A couple of months later, the storytelling saga continues.
I received a call from a local Islander that had, a few years earlier, experienced storytelling associated with the sculpture group. Might she come by again and bring a friend for a repeat of that storytelling, sculpture experience? A few days passed, they arrived and a story unfolded. During the course of the storytelling the recent serendipitous call from Grant was related as were the stories from years previous that had included the knock at the door, the dream to go to the Island, “Jim” in the phone book, the “Jim and M” roadside sign, the “Jim and M” impromptu visit, and two weeks later, that serendipitous arrival down our driveway. The storytelling concluded with talk of the power of intention and the “Infinet” as a possible source of expression of resolution to intention.
We walked to the trailer/gallery for a little more story- telling involving the “Confirmation” sculpture piece. With the story told the door to the trailer gallery was closed, the rain continued and the two experiencers returned to their vehicle. As they were backing up to turn around, a truck appeared on the roadway, blocking their turn. The driver rolled down the window, looking in my direction asked, “Do you remember me?”
I shook my head and replied, “Can’t say that I do.”
The driver explained, It’s Jim and M, we came by here a number of years ago.
I silently giggled, turned to the other exiting vehicle and knocked on their window. “Do you know who is in the truck?” I questioned.
Not waiting for a response I said, “It’s Jim and M.” Jim was backing up their truck. The earlier guests backed up as well and turned. As Jim moved and parked, the “experiencers” drove away, having had now one more experience to consider.
This was only the second time I had met Jim and M. They had appeared at the top of our driveway, and now, numerous years after the first meeting, within twenty minutes of the telling of the story of their previous serendipitous appearance. With this event, I recognized for myself one more personal confirmation. With the completion of the carving of the “Transformation” sculpture, it was certainly becoming evident that there were more incidents to be recognized and to be experienced.
This next journal writing statement captures the sentiment of such recognized incidents.
“I feel that from within the sculpture, the canoe will now continue its journey, touching the shores of other people’s lives. I know my connection to the piece will not end here.
I look forward to my part in its journey.”
In hindsight “more incidences to be recognized and to be experienced” now feels like a huge understatement. There has been so much more.
I had chosen, in part, to sculpt other pieces as an attempt to discover whether this was to be a “one-off” type of experience or whether there would be more evidence to support the transformation experience. Would there be more expressed in the next piece to provide further understanding, insight and appreciation of the intuitive?
The coincidences keep happening as I compile these notes. Life’s creative expressions appear to be continuously available as we bring our awareness up to speed to both identify and to utilize this incredible resource.
The focus of attention will now be returned to the task at hand, which is to return to the chronology of this “Shaping of Awareness Journey.”