Showing posts with label serendipity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label serendipity. Show all posts
May 7, 2016
The Law of Serendipity
From the 'you can't make this shit up' department:
Looking for some art supplies the other day, I accidentally found my 'diary' from around my 13th birthday.
The day of my birthday, which it seems that 13 was a big deal to me at that time, was a boring Tuesday. My birthday being so close to Christmas, I knew the drill, my birthday was often boring itself (especially on a Tuesday), but the overall season of birthday-Christmas was always great.
The entry on my birthday was short, so I couldn't help read it when I found it.
I signed my name Natalie.
???
The day of my birthday, which it seems that 13 was a big deal to me at that time, was a boring Tuesday. My birthday being so close to Christmas, I knew the drill, my birthday was often boring itself (especially on a Tuesday), but the overall season of birthday-Christmas was always great.
The entry on my birthday was short, so I couldn't help read it when I found it.
I signed my name Natalie.
???
February 21, 2016
On Serendipity
To describe my creative style right now, I'd be embarrassed to admit, sounds like I'm describing working with children.
Like I'm the child. (And I'm the teacher?) Not completely sure, but here it is:
I've been practicing leaning in to whatever I'm working on. Going with the flow of my interest at the moment, instead of trying to put myself on a schedule. Or, to be honest, with my brain, probably a schedule of schedules.
I know I can over plan. And I know I am working toward something that I want so much, it scares me. (And excites me.) I don't want to let myself get stressed about exactly how I'm going to get to my goals, to just figure out what I need to do and frickin' do it.
Anyway, I had another wonderful example of serendipity this weekend when I didn't judge a book by it's cover, but rather picked a magazine for it's free-bee. (#free-bee)
I had to fight with myself for a minute, to not just grab the first magazine that caught my eye, or be swayed by possible fool's gold, so I took a few more minutes to glance at the other crafty magazines that might somehow be better than the first one I was drawn to.
But I had to admit to myself that the free-bee (#free-bee) craft reminded me of the paper crafts my maternal Grandmother would have loved. Years ago she would have been the one at the Barnes and Noble with interest and spending money.
The magazine was wonderful, of course, or weren't you expecting a moral? And the cherry on top was proving again that Ideas Beget Ideas (#IdeasBegetIdeas) when an idea in the magazine sparked what may be my finest idea yet!
Well, we'll see.
But we'll also enjoy the ride.
;p
Like I'm the child. (And I'm the teacher?) Not completely sure, but here it is:
I've been practicing leaning in to whatever I'm working on. Going with the flow of my interest at the moment, instead of trying to put myself on a schedule. Or, to be honest, with my brain, probably a schedule of schedules.
I know I can over plan. And I know I am working toward something that I want so much, it scares me. (And excites me.) I don't want to let myself get stressed about exactly how I'm going to get to my goals, to just figure out what I need to do and frickin' do it.
Anyway, I had another wonderful example of serendipity this weekend when I didn't judge a book by it's cover, but rather picked a magazine for it's free-bee. (#free-bee)
I had to fight with myself for a minute, to not just grab the first magazine that caught my eye, or be swayed by possible fool's gold, so I took a few more minutes to glance at the other crafty magazines that might somehow be better than the first one I was drawn to.
But I had to admit to myself that the free-bee (#free-bee) craft reminded me of the paper crafts my maternal Grandmother would have loved. Years ago she would have been the one at the Barnes and Noble with interest and spending money.
The magazine was wonderful, of course, or weren't you expecting a moral? And the cherry on top was proving again that Ideas Beget Ideas (#IdeasBegetIdeas) when an idea in the magazine sparked what may be my finest idea yet!
Well, we'll see.
But we'll also enjoy the ride.
;p
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