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This article helps you recognize if something is a coincidence or a sign of the universe. The following is my story.
As I began my process of developing my connection to my higher self (my intuition) in order to discover my higher life purpose, amazing things began to happen to me with increasing frequency. Sometimes when I had a specific question that I wanted to be answered by a “higher power”, I would answer it when I woke up at night, simply “knowing” the answer. Other times, the answer would come through other people, on the radio or, for example, by picking up a book “at random” from a library. By using my intuition (the voice of my higher self) and developing confidence in it, I found that I was increasing my connection to interconnectedness. (Some call this “the void,” “All that is,” or “Source.” Others use fancy names like “Zero Point Field”).
In addition to the types of intuitive events mentioned above, I also experienced another type of guidance from the universe. This happened when something “different” or unusual happened more than once in a short period of time. When something unusual happened two or three times in a row in a 24 hour period, I learned that it was a sign from the universe and I needed to pay attention. Sometimes I just needed to notice it without doing anything (the connection would be clarified later), but sometimes it motivated me to take inspired action. In fact, one of those examples happened recently.
The night Michael Phelps won the butterfly in the 100 meters by 0.01 seconds at the 2008 Olympics, something one of the sportscasters said about Phelps caught my eye. The next day, I was able to catch a glimpse of the Olympics while doing housework and heard the exact same comment again. Then two nights later, I woke up during the night thinking about that sportscaster’s comment. I turned on the lights and jotted down a few notes, including the title of the new article I wrote earlier that day: “Fate, the Law of Attraction, and Michael Phelps.”
Here is another example. About two years ago, I heard from a friend from college who lived in New York City. She emailed me one morning to inform me that she and her husband had just bought a home on the “Big Island of Hawaii, the volcanic island.” It seemed like he was emphasizing the word “volcano”. After reading his email, I dropped my kids off at school and went on my morning walk. Then I stopped by Trader Joe’s to buy something, have a cup of coffee, and chat with the woman who tried Trader Joe’s products. As I was pouring my coffee, he said, “It is our new coffee that you are trying. It is Volcano coffee.” He offered something to another customer, then turned to me and said, “You’re trying our new Volcano coffee. What do you think?”
A lightbulb went on in my head. Two different people referred to “volcano” a total of three times in about two hours. I mean, nobody talks about volcanoes, normally. He knew it was a signal to pay attention, but he had no idea why. I mean I couldn’t do anything with a volcano! He lived in California and the closest volcano was about 250 miles away. In such cases, I simply took a note: for example, “something about a volcano”, and went on with my day.
Two days later I was on my way to the post office. I checked the radio stations for a song I liked when a newscaster reported that earlier that day, a volcano had erupted on a small island in the Pacific.
Of course, you weren’t supposed to do anything about the volcano, but the idea that every time something unusual happened two or three times in a row, the universe might be trying to get your attention was validated.
Discussing whether it was a coincidence or a sign is silly, but who knows, maybe one day you will get a sign from the universe and you will know exactly what to do.
I feel like there is an order in the universe and if you pay attention, you will find that there may be something you can do or something to learn. In any case, life is certainly more interesting and more fulfilling when you increase your connection to your higher self, your bridge to interconnectedness.