When I invited my friend Katie to join in on my restorative sabbatical at a nearby AirBnB cabin, I packed good food, comfortable clothes, wine, and books. Not surprisingly, Katie packed similar supplies for our excursion. The most pleasant surprise though was found in Katie’s bag of books and magazines. Without prior discussion, my gal pal and I packed the same book, The Noticer by Andy Andrews. We were book twinning!
With millions of book titles in the world, it was kookie kismat that Katie and I independently chose identical titles for our escape.
“So what?” you might say. “What does book twinning have to do with anything?”
Well, for starters, our book twinning showed that we share similar tastes in literature, and pastimes, and were in tune with the vibe of our vacation. We also might be just the tiniest bit geeky. (I’m okay with that.) We were winning at life because of our book twinning.
Now, some might say that twinning is more than just a bit geeky and isn’t a reflection of winning.
I would have to disagree.
It just so happens that The Noticer is about an enigmatic gentleman named Jones, who popped up in the lives of people along the East Coast. With each encounter, he helped the other characters solve their problems after he took notice of minute details in their behavior. In each case, Jones was able to motivate the characters to make changes that would bring them closer to becoming the people they longed to be.
With an omnipotent presence, Jones made the world a better place because he brought people together by pointing out that they were not alone. They were alike in more ways than they believed (or wanted to believe.) They were emotionally twinning. By overcoming their personal differences and recognizing their similarities, they were winning.
Instances, such as showing up in the same prom dress as your arch enemy may feel distinctly the opposite of winning, however, we can all find comfort in the other times when we share a common interest, such as a book or sports team, or realizing that our emotions mirror those of the people around us. We can truly feel like we are successful when we witness the fact that we are not alone.
For your Intentergy challenge today, I encourage you to embrace the emotional and physical ways you are twinning with your friends, family, and colleagues. Take pride in sharing purpose and celebrate the triumph of matching your mood or movements. Twinning can definitely be winning when we conquer our insecurities, loneliness, and belief that we are inconsequential. We all want to be a part of something, so why not make twinning a part of where you belong? Who are you twinning with today?
By: Melanie A. Peters
P.S. You can’t be “twinning” without “winning.” 🙂
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