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22:22, and Other Things I Still Believe In · Just Julia

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  SPEAKER_00: 2222 and other things I still believe in.
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  SPEAKER_00: I keep seeing 2222.
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  SPEAKER_00: And every time I do,
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  SPEAKER_00: a small part of me wonders whether someone,
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  SPEAKER_00: somewhere, is trying to tell me something.
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  SPEAKER_00: Which is funny, because I used to do almost exactly the same thing when I was a little girl.
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  SPEAKER_00: A friend and I had a little ritual on our way home from school in Brazil.
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  SPEAKER_00: We would look at the license plates of passing cars,
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  SPEAKER_00: searching for certain combinations of numbers.
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  SPEAKER_00: One meant someone was thinking about us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another meant someone liked us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe even loved us.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't remember every combination we used to look for,
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  SPEAKER_00: but I remember how much fun we had finding them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Two girls turning passing cars into little messages about our lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hadn't thought about those afternoons in years.
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  SPEAKER_00: Until the clock started doing the same thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: 12 12 14 14 17 17 19 19 22 22 23 23 Sometimes I take a screenshot.
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  SPEAKER_00: Other times, I immediately look up what they mean.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apparently, they're called angel numbers or mirror hours.
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  SPEAKER_00: Depending on the interpretation,
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  SPEAKER_00: they can represent new beginnings,
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  SPEAKER_00: trust, abundance, or a reminder that you're moving in the right direction.
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  SPEAKER_00: And yes, a part of me likes believing there might be something behind them.
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  SPEAKER_00: I also know there's a perfectly reasonable explanation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our brains are very good at recognizing patterns.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once something catches our attention, we tend to notice it more often.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps I'm looking at the clock a hundred times a day and only remembering
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  SPEAKER_00: the moments when the numbers happen to match.
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  SPEAKER_00: That makes sense to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: But here's what I find interesting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Knowing why I might be noticing these numbers doesn't explain why I care so much
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  SPEAKER_00: about what they mean.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think that's the part worth paying attention to.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lately, I've been thinking a lot about what I want the years ahead to look like.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then I glance at the clock.
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  SPEAKER_00: 2222.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I find myself looking up its meaning,
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  SPEAKER_00: reading about trust,
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  SPEAKER_00: alignment, and believing that things are unfolding as they should.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know it's an interpretation, but there are moments when I really want to believe it.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't expect a number on a clock to make my decisions for me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Still, some days, I would appreciate a little reassurance that I'm not making a mistake.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that brings me back to those afternoons after school.
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  SPEAKER_00: When I was a little girl, I wanted to know whether someone liked me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, as a grown woman, I sometimes want to know whether the life I'm imagining is possible.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe that's why I still look for signs.
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  SPEAKER_00: The questions have changed, but the curiosity hasn't.
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  SPEAKER_00: After all,
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  SPEAKER_00: when I read that 22-22 means trusting the direction of my life,
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  SPEAKER_00: why does that particular message stay with me?
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  SPEAKER_00: Why does that interpretation feel more comforting than any of the others?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is it because the universe wanted me to hear it?
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  SPEAKER_00: Or because some part of me already needed those words?
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't know.
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  SPEAKER_00: I may never know.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I don't think I need to stop enjoying the mystery.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'll probably keep taking screenshots, looking up meanings, and smiling at the occasional 12-12.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the next time I see one,
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  SPEAKER_00: I might pay a little more attention to the answer I'm hoping to find.
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  SPEAKER_00: What is the universe trying to tell me?
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  SPEAKER_00: Or, what am I already trying to tell myself?
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  SPEAKER_00: When you notice a coincidence or a sign, what do you find yourself hoping it means?
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  SPEAKER_00: Just Julia.