There are days when life is like a roller-coaster that never stops: we race along the tracks with no ability to get off and no time to stop and smell the roses. I don't think that's bad by definition, so long as we are enjoying events and can look forward to some down time down the road.
Our house has been abuzz with the children and guests, starting on Thursday and continueing... Last night, we folded approx 1am. This doesn't leave me much time for quiet thought and reflection, but somehow, betwixt and between, I did notice a few things.
Firstly, more than one person has reported unusual dreams. Is it because we are going through the holiday period (Passover and Easter) that people are more spiritually and emotionally introspective and this leads to more dreaming? Has anyone else been dreaming unusual dreams?
Secondly, there have been some strange coincidences and cosmic intersections of unlikely points. Same questions - coincidence and who else? Bits and pieces of the past have reemerged and popped up in the present. For example, people I lost touch with long ago, making contact. For me, it's wonderful when the past meets up with the present.
Ultimately, are we all connected like the kharmic claim?
My son was explaining to me that in Zen Buddhism there are no rules and no generalisations. If that's the truth, then how are these coincidences explained. Maybe there is a greater truth of some form out there. We might never know, but it's a good tangent to explore.