It’s a woo woo kinda life… with Darci of course.

Alright here goes. I’ve always been in touch with nature. I’ve felt the most calm sitting under a willow tree, walking on the beach, or standing at the top of mountains. Those are the places I feel grounded and connected—big and small—and synced with love all at the same time.

I’ve always felt sensitive to peoples energies, and just energy in general, but learned to keep quiet about anything that wasn’t socially acceptable. I grew up in a mormon family and then, as a teen left the church. I began following Wicca because it felt right to me. I slowly “outgrew” that and then was so focused on mom life and being a grown up in survival mode that I didn’t follow any philosophy other than to be good. (I wasn’t even really good at that.) Later I fell into going to an adventist church because I remembered the principles of church, don’t lie, cheat, blah blah blah, and wanted my kids to get some moral grounds. I tried to fit the mold, but always felt like an outsider. The restrictions and the hypocrisy of church life felt suffocating and I stopped going. After that I went a little feral (hence my photography name) and let my inner wild dance with the weirdos. It was a connecting point for my inner wild child for sure. Since my divorce I’ve done a lot of soul searching, I’ve done a lot of sharing about that journey.

Now, I’ve settled safely into the woo-woo life: talking to my plants, loving my rocks, and listening to my gut and intuition.

This last week, I had an 18-hour road trip and decided to listen to a book called The Celestine Prophecy. It talks about everything I’ve felt and validated a lot of my instincts toward people and life in general. I typically enjoy reading books so I can underline, take notes, and process that way. Since I was driving, I didn’t get to do that—and because I love to share my process in hopes of helping yours, I am going to journal thru the book one insight at a time.

So what is this book I’m about to start blabbering a lot about?

It’s basically a story of enlightenment: how to become connected through love, energy, and how we treat others. Kinda like the golden rule of every philosophy, but with a little more mental processing involved. The main character goes on a trip to Peru in hopes of finding a manuscript that will help him find the meaning of life, or at least help him feel less stagnant. The manuscript has nine insights, and is heavily hated by the church and government. On his journey, he meets people and has experiences along the way that teach him about each insight.

If you’re too impatient to wait to hear about every insight from me, I highly recommend reading or listening to the book now. If you’re up for book clubbing it with me, I’ll be posting one insight processed by me every Tuesday and Thursday for the next five weeks, and would to have someone to bounce ideas off of.

For now, let’s start with the first one.

Insight 1 – The Critical Mass of Coincidences

Okay, this might scare a lot of you away, but it seems to me there is no such thing as a coincidence. Are you a Crime Junkie too? I know after listening to tons of crime episodes that most detectives don’t believe in coincidence either.

This insight gave me the perspective that it’s time to wake up. I’ve spent so much of my life on autopilot, letting the world dictate my next move, not seeing the light that has been shining on me every day. Have you heard the word synchronicities before? It’s basically when things line up just right, to solve a problem—or maybe even prevent one from happening. Maybe you’ve bumped into the same person a couple of times in random places? Maybe you’re supposed to meet them; maybe you’ll receive a life lesson from them that will elevate you in some way.

One of the things I know I struggle with is being a skeptic, while also being too lazy to look into a new concept so I have the knowledge to believe. On the flip side, someone else might obsessively over-interpret things, meaning neither of us actually accepts the synchronicities at face value. But this insight is something I already believe in.

I’ve been journaling consistently for two years now, and alongside that, I pull daily affirmation cards, oracle cards, and things with inspirational quotes. Sometimes I’ll pull a couple of cards, and they are all aligned with a similar word or offer an exact answer to something that has been on my mind. I’ve chosen to believe it’s what I needed to hear at that exact moment.

Just last week, I was thinking about the trajectory of my life, feeling like I’m at a crossroads and needing a glow-up of sorts. When I visited Branson, we went to a butterfly garden. Butterflies are a huge inspiration to me because of their majestic transformation from goo to beauty. While I was journaling later, I had a butterfly deck sitting right there, but I decided not to use it because of how magical my physical experience at the garden had been. Instead, I pulled a card from a different deck. And what do you know? The card I pulled was a butterfly, talking all about magical transformation.

So, I will continue to practice looking for synchronicities in my daily life by journaling and looking for the patterns that show up consistently. Some of you may think it’s silly, but what if I frame it as your guardian angel sending you signs or trying to push you toward the light? We all have our things. I can’t see a problem with looking for the light in life—I’ve spent too long living in dark caverns.

Putting it into practice…

Something I’m looking for light on currently, at my own crossroads, is what to do with my work. I love bartending because I get to be social and active all day. I hate bartending because I’m feeding into a very negative habit, and I’ve seen the havoc it wreaks firsthand. (#DayFiveOnTheWagon)

Thinking about synchronicities: A while back, I decided to reactivate my photography IG account and started posting again. Then, while visiting my dad, we talked about his desire to do photography again, how we could possibly collaborate, and how he could reignite his own love for shooting. Then I posted a photo of butterflies that got a ton of positive feedback. And THEN, Rick asked me about maybe helping design a new site for selling my photos—something I could have more control over instead of using a bulk sale site that takes a massive commission.

Kinda seems like a no-brainer right?

What do you think???

• Should I listen to the synchronicities to keep pushing towards my photography dreams?
• Have you ignored any random coincidences recently, or have you paid attention to them? Care to share?