I love coincidences, but wonder are they coincidences at all or fate? Sometimes certain coincidences scream at you, sometimes they are subtle (so I try to pay attention!).Karen S. Elliotthttp://www.karenselliott.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-39603003305948848142012-06-06T06:14:50.099-06:002012-06-06T06:14:50.099-06:00I've got so many "coinky-dink" (as m...I've got so many "coinky-dink" (as my kids called it) stories I could share. Off the top of my head, as a soccer mom, I told another mom that I was trying to find a job and she recommended me for a great one where she worked and I got it. Or is that networking? Hello! Or there was the time my Mary Kay director (when I was selling the stuff) harassed me so much about buying larger packages of product to sell, which I couldn't afford. I prayed something wonderful would happen to her so she would move away and LEAVE ME ALONE. Lo and behold, her husband received a transfer to another city; a much better work opportunity. She had to move! What a great coincidince, or was that providence? Heh, heh, heh. Oh, yay, I have another one: one time when I was married to my ex-husband and he was yelling at me and sitting in a "brand new" lawn chair, I stared at him, wishing the damn chair would break apart. And it did. The webbing gave way and he wound up on his big B-U-T-T. Moral of the story; don't mess with me! So was ex-husband's accident coincidence or just reward? Hmmm...Cindy Keen Reyndershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538914807361602296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-59336210782502301302012-06-05T22:55:19.017-06:002012-06-05T22:55:19.017-06:00Love this. Oh, I tried to share a story, but just ...Love this. Oh, I tried to share a story, but just couldn't. My editor's cap fell off. I look forward to the posts Lara. Have a wonderful week.Stacy S. Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646270238659432058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-69181272087987717622012-06-05T20:18:21.233-06:002012-06-05T20:18:21.233-06:00That's a cool story! I am sure your boss was h...That's a cool story! I am sure your boss was happy you didn't keelhaul him. I'm wondering if you ever talked to him about the awful boss battle, and ask him "What the heck were you thinking!" More importantly, did you ever win the battle? :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-24543234152325900522012-06-05T20:16:26.446-06:002012-06-05T20:16:26.446-06:00I didn't know what to call it, since so many p...I didn't know what to call it, since so many people identify it in so many different ways! I think even the ordinary, every day kind of miracles/fate incidents/magic... :) are pretty special.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-87972368527490674032012-06-05T18:30:24.056-06:002012-06-05T18:30:24.056-06:00The coincidence I remember best involves a studio ...The coincidence I remember best involves a studio that made some of my favorite computer games in the 90s. One of their games had a boss battle that was so hard it made me so angry that I swore an oath: "If I ever meet whoever is responsible for making this boss battle so hard, I will keelhaul him!"<br /><br />Not long after that, I started applying for jobs at computer game studios. Coincidentally, the studio that gave me my chance to break into the industry was the same one that made my favorite games, including the one with the insanely difficult boss battle. I even ended up working with the guy who was responsible for that until he moved on to another studio.<br /><br />He was a pretty good guy, so I opted not to keelhaul him after all.Mike Schulenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150989011176710430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-74332643696238608182012-06-05T15:31:28.591-06:002012-06-05T15:31:28.591-06:00How wonderful!!! I love coincidences. Although I d...How wonderful!!! I love coincidences. Although I don't believe in coincidences. It's Fate. :)<br /><br />So far none I can think of that have been life changing or really notable. But it's really cool when stuff like that happens!Nicole Pyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920135146911951755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-30713051226751633282012-06-05T15:30:07.661-06:002012-06-05T15:30:07.661-06:00I've just started reading Silk Road because I ...I've just started reading Silk Road because I just didn't have time to read at all during the school year, and it's proving to be just as exciting and interesting as Harem.<br /><br />If you think of a coincidence story, come back and tell it. I love to hear about other peoples amazing stories, too!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-48610610903507736282012-06-05T15:26:33.577-06:002012-06-05T15:26:33.577-06:00I totally didn't catch that! Maybe proofreadin...I totally didn't catch that! Maybe proofreading isn't my strong suit. :)<br /><br />I think that's what makes me feel happiest - I do feel like there is some type of order in what happens. It makes it easier to continue on in the face of adversity.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-2256440244544855992012-06-05T13:30:41.442-06:002012-06-05T13:30:41.442-06:00That actually gave me chills! How awesome. And C...That actually gave me chills! How awesome. And Colin's book sounds really great. I'm sure I have many coincidence stories but I can't think of any right this second. But I love that kind of thing!Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.com