Deepak Chopra tells us that, that which we call “coincidence” is actually the Universe giving us clues as to what it has in store for us. He continues on to say that the meaning of a coincidence is not universal; its meaning may only be perceived by the one person it was intended for. So of course, when we follow our intuitive voice and claim the significance of what others see as a merely random occurance, we once again run the risk of appearing ridiculous.

 

In my first year back in Canada (after 17 years abroad), when spring came and the snow began to melt, my then 6-year old son and I seemed to be finding coins everywhere. At that time I had no employment and not even an idea as to what I was supposed to be doing with my life. I was meditating daily and that gave me the strength and faith to stay on my path, even though I could barely see it.

 

Needless to say, money was not in abundance at the time.

 

Some little voice inside me said that finding this many coins was something of significance. I simply could not walk past a coin without stopping to pick it up and say thank you to the Universe, and my son did the same (children are far more able than adults to see the mystical and magical side of life).

 

It seemed that every single day for at least 2 weeks straight, we were finding pennies, nickels, dimes and even quarters all over the place. We were excited by this; took it to be a promise of an abundant future.

 

When a coincidence is accepted as a sign of some larger plan, it is often called “synchronicity.” The more we acknowledge events as synchronicity rather than write them off as random and meaningless, the more often they occur. (part of the law of attraction)

 

I couldn’t contain my excitement one evening at a family dinner and spoke of finding the coins as a “miracle.” The ones who’ve known us the longest often seem to be the ones who most resist accepting who we are becoming on our spiritual path. My siblings mocked and ridiculed me, claiming that they constantly find money and that it was nothing special. This saddened and hurt me at the time.

 

But today, I must say, their words have lost their sting. Not only has my financial situation changed substantially – simply through teaching meditation and offering reiki (which seems miraculous in itself!) – but there has never again been a spring season during which my son and I found even half of the amount of coins that we had that first one, 7 years ago!

 

It truly was a promise at the time and that promise has come true.

 

It’s a lot easier to let people laugh at you when you know – really know deep inside – that what you are feeling is true. Experiences like this have strengthened my faith – in fact I would have to call it “knowing” rather than faith at this point – that I am most certainly not alone in this life and the One who accompanies me truly wants me to live a joy-filled and abundant life.

 

And the same is desired for you. I encourage you to seek the magical in the smallest of circumstances and in doing so, invite the Divine into your life. Even just a 2 minute meditation each day will do, to help you be more open to this.

 

Appreciate running into the very person you needed to speak with that day; opening your book to the very topic that has been on your mind… stop and pick up the penny on the sidewalk and say thank you to the Universe.

 

Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks of you. Life is too short to limit yourself because of the opinions of others (who, by the way, are limiting themselves because of what you might think of them!).

 

Free yourself to believe in the magical; open your eyes to the clues of the Universe and prepare yourself for a life full of miracles!