{"id":1872,"date":"2015-01-12T15:41:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T15:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2021-05-08T14:38:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T14:38:27","slug":"looking-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/looking-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deb-Mell-sign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1873\" src=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deb-Mell-sign-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Deb Mell sign\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deb-Mell-sign-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deb-Mell-sign-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deb-Mell-sign.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>A week before the ball drop in Times Square and other traditions observed to welcome the new year, I talked to my friend Joanne on the phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be your year,\u201d she told me with conviction.<\/p>\n<p>She listened without judgment so many times this past year, times when my heart was heavy or when I felt very unsure of myself. The actual phrase she used sounded like the <strong><em>Year of the Rooster<\/em><\/strong> or the <strong><em>Year of the Rat<\/em><\/strong> in Chinese Zodiac parlance. She told me 2015 was going to be the <strong>Year of Deb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by her pronouncement, I made a <strong>Year of Deb<\/strong> poster for my office, which I hung just to the right of my desk. It showcased a favorite piece of art and my intention to have a very satisfying and fulfilling year.<\/p>\n<p>I assumed that surrounding myself with encouragement was my responsibility, but I noticed myself looking for signs from the universe that supported this notion.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, when I was driving home from errands, I turned at the corner of Wilson and Sacramento, as I do basically every time I come home. I wasn\u2019t sure I was seeing correctly, but I could have sworn two small yard signs bearing my name, were planted in the corner lot.<\/p>\n<p><em>Is this for real?<\/em> I wondered. I pass this spot almost every day, and I generally introduce myself by this shortened version of <em>Deborah<\/em>. Seeing this <strong>deb<\/strong> sign, like Joanne\u2019s prediction, made me feel that 2015 is going to be my year.<\/p>\n<p>A day after I first glimpsed the sign, despite a nasty wind chill, I trudged out with my camera to inspect it. Yes, indeed, the sign bore my name. It was simply a campaign tool for local candidate, but I chose to attach extra significance to seeing my name on a neighbor\u2019s lawn. A couple days later, a friend emailed to tease me about my name being on signs all over town.<\/p>\n<p>Well, my name is not exactly plastered all over town, but I expect I\u2019d find quite a few <strong>deb<\/strong> signs within the 33<sup>rd<\/sup> ward. When I studied the sign after my initial drive-by, I saw that the last name <strong>Mell <\/strong>was displayed in small print on the bottom and that the placard was decorated with light blue stripes and a spattering of red stars, in the style of the city\u2019s official flag.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I thought, Deb Mell is seeking re-election as alderman of my ward. The signs will probably be up through February 24<sup>th<\/sup> when the elections will be held.<\/p>\n<p>For the last several days, I\u2019ve noticed getting excited every time I drive past MY sign. I know I\u2019m not the <strong>deb<\/strong> referred to in the sign, but I\u2019d like to think that the sign is <em>for me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>People do this all the time. We can <strong><em>choose<\/em><\/strong> to be uplifted by all sorts of circumstances. When a new checkout line opens up at a crowded store and you happen to be in the right spot to be first in the new line, don\u2019t you feel good? Or, when you lose a cell phone or cherished scarf and remember when you last had it and return to the location and find it waiting for you &#8212; don\u2019t you feel destined for good fortune?<\/p>\n<p>Seeing my name on a sign that I pass every day at the beginning of what I want to think of as the <strong>Year of Deb<\/strong> is no small thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week before the ball drop in Times Square and other traditions observed to 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