11:11

About a year ago, a day didn’t go by where I didn’t inexplicably turn to see a digital clock at exactly 11:11 or 1:11. I found it mildly amusing at first, but when it happened too many times to count on August 22, 2005, I immediately went to my computer and Googled “1111” and I got lots of hits -- all sharing a similar theme -- although it was the first hit that resonated best for me –something to the effect that the angels use the 11:11 time prompts to let us know that we are loved, that we are on the right track and that we are not alone. Further to this, it was recommended that whenever we see a time prompt, an appropriate response would be to acknowledge the presence of the angels with a simple “thank you.”

So, that's what I did – almost every day for the next year – lots and lots of thank you’s until about a month ago, another overwhelming day of 11:11 occurred. Of course, by this time I was seeing 1111 and 111 on clocks, watches, receipts, addresses – everywhere! Anyway, back I went to my computer to Google 1111 for the second time in less than a year. And that’s when I found a site I had missed a year earlier – a site that talked about the experiences of a man named George Mathieu Barnard and a group of spirit guardians he called Midwayers. He had written a few books on the subject. And he had a message board devoted to 11:11. His website contained a lot of information that I was unfamiliar with, and a lot that I was, but the interesting thing was, the more I read on the 1111angels message board the more I felt a whole lot of love for all the other people like me who had found the site because of 11:11. After a few hours of reading, I ordered George’s first book – the reading of which I talk about here

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On July 11, 2006, my angels had this to say about 1111:

It is with great pleasure that we share with you the reason for the 1111 sightings that have been baffling you for several months now. The sightings are not so much to urge you to take action of any sort as much as they are for your enjoyment. They are reminders that we are all on the same spiritual path together and we all share a common objective to bring peace and understanding to the planet at this time. Many souls are working towards this common goal at this time, and many of them are participating as you have been in the sightings of the 1111. This is all you need to know at this time regarding this phenomenon.

On July 24, 2006, I wrote the following in my journal:

I was standing under a hot shower this morning when it suddenly occurred to me that 11:11 is a call to be my authentic self – that in spite of the often restricting and conforming pressures of family and society and the feelings I have had from time to time that tell me that something is terribly wrong with the world and that I don’t belong, or that I am somehow different and alone and helpless to change the world, 11:11 occurrences not only affirm the opposite to be true, they also seem to be a wake-up call of sorts – a very special and personal call that crosses all cultural, religious and racial boundaries, encouraging me to take action, to lead by example, to forge an authentic path by willfully choosing to step off the culture train of fear. And while it seems to say all this to me, by its very nature it also tells me that we live in a benevolent universe, a universe where there are helpful, loving forces around us at all times – no matter who we are and where we live. And to this end, it is my belief that having an inherent sensitivity to 11:11 is not just about acknowledging and thanking the angels for watching over and guiding us, it’s also about cultivating an attitude of responsibility for the state of the world, gently urging us all to step out from the crowd in the uniquely loving ways that we can.

For the continuing story of my spiritual journey, please see this link.

UPDATE--October 21, 2011: More than five years have passed since I wrote this post about 11:11. Although, I definitely benefited from numerous interactions I had with many different people on the 1111 angels board, I have not participated there since 2009 as I came to discover, over time, that the site enforced a few rules and espoused a few beliefs that caused me to feel uncomfortable and to otherwise question my continuing participation. That said, I am grateful to George and the 1111 family for doing what they do, and for the time I spent with them. I also found Fire the Grid and Shelley Yates as a result of a post that someone once made on the board. And I am very grateful for that too.