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Have you ever experienced a moment so eerily coincidental that it felt like the universe was speaking directly to you? This week on Balance Baby, we peel back the layers of these mysterious experiences, guided by Carl Jung's concept of synchronicity. I’ll share my own journey and how I learned to interpret signs from the universe, whether they come in the form of animals, objects, or numbers. Inspired by a transformative encounter with a woman, who introduced me to the power of personal symbols, you'll hear a touching story about a hummingbird that served as a divine message from her deceased father. Through this heartfelt narrative, you'll see just how comforting and guiding these signs can be.

Synchronicity isn't just a fancy term; it’s a profound way to connect more deeply with the world around us. We’ll discuss how recognizing these signs can bring a newfound sense of meaning and connection to your life. By staying open and paying attention to repeated patterns and unusual occurrences, you can tap into personal guidance like never before. I'll also share practical tips on strengthening your intuition through meditation and journaling, and the importance of expressing gratitude for these universal messages. Join our uplifting community of beautiful souls as we navigate this magical journey together. If you’re finding value in our episodes, please consider leaving a five-star review. See you next week for more inspiring stories and teachings!

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Harkaren (00:03):
Hello everyone and welcome to Balance Baby, the
podcast designed to help youconsistently show up as the best
version of yourself.
My name is Harkaren and I'll beyour host.
I'll be here every week sharingstories and teaching you
techniques to prioritize theonly thing we have any control

(00:25):
over in this world ourselves.
I am beyond excited for thisweek's episode.
It's something I love to talkabout but haven't really had the
opportunity to explain indetail.
If you know me in real life,chances are you think of me

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whenever you see a ladybug, butif you don't already do so, you
might start by the end of thisepisode.
Today we're diving deep into themagical world of signs from the
universe and the incrediblepower of our intuition.
I can't pinpoint when exactly Istarted believing in signs from

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the universe.
In hindsight, it was probablythat afternoon in my marital
bedroom when I asked thequestion is this it?
But it wasn't like aninstantaneous knowing.
It took a lot of time andintrospection to connect those
dots.
The universe has an interestingway of bringing people,

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experiences and information tous to lead us towards our
highest path.
Signs are messages sent to us bya higher power, a way for the
universe to communicate with usand guide us on our path.
These signs can come in manyforms Objects, animals,

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numbersurance or simply areminder that we are not alone.
They could be signs from adeceased loved one or a guardian
angel, or from the universeitself.
When we do encounter signs, inthose moments that seem to carry
special significance, we oftenquestion their authenticity.

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Are they truly messages fromthe universe or just random
occurrences?
The Swiss psychoanalyst CarlJung introduced the term
synchronicity to describe theseseemingly meaningful
coincidences.
He proposed that there is ameaningful connection between

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events that are not casuallyrelated.
For example, you're thinking ofan old friend when you suddenly
run into them, or you'rereliving the memories of your
favorite concert when suddenlyyour playlist shuffles to a song
from that same concert.
These events feelinterconnected, not because one

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caused the other, but becausethey resonate with a deeper,
universal meaning.
Signs can take us from onestate of being to another, like
from despair to hope.
Powerful guiding forces existthat steer us towards happier
and more authentic lives.

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Once you learn to see thesesigns and messages, you will
never be able to unsee them.
They will forever have thepower to infuse your past,
present and future with new andprofound meaning and, in this
way, transform your life.

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The universe is always sendingus signs, whether you believe it
or not, and it will continue tosend us signs.
Our job is simply to remainopen to receiving these messages
of love and guidance.
I can't wait to share this nextpart with you the stories that

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I hold near and dear to my heart.
In Season 2, episode 5, I spokeabout spirit guides and
teachers.
I spoke briefly about a womanwho I used to get laser
treatments from.
We'll just call her Auntie tomake it easier to follow along.
The first moment Auntie and Imet, we clicked.

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She has the most amazing auraabout her.
She was the most enlightenedhuman I've ever met.
Everything about her felt likea warm hug, from the words she
spoke to the tone she used andher general energy.
She had a beautiful home whereshe welcomed her clients.

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She had a beautiful home whereshe welcomed her clients.
She had a loving relationshipwith her husband and intelligent
, successful children, happy andhealthy grandkids, and spoke so
lovingly about herdaughter-in-law and son-in-law.

