Co-incidences
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 10:52PM I just wrote this amazing blog about co-incidences and how things happen for a reason, and guess what!!! I lost the whole lot! Obviously wasn't meant to be.
Anyway, It's been a wonderful day and what topped it off for me was of course American Idol!
But briefly as I have already written this once, and it's never going to be as great as the first blog I wrote, I want to talk about moving on.
I have watch Idol from the beginning and my friend Frankie was there at the final, and I know that she was shocked about who won, but thats not why I am talking about it... what I am going to talk about is Danny Gokey.
Danny, sadly lost his wife just before Idol auditions started and he wasn't sure if he was going to compete. He found the strength and the love in his heart to do this with the memory of his wife and it was a hard journey for him. I could read his pain, his sorrow, but also his happiness. As the finals approached I knew that his journey of suffering was over... but I just didn't realize it until tonight.
Tonight was the first time I had seen him without his wedding ring. He had moved it to a different finger. Being in Idol and going as far as he did, was amazing and I believe his journey was the start of his life without his wife, and it was the journey of his life... but what it also did was give him the strength that he needed, and finally tonight I saw a Danny who had moved on to the next chapter in his life... his life is starting to begin again.
There are no co-incidences in life and I believe that Danny was given the chance of Idol to help him through his grieving process but also given so many people happiness through his music. It was an incredible journey to witness!
Fate often takes over and we are put in situations that we never thought we would be in. You could meet someone in the meet and greet line at my show and find that they were there for a reason... it happens every day!
Look out for these little things because through them the miracles are there just waiting to happen!
Love and Hugs
Lisa xx
Reader Comments (29)
All I can Say is wow this is so true Lisa........100% what a blessing for you to share this message have a good night Lisa Love and hugs to you as well
Love Wendy Ramirez
One more thing Lisa It was no co-incidences that i was the first one to read this message tonight Some how this message hit a homerun for me tonight .....All I can say again is WOW and thank you.
Wendy
I wanted Adam to win....still in disbelief.....I love Danny. Did from the first time I saw him....Chris is cool, too, but Adam rocked!!!! Yes, things happen for a reason. I am thinking of swearing off TV after the finallies of DWTS and Idol.....my people didn't win. Things happen for a reason: Too much TV!!! Get up and get moving is what I am hearing......thanks for sharing, Lisa........ peace.....deb t/illinois
Lisa: I agree with you completely about no co-incidences - things do happen for a reason. I really think that Danny Gokey is a great singer and a really nice person. It is hard to meet "nice, honest people" when you are a "celebrity" ...I think Danny would look great with Carrie Underwood. They would have a lot in common and would make a cute pair also. I think Chris Allen is a terrifice singer and I'm glad he won. Adam is an "incredible singer", but he should be on Broadway since he is also an actor. It doesn't really matter anyway.....all three will be successful in their own right.
Sue
Hi mylove, You are absolutely right there are no coincidences. All is for a reason. Before I finished watching american Idol I already knew who won-thanks to some members here. I really thought that Adam was going to win, but I guessed wrong again. All I can say is that they oth did a great job so it really did not matter1They will all be recognised.Danny I am so sorry to hear about the loss of his wife-the courage to continue on must have been tremendous for him but he was able to do it. Bless him for the energy and stamina he had to get where he did. Yes, he will be another one to go a long way. have a super great day my friend. Lots of love to you and the boys.
Love ya always,
Mary
Oh..i enjoyed American Idol so much this year..What was meant to be..happened..Although i really really love Adam, the last handful of idols were fantastic..All very talented..So thanks to them, for such an entertaining production.
Okay...now, Lisa, you mentioned about meeting people in line at your meet and greet? Well, i met a member in person in the meet and greet line, and we are convinced it was meant to be..With you writing about this in your blog here today, confirmed what we believed too..So thank you, for opening up the world to us...And bringing new and important friends into our lives!!!Wow!! Love Stace XXX
Wow Lisa that's incredible, very interesting!
