Serendipity

I always loved the word serendipity.  It is fun to say...fun to spell and it's definition is exciting.  Now you have to remember that I am a word junkie....these things are that which fuels my writing.

Accidental discovery.....blessing.....I don't know about you, but I love accidental discoveries and blessings.  I have experienced an abundance of them this past week. It made me wonder how it can affect one's life. Could it make a person do something unexpected and out of character? Could it change the course of your life? The words of Sarah Palin on the campaign trail, come to mind right now..."you betcha" it can change your life.

You have heard me talk about paying attention to the details of life so that you don't miss what is really important. Paying attention to an accidental discovery or blessing can be anything from a simple wake-up call.... that you only have one life and it's wise to live it fully.....to the fact that your life's journey needs to change and today is the day to do it. Taking chances to better your life with a new attitude and outlook will feel liberating.  It's like a woman with very long hair making the decision to cut her hair after 20 years.  She cannot believe how free she feels and how liberated she is from the daily rituals of taking care of that hair! I almost hear her sighing...."I should have done that years ago!"

I will be writing full time again in a few weeks and I think about my protagonists as part of my family.  I know they are in the mountains of Europe in a damp Monastery in the company of silent Monks. I know that they are missing their birth families back in Pennsylvania.  I know that with  Christmas coming, Hannah with her Amish heritage, is very mindful of her blessings. Anthony...a Muslim/Catholic from a mixed marriage is introspectful.....always wondering what his father would do in any given situation. He too is very aware of his blessings.....the most powerful blessing in his life lays next to him now....his Habibti....waking up and stretching like a cat....purring softly as she realizes her husband is watching her.

As is usual for them, she whispers in his ear...."Behebek habibi....Ich liebe dich."...their own special Arabic German declaration of eternal, undying love.