On omens and signs.

There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that - Oscar Wilde

Factual information alone isn't sufficient to guide you through life's labyrinthine tests.  You need and deserve regular deliveries of uncanny revelation.  One of your inalienable rights as a human being should therefore be to receive a mysteriously useful omen every day of your life. - Rob Brezsny

Do you believe in  the validity of omens? Do you think there are certain signs we receive in life - whether through physical or spiritual means - that happen in order to move us along upon our path? I've always lived by the mantra that things happen for a reason, so yes, I believe in omens and signs. Not the omens described in Old Wives' Tales but in the peculiar happenings or things I see and find for no particular reason on any particular day. I am a highly spiritual person but I don't go looking for these things. When they happen, they just seem to make sense. Whether it's something I find on the street or something that I randomly read I truly feel they have a voice. I believe that they are bigger than mere coincidences.

Examples within my life that stick out in my mind:

1. Waiting on a table and having the guy tell me it was the "summer of love." Not soon after, I met my ex-fiancee.

2. My ex-fiancee's car got smashed by someone when we were in a store. A few weeks later, we broke up.

3. When I first met my ex-boyfriend, I found a Sponge Bob Square pants toy on the street. He ended up being quite immature and childish.

4. I found this little box of candy with X-men and other superheroes on it before I competed in November. I ended up doing pretty well in the competition.

5. When I was in Spain, I was drawn to this wedding ceremony that had taken place and I found a candy wrapper with a heart on it. My ex and I moved in not too long after I got back to the States.

6. Whenever I seemed to be having relationship problems, my friend Ryan, who lives down South, would always call or text me the next day without having spoken for months.

7. After having one of the worst weeks ever at school, I found a motivational letter on my work desk that was written by one of our custodians. (Heart me some Gary B!!)

8. I always seem to come across these books and websites, when I'm not looking for them, that have some sort of insight into issues and questions that I face at the time.

9. I recently found a heart shaped sunglasses lens in the parking space next to my car.

You might be able to say that I am the one who give these things meanings. However, I believe in the mysticism of the world and the binding energy to which we cannot give a rational explanation.