Last night I attended a book event at our local bookstore featuring the new book, Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership. The subtitle is Where Grace meets Power. Two of the four editors were present and the author of one of the articles. The synchronicity began when my husband called me at work yesterday afternoon to tell me about the event and thought I might be interested.
1st synchronicity - my mother had recommended the book to me several weeks earlier after attending a book event at her church;
2nd synchronicity - Kay Lindahl, one of the editors present, knows my mother and is, in fact, a member of her church and co-founded the church bookstore where my mother now volunteers;
3rd synchronicity - the author present, Carol Flinders, is also a co-author of Laurel’s Kitchen, the seminal book on vegetarian cooking and a lifestyle that defies commercialism;
4th synchronicity - ideas about leadership & women, self-authority, finding one’s voice - a theme in the book - and this webpage - have been percolating in me for quite a while.
These are impressive women, not just for their personal accomplishments and this book, but for their faith in seeking, and what might come by making connections with other women. This is an interactive book; we talked about circles of women coming together, and what women have accomplished by supporting each other and being present. There are so many angles on this, it’s very exciting!
It’s raining hard outside and I’ve got my Saturday morning coffee and the book. I will look for more opportunities to connect with these women, including their webpage, www.womenofspiritandfaith.org.
