Serendipity

Pink Think: "In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts." - Peter McWilliams

Photo by Sparks68 on Flickr

Love that word. Serendipity, serendipity! It sounds like the anthem to a joyful dance.

I also love what can come out of it.

Just a brief recap of this eventful weekend. Between my son's soccer game and an evening of rodeo, I dropped off a movie we'd rented. On my way home, I saw lots of cars at a private museum I'd always been curious about and had on my to-call list for a possible feature story. I stopped and gate-crashed and the hosts were very gracious. I ended up covering this cool event that commemorated D-Day.

I admit, I did have to call my hubby on my frantic way home to get my notebook.

Me: Quick question. What is D-Day?

And my husband very sweetly gave me a mini-wiki about the Normandy Invasion. I love this guy so much. He is not only the best husband and dad, he also is very smart. I took an American history class in college, but I admit, I was a junior and not getting enough sleep to pay close attention!

I was reminded once again that to be a good journalist, it really helps to read widely on all sorts of subjects. Thank goodness for the internet when I was fact-checking frantically on a story I began writing at 4 pm and submitted at 7.

I was still making some calls on my way in to the rodeo, but I had already sent in my article; just taking care of few fact-checks. It was such a relief to push that send button earlier. I can obsess about stories over days, and although I only had a few hours on this, in some ways, I think the words flowed better for me because I didn't edit it to death.

What a treat to talk to the veterans. I learned so much and had fun to boot.

Click here for the result of my adventure.

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What have YOU discovered "by accident" that has given you pleasure?