Yes our biases and wishful thinking can lead to seeing signs that are not there, or jumping to conclusions. That's why when I first spiritually awakened my spirit guides, and I do mean spirits, encouraged me to practice discernment over resonance.

My coeditors Anthi Psomiadou, Claire Kelly and I have a pub dedicated to stories about synchronicity in all its forms and discussions such as you wrote here. Perhaps you would like to read in and write with us. Here's our homepage: https://medium.com/channspirations