6.8.22 // No Coincidences

I don't believe there are coincidences.
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It's not that I think things are fated per se... but I believe there is energy guiding us and there is intention there. That is if we want there to be.
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Call it hippie-dippie, call it what you will, but it feels like intuitive alignment.
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I've started to keep track of the "coincidences" on a list on my phone.
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Moments when I've felt deep sadness and that I've needed a friend, I run into a friend in the parking lot who invites me to join for ice cream or insists on a neighborhood stroll and beer.
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Moments where I've felt like I've needed to be alone to process and I'll read something or hear something that will perfectly explain the depths of feelings I couldn't find the words for.
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Moments, when I've struggled with something and a new friend will emerge to kindly hold my hand through my struggle and share with me their own lessons and learnings.
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I used to just laugh and call it a coincidence, but I don't think it is anymore.
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I think something is connecting the dots.
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And when I truly trust my gut, the coincidences roll in.
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Why did I turn into that parking lot before the other errand? I don't know, but I felt like I needed to.
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Why did I choose that specific podcast to listen to at that exact moment? Why did I finally pick up the book I got for Christmas 3 years ago that night? I don't know, but I felt like I needed to.
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Why did I attend that dinner party when I didn't know anybody? Why did I attend that webinar when I had so many other things to do? I don't know, but I felt like I needed to.
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Because I needed to. Because there are no coincidences.