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The Incredible Power of Chance Events
YOUR STORY
Your story can be about a romantic encounter that rocked your world. It can be about your big career break that happened because of a random meeting. It can be a funny little coincidence that you’ve always remembered. It can be about why you think you were born or the time you barely escaped with your life. It can be silly, weird, moving or all three. But it has to be personal and it has to be true.
YOUR VOTE
The top stories will be considered to be filmed as part of the movie. We will choose one of them, feature the main storyteller in an interview and hire actors to re-create the story in front of the camera. You can vote on any story by clicking through to it and voting one, two or three stars. Searching for a favorite story? Try the search field on the upper right of this page.
THE MOVIE
We’re wondering about fate, destiny, luck and chance, asking scientists about probability and spiritual leaders about fate and karma. We’re going to put it all in a movie called The Incredible Power of Chance Events.
Here are some ideas to get you started.
- Did you meet your life partner, get a job or a big break by a random meeting?
- Has your life been changed by something that came “out of the blue?”
- Do you think there is a meaning to random events? Or do things that “just happen?”
- Are we destined to meet certain people?
No matter where you stand, whether you consider yourself more spiritual or more of a scientist, we want to hear from you.
We’ll review all the stories posted and will consider them to become part of the movie. If you want to provide feedback or just want to get in touch have a look at the comments form a little lower on this page.
Want to see more? Click on Recent Stories to see what other people have posted. Ready to submit your own? Just click on Submit Story. Want the latest news about the movie? Check out Production News.
The Incredible Power of Chance Events is a production of DocuCinema. We create visual media for corporate clients, NGOs, city governments, television networks and feature film distribution. Our mission is to connect people by building bridges between science and culture and by connecting social issues with solutions.
#1 by Scot Dean Silvers on August 13, 2009 - 3:50 am
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I am currently working on a memoir of a 16 month crack-cocaine addiction that led to a 23 year prison sentence.
#2 by Staff on August 13, 2009 - 10:06 am
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Thanks for posting. Looking forward to hearing about the elements of chance events in the story.
#3 by Richard Mains on August 29, 2009 - 8:26 am
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It’s my view that these extraordinary chance events have a strong element of “receptivity” involved. It’s a kind of tuning-in to one’s environment, consciously or not, to scan for things that may be of advantage to you, your family, your community, that help us survive and sustain ourselves. I’m guessing that people are also scanning for “reciprocity” where in addition to finding someone needing what they have to offer, has something equally valuable to provide in return. This is sort of a psycho-bio view of chance events, but in my experience it seems to have some validity. Being receptive probably means that you’ve put yourself in an open mindset to take risks, be playful, be generous, and let life flow. That’s what I like about Lee Schneider and his 500 Words concept and his clever use of this site – his scanner is working and looking for reciprocity at all times. Go Lee!
#4 by Staff on August 29, 2009 - 9:41 am
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Hey Richard, thanks for commenting! It’s kind of like starting one’s own cable network, only more portable and with a smaller carbon footprint.
#5 by Morton Wright on August 30, 2009 - 2:21 pm
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Seems like an interesting project. My story of multiple connections is extremely convoluted and boggles the mind! Go figure- you can’t!
#6 by WG on October 5, 2009 - 12:10 pm
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I had a dream for yrs that I was flying a plane and couldn’t land it , eventually I put myself in that position , I did and never had that dream again.
#7 by Steven Binko on November 3, 2009 - 12:38 am
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I love your concept of this “Chance Happens” thing. Life is all one chance after the next; and it’s so crazy how we get where we ultimately do. I’m anxious to see where you take this concept :)
#8 by Janet Neal on February 4, 2010 - 8:41 am
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Hi – Scott Carlin directed me to your site. I’ve submitted one of my many stories but also wanted to suggest you speak with SQuire Rushnell, author of “God Winks”, which is all about this as well. My meeting SQuire was just one of my “chance” encounters! Love it! Good luck with your project!
#9 by Staff on February 4, 2010 - 11:50 am
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Thanks for posting your story – it’s a great one. As it happens, I’ve already interviewed SQuire for the movie. He told some great stories and I’m looking forward to getting into the editing room to have a look!
#10 by Richard Mains on March 5, 2010 - 9:54 am
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Lee, I’ve tried voting twice for Angels in Spats (Career) and it seems to accept my vote but when I look back at it to be sure…it says 0 votes cast. Is something not working?
#11 by Staff on March 5, 2010 - 11:20 am
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A few days ago we were having an issue with some of the voting displays. But that particular story seems to be fine. Try refreshing the page because you might be looking at a cached version? Also there is a safety measure implemented to prevent repeat voting from the same computer or IP. Some folks have noticed that they can’t vote for the same story multiple times. Of course, that’s a good thing! But you can vote other stories if you like them. Thanks for voting!
#12 by Holly Mann on April 15, 2010 - 10:39 am
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I love the idea of this project and this type of documentary. I personally believe that things happen for a reason. When looking back at my own recent experiences, some choices I made were seemingly strange and random – yet as a result could possibly have saved my life. For example, I was living in Thailand with my son and for whatever reason – maybe I was sick of being there, wanted an adventure, a new home, etc. I moved to Malta. I didn’t care for living there and after only 3 or 4 months, moved back to my home state of Wisconsin. When others asked why I moved to Malta or returned to the states – it’s hard to remember what in the world I was thinking at that time. But very shortly after returning to Wisconsin, I had a doctor’s appt, very normal yearly exam. At that appt. I found out I had CIN III preinvasive cervical cancer. I know now that if those events didn’t happen as they did, I’d have an advanced stage cancer or worse at this point. I had to have a surgery to remove those cells and was fine. Three years later, it is back again but not as severe. I just believe things happen for a reason and it may be hard to see it while enduring it, but afterwards it is neat to come to that realization and understanding. I wouldn’t change one second of my life because I may not be where I am at now. :)
#13 by Staff on April 15, 2010 - 10:50 am
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Thanks so much for sharing your story and reinforcing the idea that things happen for a reason.