Serendipity

Is THAT not a great word, a great concept? What is serendipity to you? I remember a French woman in Paris speaking to me, her name is Evelyn, and she worked with my sister in law, Aude, when she lived there. She loved this word, and asked me what it meant to me, and she believed in the magic of it's power.

There are different definitions on the web, but it basically means that you make a desirable discovery by accident...like my Dream which led me to my stamps paintings, in my last (and first!) blog entry...I also like Wiki's definition ..."the effect by which one accidentally stumbles upon something fortunate while looking for something entirely unrelated". I think that my life has held very many serendipitous moments, there are there like little shining jewels, if we only take the time to notice. Tell me about the serendipity in your life...

I think that meeting my French husband held a lot of serendipity...he is quiet, I am loud, he is solitary, I am a social beast, he is Catholic, I am Quaker, he is serious, I am crazy, he is reserved, I am out there...on paper we would have never, ever worked...but 13 years later, 2 crazy cool kids later, 2 countries later, 6 moves later, a dog and a cat and lots of ups and downs later, I still feel that meeting him was a very fortunate accident...like most of the relationships and friendships I have had. A lovely series of accidental meetings that have made my life so full.