Does synchronicity really exist?

Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing well!

This question has been on my mind and I would just like to hear what everyone thinks :)

Does “synchronicity” really exist? Or is everything just coincidence and random?

Just wondering, I like to hear everyone’s view points :)

I am not saying I completely believe in synchronicity, it’s just really interesting to me. Things I always think about always happens in my real life. A recent example: I was thinking about a friend a few days ago, really thinking in my mind about them and wondering how they are….... Then soon I get a friend request from them, messages, and wanting to meet up again…. After not seeing or hearing from them for over a year.

Another example is as soon as I wake up or go to sleep, or let’s say if I’m having trouble sleeping my friend will text me right at the exact time I grab my phone…........ All the time…. Or if I am feeling weird, nervous, etc, my friends always call at the RIGHT moment…. just strange…

That is probably just a mere coincidence, but things like that happen to me A LOT…. Not only with people, but with objects and places as well.

So my question is…... does synchronicity exist…? Or is everything I have experienced just random and does not hold meaning? Does manifestation exist ? Law of attraction?

Thank you to anyone who answers, I know my writing is kind of sloppy lol :)