Lara Haidary
So well put, Lisa, as ever. And you are so correct - the lesson is in the doing, not necessarily the Big Win.
Sort of similar things with Dancing With the Stars - but without the grief bit - I viewed Gilles' final perf dance ( the Flashdance) as not so much competition, but as celebration and expression of his journey on DWTS, and on the greater journey of his to make a life as an actor and entertainer in the US. At that point he actually stopped competing, and was doing a happy dance. Cheryl, his pro dancer, was spot on in the choreography: she captured his personality and what he wanted to say perfectly.
"Take your passion, and make it happen"..... Gilles did it ( is doing it), Danny is clearly doing it ( passion is not always joyous), and each of us can learn from these people who dare to put their stories on display for us: there is nothing we cannot do. We aim our energy at the stars and call in our helpers and take the action.
Ooooh! Getting shivers! Thanks for this post, Lisa - so true: no coincidences. Only opportunities and miracles....
Hey there Lisa,
Love Idol but my honest vote was for Adam strictly for his amazing talent. This is not to say that Danny is not talented but in my mind Adam is in a class of his own and to me he is already a star. Danny is a sweet and amazing man and I sensed that Adam was genuinely happy to see him win. They are both winners and are awesome! Although it was difficult, I tried really hard not to let the loss of his Danny's wife skew my opinion. It would not have been fair to Adam had I allowed my emotions to take over. Having said that, I do admire Danny for staying on the course in spite of his incredible loss. My thoughts are with Danny and I am glad he is beginning to move forward. This is a win win situation and you are right that this will help him along with his grief.
So true, you never know what tomorrow brings and someone that appears quite average and humble can end up making great changes in the world in less public ways. It happens every day and so do the miracles. Unfortunately, many are so distracted by all the noise and glamour in the world they totally miss the obvious bliss that is around them every day.
Lots of Hugs,
DS
I love this post ! :)
Everyting has a reason... its not always ours to understand
{{{hugs}}}
Hi LIsa,
Werent they amazing this year?....all the idol final 12 were such a high standard i thought. Kris was blown away that Adam didnt win wasnt he? The look of shock on his face!
I noticed (i thought) last week that Danny wasnt wearing his wedding ring, i never thought to look at his other hand, at the time i thought that it was great he had been brave enough to move on. I just loved that you saw his wife on stage, i told my 13 yr old and she was little spooked lol!
hugs xx
This is a wonderful blog!!! I'm sorry to say I didn't notice that Danny moved his ring to another finger!!! Wow, that's wonderful that you notice such things like that!!! And now I know because you blogged about it!!! LOL Much Love <3 <3 <3
Hi Lisa. I actualy don't agree with u. I lost my husband 6 months ago after 8 years together. I believe marriage is forever and one day husband and wife will be reunited. I've watched your show and you said it yourself. Soulmates will be together in heaven. This world is temporary. Its what awaits us there thats eternal. Im only 26 and i will never remarry. Love is eternal and is so much stronger than death!
Oh Ms Lisa I am an American Idol addict never miss it and Love it--Danny by the way was one of my favorites this season and I was so sad to see him voted off I wanted him to be in the finals. Didn't personally think Chris was up to it and well he pulled it off much to the surprise of many. But I too through out the competition saw Danny growing and doing better emotionally. Thanks
Love Sunday
Cheers to that Lisa. l fully agree that there is no co-incidences but fate which guides us and gets us to where we need to go. Have a great day,hugs and kisses Rachael.
Absolutely beautiful blog.
I hope Danny's example and your message will help other to heal. Love remains eternal and our loved ones want us to move on and live life fully.
Hello Lisa,
Last night was thee best event I have seen!! American Idol out did themselves. All Fantastic Talent and Guest. I did not want it to end. You know I loved seeing Keith Urban...and rocking' Rod Stewart. Kiss..Queen..whew..Mercy me ;-)
Danny...I'm glad you saw the evolution in him. Yes, that must have been hard and heartfelt. The great turn out of Idol is ~ Everyone gets their Exposure to change their lives~ What a huge opportunity! and Rare at that.
