My Run-in with 857
Okay, so I wanted to talk about this number thing today, 857. It started popping up a while back, and honestly, at first, I didn’t think much of it. You know how you see numbers everywhere, right? Just random stuff.
But then it got kinda weird. I remember grabbing coffee one morning, and the total came out to $8.57. Okay, fine. Later that day, I glanced at the clock on my computer, and boom, 8:57 PM. Still, could be a coincidence.
The next few days, though? It was like the universe was messing with me. Seriously.
- I was driving behind a car, license plate had 857 right in the middle.
- Flipping through an old notebook, found an address I’d jotted down… street number 857.
- Even saw it on a random billboard advertisement, part of a phone number.
It was just… there. All the time. After maybe the fifth or sixth time in just a few days, I couldn’t ignore it anymore. I’m not usually big into signs or stuff like that, but this felt different. It felt like a tap on the shoulder.
So, I sat down one evening. Didn’t pull out any books or search online right away. I just thought about it. What was going on in my life? Well, things felt kinda stuck. Same old routine, day in, day out. I wasn’t unhappy, exactly, but I wasn’t really excited either. Felt like I was just coasting.
Seeing 857 over and over made me pause. It made me actually stop and think. Was I supposed to be changing something? Shaking things up a bit?
I decided to just be more open. Open to small changes, new ideas, maybe saying yes to things I’d normally brush off. I didn’t make any huge, drastic moves. Instead, I started small.
- Tried a different route driving home.
- Started a little side project I’d been putting off.
- Reached out to an old friend I hadn’t spoken to in ages.
It wasn’t like magic happened overnight. But you know what? Things started feeling a little less stuck. Little shifts. Noticing that number pushed me, gently, to get out of my own way. It was like a reminder that things can change, even if it’s just tiny adjustments.
I don’t see 857 quite as often now, but when I do, it feels like a little nod. A reminder to keep paying attention and stay open. That’s my little story with it, just paying attention to the little nudges life gives you sometimes.
