From the article: Amazing Coincidences
Coincidences are startling when they happen to us because they are so unexpected and give us the feeling of something that is "meant to be." Have you (or someone you know) had an experience with a remarkable coincidence or instance of synchronicity? Tell us about it. Share your story
The Message
- In 1982, my family moved from Minnesota to Wyoming; it was a hard time for us, as my brother had recently died. Moving elsewhere for job prospects, etc., we didn't think we needed many of the odds and ends a household will stack up, and my mother and I spent the month before the move sorting and taking items to 2nd hand shops (this was before eBay). I had sorted a box of books out that I didn't want to move, and Mom did the same; we then took the books down and sold them. It was only after we got to Wyoming and unpacked that I found I'd mistakenly given away a box of my brother's books rather than my own. I faced up to them being gone, and a few months after moving to Casper, I found myself at a local thrift shop; the first thing to catch my eye as I entered was a book that I'd read and enjoyed, and I grabbed it as a 'back up' copy. As I paid, I almost fainted: inside the cover was my brother's name, in his printing - one of the wayward books. The title? 'Life After Death'.
- —skycaptaineddie
Shadow People
- I typed my story and found no place to send it. This is the third time I thought I was sending my stories!
- —Lady437
Beloved pet
- I went through a difficult time in my teens. When I needed comfort, my cat always would come to me. Only when I was upset, would he let me hold him. I loved him dearly. When I moved to a new town, I took my cat. He escaped one day and came home soon after. He had gotten a wound while outside and became sick. On the following day, an hour before his vet appointment, he was nowhere to be found. A Room mate must have let him outside. He didn't come home. I cried for weeks, put up posters. After a month I had a day where I came to the conclusion he was dead. I prayed to god to grant me one miracle, that my cat would come home to me. That night as I came home late from work, I felt something rub my leg in the dark. Turned the light on and there he was!! He was fat and healthy. Funny thing being, I had never asked god for anything before, but the one time I did, he granted it to me. I took him to the vet next day. Told her the story. She said she had treated him while he was missing.
- —Guest Maria D.
Paris - Corday coincidence
- On my first trip to Paris, I enjoyed seeing all the famous attractions, but had always been interested in the French Revolution and so visited a number of places that tourists would not usually go. I found the location of the assassination of Jean Paul Marat, who was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday in 1793. She had travelled to Paris from Caen to commit the murder as she was appalled by the excesses and bloodshed of the Revolution. The location was now a dental surgery about 10 years old and the house where it happened obviously long gone. I went back to my hotel at 19 Rue Herold near the Louvre and had a wonderful holiday. 2 years later, I chanced upon a book called "The Terror" which dealt with the revolution and had a chapter about the assassination. I was absolutely stunned to see that Charlotte Corday had stayed at 19 Rue Herold and left there on the morning to commit the murder !!! Of all the hotels in that huge City - I had stayed at the exact one she did !!
- —Guest John C
Coincidences
- When I was 18 yrs old,my parents began searching for a suitable groom for me, by distributing my horoscope to acquaintances. An unscrupulous man, came to our house, falsely claiming to be a grooms relative,got Rs.1500 from my father,to bring them to our house, and went away for good.(In India job and marriage are the two things most people get cheated for.) The man's concocted details,about his imaginary groom, which impressed my father to part with money, are; 1.He is a mechanical engineer with a masters degree. 2.His mother is a teacher,& his father is a central govt employee. 3.His mother is a devotee of a saint in Kanchi,and named him after the saint,as Chandrasekaran. 4.He is living in Madras. 5.Has one elder & one younger brother & one elder sister. 6.Working in Brakes India,Padi Madras. 7.Lived in the suburban area of the city. After two years of this,as a reply to our ad,in The Hindu my husband's family matching the above details,contacted us and our marriage took place.
- —Guest Ananthi G Chandrasekaran
every day a coincidence
- every day without fail, 2 or 3 times, I read a word and a second before,at or during me reading it, somebody on the TV says the same word. But, that said, these are only coincidences if I notice them, otherwise they remain NOTHING !
- —Guest Paul jackson
The puppy we loved
- The dobermann we owned gave birth to 13 pups,out of which,we sold all except one,we loved.Later,sadly we have to sell that also. After about 3 years,as I cannot trace its whereabouts I fervently prayed to lord,and immedietly the next day,as I went to an antique shop I rarely visit I found my puppy fully grown.
- —Guest Ananthi.G.Chandrasekaran
miracle in the womb and all around
- i was pregnant in 2001 with my 4 child at 29 years old, it was a normal full term pregnancy except for the fevers of 104, although i went to the doctors about this tests always seem to get lost. but my feeling was that something was going to happen to my baby. and i guess God knew it too cause no one belived me,I dont drive so as my stomach was getting bigger i looked as if i was having triplets...I was often stopped in the street by strangers driving telling me get in GOD told them too or spirits told them too or dead relatives, and this happened at least 30 times with this pregnancy. i could not understand...but on march 20 2002 i was getting ready to give birth to my son in pre delivery... my sons cord broke off in my stomach and my son was breathing and drowning he died 17 minutes and many blood transfusions and paddles to his little heart. he was almost 10 lbs now he is nine and has developmental delay. I actually caught an angel beside him in the hospital..NO LIE!