Sure wish they had that show when I was younger. Love music and singing. I so admire Paula Abdul and would love to have an appointment with her neck surgeon, now she enjoys her life so much more. Glad your friend went to that show.
Yes, Fate needs to step in....
Have a wonderful night.
Hugs...
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Hi Lisa,
I can relate to what you're saying. I had an amazing experience shortly after my Mum died 21 months ago. Having a background in graphic art, I was asked to design and create the set for my son's Year 6 play at school. I wasn't sure if I was up to it, but It had always been a dream of mine to do a stage set and I had secretly wished I had done that professionally for a career. I had to sew, design and paint 9 large 4m x 3m screens and have it all finished in 3 weeks! I had a HUGE task ahead of me and a few volunteers, who said they weren't artistic, but would help me. I was feeling extremely nervous when I got started because there was no time to fix anything which went wrong. In this anxious state I also started to lose confidence in my ability and so I asked my Mum's spirit to help me achieve my goal.
To my amazement, even though I had never painted anything of this size before, EVERY screen turned out perfectly, first time, every time! I couldn't believe it! I really felt like someone was guiding me to get it all done without a glitch! The show went off really well (with an extra night added by request) and was seen by about 800 people.
It was one of my dreams realised and I gained an enormous amount of fullfillment doing it, thanks to the influence of spirit!
This year, my daughter is in Year 6 and I have already been approached to do the stage set again, so here we go again!....
Isn't life amazing sometimes!
Take care,
Deb R :)
Hi Lisa,
It is hard for some of us to change; I actually hate it!! Even after many years, I still kept
my husband's things in his medicine cabinet, and still had his clothes. I guess survivor guilt played a part, as well as just leaving things "as is." I guess I need to work on it; I am sure it is one of the reasons I can cry from grief as if it happened just recently. I can understand young people moving on and maybe starting a new family, but I don't feel it is so important for me. Friends are good, but I don't need another love, or romance to survive well. I guess I kind of died inside when my husband passed on. I guess I have moved on from needing that emotion.
Life goes on...!
Big hugs to you!
Cheryl
Hi Lisa,
I did that too today, write a whole blog and delete it. That is lovely, I haven't been following it but my mum goes on about Adam alllllllll the time. Co-incidences are awesome. Its a nice reminder life is out of your hands. It's nice to know when it is that things can work out for the better sometimes isn't it. Things have somehow coincidentally happened that reminds me I am on the right track and gives me that warm fuzzy feeling. I am so thankful for them. I moved a few years ago and i've never been given so many signs in my life. So did everyone connected to me at the time. Amazing. I'm happy for him that he has been given a little healing and light in his life with his gift. It is such a blessing.
Thanks for that reminder .. god bless darling girl.
Everything does happen for a reason....... thats why the Lord brings two people together. If it wasn't meant to happen it wouldn't of. Love never dissapears. Just the fact that Lisa saw his wife on stage show that their love is still very much alive and she supports him, just as she would of if she was here.
She didn't pass on because he was supposed to move on with his life, she passed on becuase God needed her to do more important work, but she will be waiting for him.
Wow! Especially about the meet and greet line bit...I totally agree with Stace S... We knew it was meant to be, when i asked her if she was who i thought she was! :) Thanks for making me smile! xx
Lisa the kindness in your heart that shows up in your readings is one of the many things that make you different.
Feeling the feelings, knowing the grief and being able to express that in words and writing is indeed a gift.
All your skills, all your training are used by your guides to make you far more than "someone that talks to dead people". I am blessed every time I read your postings.
Rick
On your weekend of training -- A bit off topic but I have to say: Things have changed in my soul, in my body, in my view of the world. After being all but closed in my physic gifts for almost 10 years the flood gates are open.
I am having strange dreams, feelings things, seeing things, knowing things. My world is changing rapidly. Thank you Lisa for your workshop…
Rick G.