Serendipity

Sometimes things happen in our lives for a reason.

You know when you are sitting in a coffee shop with another person, just talking... and you have a funny feeling that in this moment... this is exactly where you are meant to be. Talking to them. Sharing your heart, your interests, your fears, your hopes and dreams.

That happened to me the other day with a friend of mine who I feel is coming back into my life at just the right time and for all of the right reasons.

We were in the middle of our conversation, when I looked her in the eyes and said, "Doesn't this feel so serendipitous?"
She agreed and we continued to piece together the puzzle of our wanting to see one another in strange and thought-provoking connections and signs.

It was truly amazing and very moving.

It's funny how people come and go in our lives... every day.

It's also a funny thing how you can think you have wronged someone, and in reality, they simply love you and want you to be happy.

As my friend explained to me, she likes to place people in the palm of her hand. She does not hold them in her fist. This way, they are free to come in and out of her life as they see fit, and she is free to close her fist to those who are not right for her at any time she chooses.

I guess I'm just trying to say that one should always be open to the unexpected and allow people who would not intentionally do them harm to enter his or her life as they see fit.
Just don't close your heart. Ever. No matter how hurt or scarred it may be. Always keep your heart open to new experiences and new people.

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