Serendipity

The Writer's Almanac for today informs us that the term "serendipity" was first coined in 1754.  I sit at my computer in my new house, the Virginia Wolfe House, and think of happy coincidence, unsought blessings, unexpected discoveries and abundance.

I have a deck of cards entitled "Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards" - I love these cards and pick out a card each day to contemplate.  Today's card is Rhiannon, a lunar Welsh sorceress who reminds me that I am magical and am able to manifest my intentions into reality.

It is the conjunction of serendipity and conscious intention that interests me.  What happy accidents might we unconsciously create, what spiritual wish list do we hold within our heart of hearts?  A friend recently gave me a book on 7000 ways to listen:  listen to my heart, listen to the breath of god on the wind, listen to the vast silence into which we will all someday wander.  In that silence we create a sacred space, a space of gratitude and wonder.

My life has been full of serendipity spiced with intention - the Virginia Wolfe house was found at the right time, when I needed storage space and a place to write, a retreat house.  I was adopted into a wonderful family at the age of 3 months - was I imagining this home in my infant despair?   A handsome prince came into my life unexpectedly after I spent a year writing poetry and contemplating a move to the Midwest.

Don't be afraid to wish, to dream - if it doesn't work out, you can make another wish, dream another dream.  You might find an unexpected path to wander, an unexpected silence to inform you.


"What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner." - Colette