The universe is on your side

I will always believe that the universe is on my side. I wouldn’t necessarily call myself religious, but I consider myself spiritual. Regardless though, most people believe in a higher power. Beyond that, most people want to know that there is something bigger than us out there. For me, it’s the universe. 

There are so many things in the universe that just make sense. The wave always returns to the shore, the sun always sets in the west, and the earth always orbits the sun. These things happen for a reason and they exist in this universe for a reason. I’m sitting here writing this newsletter for a reason. I don’t want to say that everything happens for a reason, but I believe that most things do.

Signs I know the universe is on my side

I was visiting my parents one weekend a couple of months ago and was borrowing their car like I usually do. They ordered food and asked me to pick it up for them. The restaurant was only a 5-minute drive from their house and I took my usual route. On my way back home, I noticed a car accident had taken place. The car accident happened in the exact spot my car had been in only 5 minutes ago. A police car was already there, so the accident happened close to when I was there. If I had left only a few minutes later, that could have been me.

A couple of weeks ago, I was trying to find a playlist to listen to while working. I was tired of listening to my usual playlists. I opened Spotify and began to search for a study mix. My search pulled up an old study playlist I had made in college. Without thinking much about it, I clicked on it and pressed play. As the first song began to play, I noticed the playlist was made in September 2021. The very month my grandma had passed away. The playlist was 4 hours and 44 minutes long. 4 is my favorite number because I was born on the 4th, and I see the angel number 444 all the time. So much so that I got it tattooed on my arm. It reminded me that my grandma was looking out for me. Or maybe, I just wish she was. 

Lastly, when I was younger, I would stay over at my aunt’s house all the time. My grandma lived with my aunt so most of my time was spent with her. One thing she always did without fail was feed the birds. When she passed away, my mom told me she was a bird. I think she was trying to make me feel better, but I think of my grandma whenever I see a bird. Sometimes, I’ll see a bird at a moment when I need her the most. To take it a step further, I work at a remote company so one of my co-workers has a map of where the team lives. Each member of the team was assigned an icon and surprisingly enough, my icon was a bird. 

These could all just be coincidences that I’m reading into, but I don’t believe in coincidences 🤭. I like to think that the universe is looking out for me and it knows where I’m supposed to be. 

Burnt Toast Theory

The burnt toast theory is related to all of this and it relies on the premise that an inconvenience you’re facing is keeping you from a worse situation. It helps me think more positively, but honestly I also kind of believe it. 

For example, I was heading to the gym one day and I usually take either 2 buses or the train and a bus. For some reason though, my timing was completely off to catch the second bus. I could either wait 20 minutes for the next bus or take a bus back home in 5 minutes. I ended up taking the bus back home because I had a feeling there was a reason why the bus was taking so long. 

Another example happened pretty recently. I had gotten ready to go to the gym and as I was putting my shoes on, I flipped my thumbnail inside out. The pain was horrible, but I was going to go to the gym anyway. Then it started bleeding. I ended up staying home and getting a much-needed rest day in. 

The universe sends us signs when something isn’t for us, we just have to pay attention. All of this redirection happened because there was probably something I needed to be steered away from. 

I know a lot of this sounded like woo-woo, but oh well! I believe in the woo-woo. 

Currently Consuming

Reading

I just started listening to the audiobook “And Then We Grew Up” by Rachel Friedman. She writes about growing up and coming to terms with losing versions of yourself. It’s right up my approaching a quarter-life crisis alley. 

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Watching

The Fosters!! I watched season 1 so long ago so I am currently rewatching. 

Listening

Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack

International Women’s Day

It’s International Women’s Day today, and it’s hard to celebrate when women’s rights across the world and in this country are not safe. The fight for reproductive justice is not over and it includes the liberation of Palestinians. Please consider supporting Palestinian women today as a way to honor women today and throughout the month. Here are some organizations to support as well as where to read more!

Lastly, since this is my public diary, here is a poem I wrote about Women’s History Month several years ago. My creative writing teacher loved it so it’s worth sharing (though she had several edits). It’s still applicable to how I feel today, and now I have the honor of being around even MORE amazing women!!

See ya!

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you next week!

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