Alright, let me tell you about this whole 9989 thing I went through. It wasn’t like some big spiritual awakening overnight, more like a weird pattern I started noticing a while back.
It began pretty randomly. I’d just glance at the clock, maybe late at night, and boom – 9:89 wouldn’t make sense, but maybe I’d see 99 or 89 pop up weirdly together, or maybe transaction totals like $99.89. At first, I just brushed it off. You know how your brain sometimes looks for patterns? Figured it was just that. Just coincidence.
But then it kept happening. Like, really kept happening. Saw it on license plates when I was stuck in traffic. Part of a phone number someone gave me. Even on order numbers for stuff I bought online. It got frequent enough that I couldn’t just ignore it anymore. It wasn’t scary, just… persistent. Like a little nudge I couldn’t quite figure out.
So, What Did I Do?
Honestly? For a while, nothing much. I just kind of noted it down mentally. “Huh, there it is again.” But after maybe the tenth or twelfth time in a short period, I started thinking. What was going on in my life right then?
Well, things were a bit shaky, if I’m being honest. Work was demanding, home life felt a bit out of whack, and I was definitely not taking care of myself. Felt like I was juggling too much and dropping all the balls. I was spread thin, mentally and physically pretty drained.
Seeing that number, 9989, popping up everywhere started to feel connected to that imbalance. It wasn’t telling me what to do, but it felt like it was highlighting the areas where things were off. Like holding up a mirror.
So, I decided to actually try and address it. It wasn’t a sudden fix, more like small steps:
- I started carving out a little time just for me, even just 15 minutes a day to sit quietly or go for a walk.
- I tried to be more honest with myself about what I could realistically handle at work and at home. Started saying ‘no’ a bit more.
- I made an effort to reconnect with things I actually enjoyed but had let slide – reading, listening to music properly, not just as background noise.
- Focused on getting my physical side sorted too – tried eating a bit better, getting more sleep. Simple stuff, really.
Where I’m At Now
It’s not like everything is magically perfect now. Life’s still messy. But things feel… steadier. That feeling of being constantly overwhelmed has eased off quite a bit. I feel a bit stronger, like I’ve got a slightly better grip on things.
Do I still see 9989? Occasionally, yeah. But it doesn’t feel like that constant, urgent nudge anymore. More like a little reminder to check in with myself, make sure I’m keeping things reasonably balanced.
Looking back, I don’t know if it was angels or just my own brain making connections because I needed to see something. But honestly? It doesn’t really matter. Noticing that pattern, that number, pushed me to stop and look at how I was living. It got me to actually do something about feeling burnt out and unbalanced. And that, for me, was the important part. It was the kick I needed to start sorting things out myself.
