Season 2 Episode 2 - Seeing Signs Everywhere
Welcome back to the TOUGH LOVE ENERGY podcast.
In this week’s episode, I’m exploring something slightly different. As much as possible, I try to share practical tips and tools to help you around a particular topic, but this week, I wanted to share with you some more about the idea of ‘signs from the universe’, and what exactly it means when we see these signs around us.
Not that long ago, I was a little worried that I was becoming obsessed with seeing signs in just about everything, and so I put this question into Google to try and understand further - ‘What does it mean when you keep seeing signs?’
What came back was this: the describing of signs as ‘tricks of the mind’ and as ‘confirmation bias’. It went on to say, “we unconsciously seek such information out and then ascribe meaning to it, and that the real truth about seeing “signs” is that people often only look for them – or think they are seeing them – when they are uncertain.”
Whilst I didn’t agree with this entire definition, I would say that they were right about the confirmation bias. We can definitely interpret signs to mean whatever it is that we want them to mean. But, it also made me realise that my looking out for signs and the meaning I ascribe to them has, in reality, given me enormous comfort over the years.
As someone who has experienced a number of close personal bereavements in my life, I remember searching for signs that the person I was grieving wasn’t totally gone. In the early days, when I wasn’t sure who it was that I should be grieving (having experienced multiple losses in short succession), seeking and finding signs gave me a great deal of reassurance.
Naysayers and sceptics will write off the idea of seeing signs as mere coincidence - and if that’s you, that’s totally okay. When it comes down to it, only you know if you’re open to the belief that the universe is sending you signs all the time.
During the episode, I explore some of the common signs that tend to show up for me, and others – such as dates of significance, repeated numbers and signs from the natural world. I also share an experience that happened to me recently, which felt very much written in the stars and that I just can’t explain away rationally.
Whether you’re a believer or not, signs can help us to make greater sense of the world around us, and find validation in our choices and decisions. I hope you enjoy the episode and that it gives you something to ponder over; perhaps a new way of looking at the idea of signs and what they might mean to you.
As always, I love to hear from you so do share with me what you thought of this week’s episode. Does the idea of seeing signs resonate with you? Is there a particular sign that you keep finding or noticing?
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Until next time, much love,
Niamh x