Do you believe in "signs"?

[akafred]

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[sassypantzz]

So so much.

[zolten]

Like the sign that it was time to move over here? Yup!

[akafred]

Jan 20, 2015 22:51:25 GMT -5 thumbswayup said:

What do you mean by signs?

Like things are too much of a coincidence to be *truly* a coincidence. Say you are house hunting and you find a house where the street number is your mom's birthday and the street is your childhood pet's name...would you think that this must be the house for you?

[akafred]

Jan 20, 2015 22:58:32 GMT -5 thumbswayup said:

Oh, OK. Then no.

Lol what else would you mean by signs?

[bunnyfungo]

Why does answering no make me a cynic?

[thepardoner]

Yes. But I feel like when you see "the sign" it's just a confirmation of something you already know or have decided. KWIM?

[akafred]

Jan 20, 2015 23:02:32 GMT -5 bunnyfungo said:

Why does answering no make me a cynic?

Was just trying to be playful.

[akafred]

Jan 20, 2015 23:02:43 GMT -5 thumbswayup said:

Jan 20, 2015 22:59:21 GMT -5 akafred said:

Lol what else would you mean by signs?

Haha I'm not sure. I guess more along the lines of you could tell something was going to happen because you could see the "signs." More like intuition not superstition.

That makes sense. I suppose you can answer either way; they're both basically supernatural in nature.

[cheshirecat]

I think we see signs where we want to see signs. I think it is usually rationalizing.

[anonymouseliza]

So nobody else found the movie Fools Rush In to be a revelatory experience? There were signs everywhere.

See also, Signs (the M. Night Shymalan movie). There are two kinds of people in the world, man.

[roxy]

Yes. I live on a street that is the same name as my Grandfather.

[ViolinsOnTV]

I'm a believer in "more than coincidence" and intuition/gut feelings.

[mightythorgi]

Anecdote time, gather round:

I said absolutely. Right before I became pregnant with my first son, I took a trip to visit relatives. During this trip I visited my Grandpa's grave. He was an avid bird-watcher and when I was little I spent summers with my grandparents, he would talk about the birds with me. Blue Jays have been scarce in the last five to ten years, in part due to west Nile virus, I think. So when a Blue Jay perched in a nearby tree while I was talking to my Grandpa I guess I just sensed something more than coincidence. I felt very calm and loved.

[socomama]

My grandma passed away in Oct, the 10th month, a few years ago. After her passing, I started finding dimes, 10 cents, in the most random places. The day I went wedding dress shopping, I found a dime under my seat when we went to lunch. On our wedding day I was unloading stuff from my car at the venue and found a dime in the rock walkway. I found out I was pregnant and a few days later I found two dimes together (I was a little worried it meant twins!) so, yes, I definitely believe in signs.

[bennyandthejets13]

Jan 20, 2015 23:05:33 GMT -5 thepardoner said:

Yes. But I feel like when you see "the sign" it's just a confirmation of something you already know or have decided. KWIM?

Yes this is me too. Too me I think sometimes it is just a huge coincidence.

[boozeplease]

I definitely absolutely believe in signs. The day my dad passed almost 10 years ago I was a cashier at home depot. My register went out. Then it went out again but this time only mine did. So I went to lunch early. I felt the need to get back to the store a tad earlier than normal. That's when my brother called. I didn't know he had passed at that time but I do think when he must've coded the first time was when my register went out.

He sent several signs actually like he was proving he was still there.

DD was born on my parents anniversary.
My niece was born on an anniversary of my grandma's passing.
I met DH on what would've been my grandpa's 90th birthday.
My cousin was born on the anniversary of above mentioned grandpa's passing.
My dad passed on my aunt's birthday. She never knew as she was older.

There's more. I know I sound crazy but it's the truth. I have experienced hauntings. Several of them. I am not afraid of ghosts unless they do something negative which has never happened to me luckily. (knocks on wood)

[wordsy]

I saw the the sign.


And it opened up my eyes.

[boozeplease]

I saw the sign.

[spooko]

I voted for the skeptical option but I guess my official answer is that I absolutely believe signs exist, I just don't believe the majority of what people see as signs actually are, if that makes sense. I think it's oversold and they're more rationalizing than anything because the real signs are much more rare.

[readyornot]

I voted absolutely. Signs & guardian angels....I have a whole thread full of stories going all the way back to my childhood.

[irish14]

I believe in the Mel Gibson movie. Great flick there.

[fferreiralynn]

Sorta. My mom passed when I was pregnant and DD is the spitting image of her. Also my parents divorced when I was young and DD loves everyone except my father. She absolutely pitches a fit if he so much as says hi.

[theseaword]

Cynic checking in.

[Somers Isles]

Not necessarily. I think when we "see signs" it's really just us noticing things more and making connections because of certain circumstances.

[Mags748]

Jan 20, 2015 23:58:53 GMT -5 ViolinsOnTV said:

I'm a believer in "more than coincidence" and intuition/gut feelings.

This is how I feel. I feel that relying on my intuition/gut feeling will lead me to the right decision. And usually after I make a decision, I am able to look back on it and see the signs/reasons it was the best decision. I'm kind of a believer that if I listen to my gut it will always lead me to where I'm supposed to be.

Maybe this is just me being an opptomist and being able to see the good in things, but either way it benefits me. It's kind of like faith/religion. You can't prove it's real but if you believe in it and your life is enhanced because of it, does it really matter if it's not real?

[Mags748]

Also after my mom died, lights would flicker or turn on/off randomly for several months afterward. Also, she had a dark green Toyoya Camry and I started seeing them all the time when i was on the road, like she was traveling with me and keeping me safe.

You could say I was just looking for these things, and maybe I was. However when my dad died 2 years later I tried to find signs, and they just weren't there and I didn't feel his presence like I did with my mom.

[speedymarie]

I believe "signs" are an offshoot of two human characteristics - the evolutionary need to find patterns in chaos, and our very human desire to impose order and meaning on the world. Humans evolved an ability to find patterns, which are often meaningless, in background noise, as a survival trait. For example, it it why we see human shapes in water stains or Winston Churchill in a potato - early humans needed to be able to see danger, so if that bush looked sort of like a lion, and you reacted as if it was, you were more likely to live, whether or not it actually turned out to be a lion. The guy who never saw a lion got eaten sooner or later. That ability to find patterns often leads us astray into false patterns. And of course, our higher consciousness comes with a strong desire to impose meaning on the world, to have a reason for being here, and with that comes a comforting belief in supernatural, higher powers, etc. I think it is only negative if someone lets their need for signs keep them from making good decisions for themselves because the "signs" weren't there.

[danisgossipgirl]

I'm not a cynic. I think people just notice "signs" when they've got something on their mind, consciously or not. I think it's a coping mechanism. Not a bad thing.

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Jan 20, 2015 22:56:24 GMT -5 akafred said:

Jan 20, 2015 22:51:25 GMT -5 thumbswayup said:

What do you mean by signs?

Like things are too much of a coincidence to be *truly* a coincidence. Say you are house hunting and you find a house where the street number is your mom's birthday and the street is your childhood pet's name...would you think that this must be the house for you?

I try not to believe in that stuff although sometimes it's hard to ignore.

But on the other hand- I am buying a house where the house number is the same as the address at my old job- my hateful old job where I cried everyday and my hair was literally falling out and I never slept because they were abusive. When we found the house I said to DH "do you think it's an omen?"

So yeah I try not to think about it lol