I was just reading the Chopra Center newsletter for this month and came across your entry on Synchrodestiny. I was quite responsive to this, as I especially feel lately my life has been guided by the universal consciousness, however there is a part of my rational mind that is frustrated in trying to make sense of life’s occurrences.

On March 2, I arrived in Tokyo on a performance contract for one year. After being there for just 9 days, Japan was with the tragic earthquake/tsunami which put many people’s lives on a 180 degree turn. As performers, we were given the choice to go home for a few weeks until the atmosphere supposedly calmed down a bit, and were to return at the beginning of April if we chose to. I was pondering this decision to go back to Japan, meditating, researching, discussing with family and friends, and finally decided that I would head back to Japan on April 7.

The morning of April 7 i felt quite uneasy about returning and still questioned if it was safe over there or not. Only one hour before I was supposed to board the plane, i received word of the 7.1 aftershock that hit northern Japan. As I was sitting in the airport, it felt as if my entire mind was going through an earthquake of thoughts and my immediate reaction was to not get on the plane to go back. I saw i had many missed phone calls and emails from concerned family/friends and that gave me the signal to pull my bags from the flight. In the end, I will not be traveling back to Japan for this performance contract.

Here is where my question lies in these messages from the universal consciousness. Was this big aftershock a sign from the universe or just a mere coincidence? My ego cant justify why the universe would have me uproot my contented life in Florida, to then experience one of the most tragic earthquakes in history, to come back to my home in NY, decide to leave for Japan and then finally bring me right back to where I started.

If you could please share your insights on synchrodestiny in regards to signs from higher consciousness, intuition, i would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much. Namaste!

A family friend and I ventured into a romantic relationship. The excitement has died out. My thoughts say that it’s because he’s financially insecure, he gradually moved into my apartment, and I feel stifled from saying things that are in my heart. We’ve been like this for 6 months and now the sizzle is out. We’re dealing with a lot of issues. I was molested as a child, so we’re working on the intimacy issues. Also, he’s an artist and has random income streams, and we’ve been addressing the financial issues. We’ve become less affectionate towards each other, and this bothers me too. As of this week, his mother was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. Upon hearing this news, I felt angry, and upset for several reasons. One I wanted to get closer to his mother over the last year (since we’ve been together). The feeling came from deep within. Now I am mourning the loss of her health (and soon her death) without feeling like I fulfilled some roll in her life. Another, is that I come from a culture where we make formal announcements about dating and introduce this to our parents. I feel denied of that opportunity. With all of these issues surfacing, I feel (at my core) that I’ve betrayed who I am. My initial reaction is to want out, and yet I feel that the timing is totally wrong to say this to him. However, I’ve already checked out emotionally. What should I do?

If love is the only reality and the biggest priority, what do I do with unrequited love?  I have been let go by someone I loved deeply and wanted to share a life with. Now I am overcome with grief and am finding it difficult to move on.

In your book “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” you suggest periods of practicing silence, periods lasting up to a week. If I practice silence for an hour or two, do I cease all activity during this period, what is the practice for longer periods?

I have been reading your words of wisdom and have used your works to help create balance in my life but i still feel that I have a big hurdle to overcome. The journey of my life began in former Yugoslavia and from there i arrived to the US in 1997 as a refugee with my family. Since then i have been an independent person, having to assume an adult role at an early age (11) . I have had recent suppressors in my life including betrayal by very close friends, a stressful medical/PA curriculum with numerous travel and new jobs across the US and a recent diagnosis of my two oldest brothers with pulmonary fibrosis. I feel that this chronic stress has made it difficult for me to find balance in my life. Before all these events i was a resilient person who adapted well to change . But now I feel fearful, anxious and insecure. Any suggestions on how to get my life back on track?