Signals from The Universe

Let’s talk about signs.

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.

Even if we don’t acknowledge or realize it, we tend to look for signs for guidance. We love getting a sign when we are contemplating—especially a change. It’s a signal we are on the right track.

Recently I’ve been bombarded with yoga teacher training. Social media is blasting me with certifications. Google is showing me articles on the benefits, deeper studies, and the science.

All of this started when a local studio announced it was closing and I decided to open up my studio for rent. I had to do some research—I’ve never rented a studio nor been a landlord. I scoured social media, asked Google and Chat about rates, size, availability, and how to build a rental agreement based on state and local requirements.

I used the words studio, yoga, and fitness many, many times.

And then—here it comes—yoga teacher training offers start flooding my feed. How-to videos. Sequences with soundtracks. History. Wellness practices. Retreats. All of it.

I started thinking about reaching out to a friend who teaches yoga. I mean, why not, right? Even if I don’t teach a class, it’s still a good skill to have. I can use it in sound baths, ceremonies, and sessions. I’ve got all the reasons. And I’ve got all the signs.

Yoga is everywhere now—my feeds, my searches, even my friend’s posts that I rarely see are suddenly showing up. So of course my mind goes, “oh my God, look at all these signs.”

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.

And this morning, in my think tank—the shower—it hit me. The algorithm is feeding me my signs.

I’ll say it again. The algorithm is feeding me the signs. Anything I research, anything I engage with—it’s tracked and fed right back to me, buffet-style. It’s a feedback loop amplifying one moment of curiosity.

I did not like that realization.

Because as people who look for signs, we’re not going to find them in technology. Not really. Technology will inundate us with whatever we’re curious about, and in turn we think those are the signs.

Discerning signs is more than a face blast of one thing. If it’s meant for you, it will show up in different ways, in different places. Not just through a screen.

It may be a sign, but it’s not a definitive green light to do the thing. If you’re a sign person, you know we look for signs for big things as well as small things—what to do, where to go, what decisions to make.

When we’re looking for guidance…
signs need to show up in more than one place.

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.

Yeah. That’s my Tuesday morning. Be more aware. Signs need to come from different places, not just one. The internet—regardless of platform—is one place.