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This article helps you recognize if something is a coincidence or a sign from the universe. The following is my story.

As I began my process of developing my connection to my higher self (my intuition) so that I could discover my higher purpose in life, amazing things began to happen to me with increasing frequency. Sometimes when I had a specific question that I wanted a “higher power” to answer, it would answer me when I woke up at night, just “knowing” the answer. Other times, the answer would come through other people, on the radio or, for example, by picking up a “random” book in a library. By using my intuition (the voice of my higher self) and building trust in it, I realized 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 was 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 this 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 become clear later), but sometimes it motivated me to take inspired action. In fact, one such example occurred recently.

The night Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly by 0.01 second at the 2008 Olympics, I was struck by something one of the sportscasters said about Phelps. The next day I took a look at the olympics while he was doing chores and heard the exact same comment again. Then two nights later, I woke up in 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 later that day: “Destiny, the Law of Attraction, and Michael Phelps.”

Here is another example. About two years ago, I heard from a college friend who lived in New York City. She emailed me one morning to let me know that she and her husband had just bought a house on the “Big Island of Hawaii, the Island of Volcanoes.” She seemed like she was emphasizing the word “volcano”. After reading her email, I dropped my kids off at school and started my morning walk. Then I stopped at Trader Joe’s to do some shopping, have a cup of coffee, and chat with the woman who tried Trader Joe’s products. As she poured my coffee, she said, “That’s our new coffee you’re trying. It’s Volcano coffee.” She offered something to another customer, then she turned to me and said, “You’re trying our new Volcano coffee. How about it?”

A light bulb went on in my head. Two different people referred to the “volcano” a total of three times in about two hours. I mean, nobody talks about volcanoes, normally. She knew it was a signal to pay attention, but she had no idea why. I mean I couldn’t do anything about a volcano! I lived in California and the nearest volcano was about 250 miles away. In such cases, I simply made a note: eg “something about a volcano”, and went about my day.

Two days later I was driving to the post office. I scanned the radio stations, looking 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, he wasn’t supposed to do anything about the volcano, but it validated the idea that every time something unusual happened two or three times in a row, the universe might be trying to get his attention.

Arguing if it was a coincidence or a sign is silly, but who knows, maybe one day you will receive a sign from the universe and 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 might be something for you to do or something for you 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.