http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/11/million-dollar-experiment-open-your-money-doors/ Personal Development for Smart People Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/11/million-dollar-experiment-open-your-money-doors/#comment-16029 Mema’s Musings Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:29:21 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/11/million-dollar-experiment-open-your-money-doors/#comment-16029 [...] What could be the real reason behind my seemingly good fortune?  Well, I’ve looked for multiple explanations.  I mean, I pretty much find at least one penny a day.  So is there a reason why I seem to notice what others overlook?  Is it all just chance?  Dumb-luck?  So I went to the sometimes reliable, sometimes ridiculous internet to see if anyone had any similar instances.  Turns out, many did.  That’s right.  The old saying about “pennies from heaven” is the atypical belief to a phenomenon that–if you believe this guy–may be “conjured” into reality.  Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy, if you will.  Others feel that the pennies are messages from angels or the dearly departed.  I may not agree that there is some angel at work or that one of my deceased relatives is intentionally dropping pennies just for me to find them, but I can state that I find pennies.  A lot.  [...] [...] What could be the real reason behind my seemingly good fortune?  Well, I’ve looked for multiple explanations.  I mean, I pretty much find at least one penny a day.  So is there a reason why I seem to notice what others overlook?  Is it all just chance?  Dumb-luck?  So I went to the sometimes reliable, sometimes ridiculous internet to see if anyone had any similar instances.  Turns out, many did.  That’s right.  The old saying about “pennies from heaven” is the atypical belief to a phenomenon that–if you believe this guy–may be “conjured” into reality.  Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy, if you will.  Others feel that the pennies are messages from angels or the dearly departed.  I may not agree that there is some angel at work or that one of my deceased relatives is intentionally dropping pennies just for me to find them, but I can state that I find pennies.  A lot.  [...]

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