The strangest thing has been happening to me lately, which has me wondering if it is coincidence or some sort of personal message.

I have been finding random amounts of change everywhere I go…. but mostly while running. At first it was a dime one day and a nickel then next but then I started seeing multiple coins on the same day… a penny on Merrimac Street and a nickel on High Street.

Then a day after I found a quarter on Federal Street and then a penny on Ferry Street and a dime in the parking lot of Stop and Shop.

When things happen with relative frequency it makes you wonder if they are connected.

Someone once told me that found pennies are from heaven.   My wife believes that finding pennies is good luck if you recite the words “find a penny …pick it up…. all day you’ll have good luck”.

So I looked on-line to see what other meanings I could find.  As you can imagine there were many accounts for the meaning of finding coins ranging from the spiritual, psychic, to the numerical.

Some believe that found coins are spiritual breadcrumbs that guide us in a certain direction toward our outer purpose in life as well as our inner purpose (but not both).

I pick up pennies when I find them just because I like the “find a penny” chant,  I thinks it’s the idea of having a good luck day that appeals to me.   As far as the other coins go, I tend to leave the dimes, nickels and quarters alone. Choosing to pick the coins up means that you allow yourself to be guided ……whereas leaving them on the ground means that you consciously give others an opportunity to walk that path.

Leaving them means you don’t believe you need the coins to find your way home and that those coins are signposts laid down only for those who need them.

Choosing to leave coins where you found them is viewed as a great spiritually empowering action on your part.
After a great deal of refection I’ve conclude that finding money on the street is sign that positive changes are afoot that are a reward or token of approval from beyond.

I have chosen to believe that my ancestors and deceased loved ones want me to know they’re looking out for me. I generally believed these thoughts to be true anyway but having my pathway lined with coins is a good reminder that change (see what I did there?) appears to be in my near future.  That’s my $.02 on this topic … and you can take that to the bank!