So, this whole 871 thing. It wasn’t like I was looking for signs or anything. Honestly, I used to roll my eyes a bit when people talked about “angel numbers.” Sounded a bit fluffy, you know? But then 871 started popping up. Everywhere. I’m talking receipts, license plates, the clock – 8:71, okay, no, not 8:71, but you get it, like 8:17 AM, or a phone number with 871 in it. Just… there.
At first, I just figured, “Huh, coincidence.” Shrugged it off. But it kept happening. For weeks. It got to the point where I’d see it and just sort of sigh, like, “Okay, universe, I get it, you’re showing me… something?” That’s when I decided, alright, if this is a thing, I’m going to treat it like a thing. No more just noticing and forgetting. I decided to actually track it. My own little experiment, if you will.
So, what I did was, I got this tiny, cheap notebook. Kept it in my pocket or bag. Every single time I saw 871, I’d whip out that notebook. I’d write down where I saw it, what time it was, and, this was key for me, what I was thinking about or doing right before I saw it. Seemed a bit daft at first, scribbling down “saw 871 on a delivery truck, was worrying about that bill again.” Or “8.71 on the price tag, was actually feeling pretty good about finally buying this thing.” It felt a bit like being a detective in my own life, a very low-stakes detective.
I did this for about a month. Didn’t look at the notes much, just kept adding to them. Then, one Sunday, I sat down with a coffee and opened that little book. And honestly? I was surprised. There wasn’t some magic voice telling me what 871 meant. But looking through my own scribbles, a pattern started to emerge. For me, personally, nearly every time 871 showed up, I was either stressing about money or, and this was the kicker, I was on the verge of making a decision related to my work, specifically about taking on new projects or pushing myself a bit more.
It was like the number was a little nudge. Not telling me what to do, but more like, “Hey, pay attention to this moment. This decision point? It’s important.” For me, 871 became this personal reminder to trust my gut, especially when it came to financial things or new opportunities. It wasn’t about some mystical message from beyond; it was more about the number making me stop and reflect on what was already going on in my head. The act of recording it forced me to be more mindful of those moments.
So, after that, I didn’t exactly stop seeing 871, but I stopped obsessively tracking it. It was like I’d figured out what my personal “channel” for that number was. It felt less like a weird haunting and more like a familiar tap on the shoulder. Like, “Okay, I know what this is about. Time to think clearly.” It didn’t make me rich or solve all my problems, far from it. But it did make me a bit more deliberate in moments that used to just fly by in a haze of worry or indecision. That little notebook? Still got it somewhere. A funny little record of a time I decided to really listen to the coincidences.