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No-transcript.
I would see her a few times ayear, but every time I saw her
the vibes were the same.
She was older than my mom, butwe connected very deeply and I
learned so much from her in ashort period of time.
She was a retired LPN, so weinitially got along talking

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about nursing and what drove usto the field.
We slowly transitioned intotalking about spirituality and
she would often recommend booksor YouTube videos for me to look
into.
For example, she was my firstintroduction to the teachings of
Dr Wayne Dyer.
I appreciated the guidance somuch because, other than my

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therapist, no one else in mylife was really on a spiritual
path at that time.
Although she was born in India,her family immigrated to Canada
in the 60s, so she grew up inCanada.
She would always talk solovingly about her parents, and
especially her dad.
The way she talked about him,he came across as someone

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incredibly wise and deeplyspiritual.
Now I can't remember the exactstory, but this was the gist of
it.
She told me how he always kepta beautiful garden and how he
loved hummingbirds.
There would often behummingbirds at his house when

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she would go to visit him whenhe eventually passed away.
The day he passed away,auntie's husband told her Come
quick, you have to see this.
She went to the back patiowhere her husband was and there
was a hummingbird in herbackyard.
No hummingbird had come to heryard before, but today of all

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days, there was one.
She had the confirmation sheneeded that her dad was okay and
that he was still with herneeded that her dad was okay and
that he was still with her.
How freaking beautiful.
I love that so much.
So much so that the next time Isaw my therapist I was telling

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her the same story.
This was in the thick of myseparation and divorce, so my
whole life was very much aroller coaster.
I felt very pulled between thenew life I was stepping into and
the old life I was leavingbehind.
I needed more reassurance andclarity than any other time in

(08:04):
my life.
My therapist said somethingvery interesting to me.
She said I could also choose asymbol, one that would represent
the universe, something tosymbolize that I was in
alignment and on the right path.
As soon as she said I couldchoose a symbol, a symbol chose

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me.
My brain was flooded with warmthoughts of a childhood memory.
My cousin lived beside a farmand I used to spend a lot of
time there growing up.
The neighbors raised livestockand had long, tall grass growing
in their yard.
We would often go outside andfeed the goats through the fence

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and every once in a while,hundreds of ladybugs would fly
out of the tall grass.
Although I hated bugs, therewas something about ladybugs
that I always liked.
When my therapist said I couldchoose a symbol, my brain
instantly played a memory ofladybugs flying out of the tall

(09:12):
grass and I knew then thatladybugs were my symbol from the
universe.
But then something trulymagical happened.
Soon after my therapy session, Iwas headed to the beach with my
friend session.
I was headed to the beach withmy friend.
We were chatting and catchingup on the drive and I told her

(09:40):
about this new symbol I had tosignify my alignment with my
higher self and source energyand just the universe in general
.
As I was telling her this story, I felt so uplifted and I felt
all the good energy flowingwithin me.
She got excited about the ideaand decided she was going to
figure out a symbol as well.
Anyways, we got to the beach andthe tide was way out.

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We wanted to set up our beachchairs so that our feet were in
the water.
To set up our beach chairs sothat our feet were in the water,
but it would be a few hoursbefore we could do that from the
shore.
So we decided to walk as farout as possible and just move
backwards as the tide started tocome in.
So we're sitting on the beachin our chairs in the middle of

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where the ocean should be, justenjoying our afternoon.
As we're talking, my friend waslooking at me and a ladybug
literally landed in my hair.
I was in disbelief.
I had just been talking abouthow ladybugs are my symbol from

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the universe, that I'm inalignment, and within 30-40
minutes of that conversation, areal ladybug lands on me in the
middle of the beach at low tide,where no ladybugs should be.
I couldn't even process it.
The ladybug just chilled therewith us for a bit until it

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eventually flew off A littlewhile later.
The tide was coming in quicklyand water was beginning to pool
all around us.
We decided to relocate to theshore.
As we were walking back withour stuff, we noticed a piece of
seaweed floating by, and on itwas a ladybug, maybe the same

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one, I have no idea.
I scooped it up so it wouldn'tdrown, and it caught a ride back
to shore on my arm.
It crawled around my hand andmy wrist drying its wings, and
after a few minutes it flew away.
If I had any doubts at all,they were gone.

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I can't logically explain how aladybug ended up in my hair and
then again on a floating pieceof seaweed in the middle of the
ocean.
It felt like a powerfulaffirmation from the universe
telling me I was exactly where Ineeded to be, both physically

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and spiritually.
This experience was more thanjust a coincidence.
It was a synchronicity, ameaningful coincidence that was
too perfect to be random.
It reinforced my belief thatwhen we are open to the universe
and its messages, we canreceive guidance and reassurance

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in the most unexpected ways.
And those ladybugs were justthe first of hundreds I have
seen over the last four years,reminding me to stay hopeful and
trust in the journey.
And although this all soundsfun and uplifting, you might be

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wondering why someone shouldlook for signs from the universe
.
For signs from the universe.
Recognizing and interpretingthese signs can bring a deeper
sense of connection and meaningto our lives.
It's like having a personalcompass to help guide us through
life's ups and downs.
Signs can provide comfortduring tough times, validate our

