Hi all,
I'm new to AT and had been slowly reading through the older messages on the board to get acquainted when this one caught my eye. What a surprise to see that my 'special number' is special to so many others! I never would've guessed that 11 (or 1111) had been turned into a 'belief system' - actually it was a bit creepy (goosebump type of creepy) to read through that web site and realize what a world wide phenom it is! I always considered it my own personal number and I'm astonished to find that so many people feel a special connection to 11.
Just thought I'd share my own personal 11 history (brief version)
I was born on Nov. 11th (11-11), 7 pounds 11 ounces. My mom was in hospital room 111. My birth was just minutes away from 11pm and I used to tease my mom "couldn't you have asked the doctor to just wait a couple more minutes?"
Numerology: My birth name equals 11. My married name equals 11. I could go on and on... my husband was also born on the 11th (different month and year though), our post office box address is 11...
11 has always surrounded me and I have always felt a special connection to the number. My favorite personal 11 story is from my 11th birthday. My dad, acknowledging my funny little 11 connection decided to buy me 11 of those scratch off lotto tickets. I scratched them off and won... you guessed it! $11
($5 here, $2 there until all added to $11).
Oh! And one last thing. I've always done that "11:11 Make a wish!" when I see 11:11 on a clock. I thought I invented it!
My husband is used to it now, but used to give me strange side-ways glances. I've NEVER come across anyone who knew what I was talking about... I started it when I was very little because of my birthday - you know, like blowing out birthday cake candles. What a shock to read on that site that "school children have been doing this..." I am amazed....
Cat