"Only Connect"

Connect. That was the word on the star I selected in church last January. Actually I didn’t select that star—all the words faced the floor. Connect—a perfect word for me.

Which makes me wonder if each person decides that the word is a perfect fit or that the word, like an oracle, points to a lesson for the year.

Do the readers of astrology charts think that what they read or see is directly applicable to life?

Fortunetellers, crystal ball readers, or soothsayers recognize our desire to see an alignment between their words and our lives?  Of course—we want to ignore the less desirable readings.

I worked with someone who believed in the utter veracity of dreams. When a dream urged her to move to Germany because only there would she meet her future husband—she applied for a teaching job in Germany.

Six months later she packed her bags, took a leave of absence for one year, and left for Germany. When she returned to school the following September to resume her job teaching the fourth grade—she returned alone.

She didn’t meet her future husband, but did do a lot of sightseeing in Europe. “Perhaps,” she said, “the dream was to propel me to expand my horizons.”

So connect—the word resonated with me. Did it also mean reconnect? If it didn’t then I altered the word to satisfy my own wants.

My 2013 word—release…

My 2014 word—connect…

What comes next?