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decisions times validate ourdecisions and inspire us to take
bold steps towards our dreams.
So how do you start recognizingthe signs.
The first step is to be openand aware.
Pay attention to the patternsand synchronicities in your life

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.
Have you ever thought ofsomeone and then they called you
out of the blue?
Or maybe you heard a song thatperfectly resonates with your
current situation?
These are not mere coincidences.
They are the universe's way ofspeaking to you.
Some common signs includeseeing repeat numbers like 1111

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or 333, or encountering animalsin unusual ways, or finding
feathers or coins andexperiencing other
synchronicities.
These signs often have personalmeaning that resonates with our
unique life experiences.
Often have personal meaningthat resonates with our unique
life experiences.
But here's the exciting partyou can also ask for specific
signs.
If you're seeking guidance orconfirmation, you can request a

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particular sign from theuniverse.
It could be anything a specificanimal, a particular word or
even a song.
The key is to be clear in yourrequest and open to receiving
the messages in unexpected ways.
My friend from the beach daydecided on rainbows as her

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symbol, so whenever I see arainbow, I think of her, and as
she navigates her journey, shesees them all the time.
Actually, she just got backfrom a trip to Australia and saw
so many rainbows while she wasthere, but the most significant

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was a triple rainbow on her lastday.
Was a triple rainbow on herlast day?
Do you know how rare that is?
I had to google it and there'sonly been five reported in the
last 250 years.
She is one of a few humans whohas ever gotten to witness
something so magical.

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The universe was definitelycommunicating with her, and now
it's up to her to connect thedots and determine what it all
means.
Right now, I feel fortunatebecause I'm in a place where I'm
more aligned than ever before.
So, yes, I see the ladybugs, Isee the angel numbers, I'm

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constantly noticingsynchronicities, but the part
that's been truly life-changingis my connection with my
intuition.
There are some signs that youcannot see and you cannot hear,
but you feel them deep inside,like a gut feeling or a sixth

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sense.
Connecting with our intuitionallows us to make decisions that
align with our highest good,leading to a more fulfilling and
authentic life.
Trusting your intuition is likebuilding a muscle.
Trusting your intuition is likebuilding a muscle the more you
use it, the stronger it becomes.

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Over time, you'll find thatyour intuition becomes a
reliable source of guidance andwisdom.
One way to strengthen yourintuition is through meditation
and mindfulness.
By quieting the mind and tuninginto our inner selves, we

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create space for our intuitiveinsights to come through.
Meditation helps us become moreaware of our thoughts and
feelings, allowing us todistinguish between which ones
are truly guiding us and whichones are just noise.
Even a few minutes ofmindfulness each day can make a

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significant difference in howconnected we feel to our
intuition and the signs from theuniverse.
Another great way to enhanceyour intuition is by journaling.
Writing down your thoughts,feelings and experiences can
help you identify patterns andthemes in your life.

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It's a powerful way to reflecton the signs you've received and
how they've guided you.
Over time, you may noticereoccurring symbols or messages
that become more apparent as youput them into words.
Journaling can also serve as arecord of your journey, allowing

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you to look back and see howthe universe has been
communicating with you all along.
Albert Einstein was famouslyquoted as saying Albert Einstein
was famously quoted as sayingthe intuitive mind is a sacred
gift and the rational mind is afaithful servant.
We have created a society thathonors the servant and has

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forgotten the gift.
It's important to trust theprocess and be patient with
yourself, developing a deepconnection with your intuition
and the universe takes time andpractice.
There will be moments of doubtand uncertainty, but that's all
part of the journey.

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Remember the universe alwayshas your back and it's
constantly working to guide youtowards your highest good.
And don't forget to expressyour gratitude whenever you do
receive a sign.
Doing so will put you in a highvibration of joy and love and

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allow amazing experiences toenter your life.
Thank you so much for tuning into my eighth episode of season
two.
As you go about your day, startpaying attention to the little
things.
Notice the patterns, thesynchronicities and the gut

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feelings.
Take a moment to acknowledgethem and see how they resonate
with your current situation.
You might be surprised at howoften the universe is trying to
communicate with you.
And remember it's okay to askfor signs and to trust that you

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are being guided and to trustthat you are being guided.
I hope this episode has inspiredyou to explore the magical
world of signs from the universeand to deepen your connection
with your intuition.
The journey is unique for eachof us, but it's filled with
wonder and discovery.
Trust the signs, trust yourintuition and know that you are

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always supported.
I can't wait to continuesharing all the people and all
the places the universe hasguided me to.
If you're enjoying my podcast,please consider leaving a
five-star review and I'll seeyou next week for episode nine.
Together here, we're creating acommunity of beautiful souls,

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ready to uplift each other,ready to experience all the joy
that this life has to offer us.
And don't forget life is allabout balance, baby.
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