I'd never quite been one to believe in luck.
From grade school bingo cards, to the college housing lottery, to contests and fundraisers---I hardly had a lucky streak. Instead, just about every time I hoped for something, everytime I had what seemed like "that one chance" to win something, either I didn't win, or ended up with a very unexciting reward. A dollar, from my lottery ticket, oh boy. Or I'd always be one square short in Bingo before some yuppie jumped out of the seat like his pants were on fire. Sheesh.
What was wrong with my perception of luck, was that I saw luck as a tool. A means to an end. I thought that at times, maybe if I wished hard enough, Lady Luck would come through, taking my hyper-focused willpower and transforming it into well-deserved rewards. Like some alchemical process--maybe if I truly believed, it would happen.
Serendipity on the other hand can't be premeditated. See it as a device to be controlled, and you ruin the point. It is simply the pleasant surprise. Which brings me to this blog:
I love stories. Exchanging them, telling them, writing them; you name it. Once in a while, God, or whichever deity you believe in decides to plop a wonderful person or thing in your lap, saying "Here, enjoy," or "good luck." From asking strangers in airplanes how they fell in love, to revealing a single degree of separation a thousand miles away in a little cafe, to discovering I could surprise a florist's wife with a thiry-person chorus for their anniversary, to getting a chance to play ukulele for my AirTran flight seatmate's family in exchange for a ride home---I love keeping tabs on these little moments of serendipity. These little "crazy random happenstances" as Doctor Horrible would say. It is these moments that remind me to be thankful, to enjoy life as it happens, and to smile at life's odd little turns. And well, considering how my life has had quite a few bumps in the road as of late, I created this little storytelling/journaling blog as a catharsis for myself too.
Time to get writing. Now where should I start?