- —Guest nancy smith
Lover's Coincidence
- When I lived in Virginia Beach, VA, My daughter met and married a Navy man, & they Xferred to Pensacola, FL. She worked while he was sent to sea on the Kennedy ship. She called me, lonely, missing her new husband- said the only way she could leave work is if it were an emergency. Next day, I had emergency and she was at my home from airport by 2pm. I got a call from a friend who wanted me to meet a lady just come in to town for dinner. Said no, because my daughter was here- friend said bring your daughter. Went to given address on the beach at 6pm. After dinner, checked my messages, and her husband had called and left a number- I called him- he was in a hotel lobby as the ship had problems and the Navy flew them in to Virginia Beach while ship was repaired- I looked out window and saw his Hotel right behind house- without telling why, told him to walk out door- told my daughter to walk out door and go towards hotel- I watched as they saw each other and started running to embrace.
- —Guest Mikeylorene
Coincidence at work
- I broke this down in point form so it might be easier to understand * We usually have 5 refunds per day, yet TWO happened in my half an hour lunch break * 2 identical products (size, design and all) except one is chrome and one is plastic * However they were refunded by separate customers, contrary to my original belief they were refunded by the same customer * At first, I mistakenly confirmed that this was true, but only because the customer who refunded the chrome one also refunded another item, its code PC031 * The plastic product’s code is PC301 * This mistake wouldn’t have happened if I saw PC031 where it should have been, on my desk. But PC031 wasn’t there! * On my lunch break, I happened to be reading this exact page of coincidences! No later than 5 mins after I finished reading! I thought this was quite bizarre, even though no one at work thought it was
- —Guest coincidence at work
2 odd totally true stories
- I have two odd coincidences to share. The first story involves my aunt (by marriage) and my uncle (my mothers brother). They couldn't have children so they adopted three infants, none of which had any blood ties. Two boys and one girl. The oldest boy had health issues involving his kidneys. From a very young age he required dialysis, an upon reaching his 30's was put on a donor registry. With no matches and his health declining rapidly, it was decided that my aunt and uncle along with his adopted siblings would be tested to find out if any of them would be a possible donor. As it turns out, the girl, (the youngest of the 3) was a match, she volunteered to donate one of her kidneys, the surgery was a sucess, the kidney wasn't rejected and my cousin is now nearing 50. Second story: A local antique dealer died of a heart attack (a complete shock as he wasn't very old) his mother was leaving town after making his funeral arrangements and was killed in an automobile accident the next day.
- —Guest lori
F above middle C
- This is not a story that happened to me, but one I read about. A girl owns a piano, and one key is broken (F above middle C). She goes on a vacation and sees a piano. She sits down to play and one key is broken: F above middle C
- —Guest Phia
Business
- I flew to Pennsylvania for work in late 2010. My stay was in a hotel of a small town for only three days. About a week later, I was preparing my expense report but couldn't find my hotel receipt. Searching the internet, I found the number and gave them a call in hopes that I could get a copy of the receipt sent to me. The receptionist searched the system for my name and the days I was there. "There you are, John Wiley. You had our premium suite with a Jacuzzi?" she asked. I laughed. No way would the company have done that for me. "No, I had a king-sized deluxe room," I said. "No." I could hear her smiling. "It's right here. You stayed with us for a week." I thanked her and hung up. I knew there was a mix-up, but how did it happen? After explaining it to my boss, he asked if I had called the right hotel. As it turns out, I called the hotel across the street -- the Holiday Inn and not the Hampton Inn.
- —Guest John Wiley
Going Home
- I came New Zealand in 1973 after both my parents had died, and I was adopted by another family, and we emigrated. My husband of almost 30 years died in April, 2003. I went back home to England in May with my brother to Manchester. I decided I wanted to look for my mother's grave in Northumberland, North Shields. I knew which cemetery, but she had no stone. I had not been to the grave since I was 13 years old and had no information of dates, only her name. I went to the information desk, and after about 5 minutes the lady came back to say she had found her. She asked me if I knew what day it was? I replied "Tuesday." She said, "I mean the date." I said I didn't know the exact date, but knew it was May. She said, "It is May the 13th. Does that mean anything to you?" I replied, "No it doesn't." She then said, "This was the date that your mother was buried here at the cemetery 32 years ago," adding, "You are here for a reason." To this day I don't know why I chose that particular day to look for her.
- —Guest Denise Gardiner
Very strange
- My name as well as my father's name is Ben Martinez. We moved to a small town in eastern New Mexico when I was about 13 years old. While living at this house we experienced numerous odd events. My niece of 5 told my mom that she was very scared, and when asked why she said there was a dark man with long teeth coming to get her. One day while doing some work on the roof of our house, we noticed something scraped into the cement on the chimney.... it was the name Ben Martinez -- in my hand writing! The house was built in the 1950s. This was only one of many strange happenings, but I still get chills every time I pass that house.
- —Guest Ben Martinez
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