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When I’m out here searching the net for savvy links, I usually have no idea where they’re going to come from. I like to run into them…

serendipitously (adverb) come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries. (Dictionary.com)

That is a lot of fun for me to find new things this way. I guess that’s where my motto “expect the unexpected” came from.

Actually, I came upon it unexpectedly. No pun intended. One of my friends from SU, ‘FM’, used that comment to describe my site there, the first time our paths crossed. (His wife had been ill, but was in recuperation and he had lots of joy!) I had, unintentionally, given him the acronym that stuck, “FM” (It reminded me of a radio station that was tuned to “Joy”!) stands for “FaithMinded”. There was that bit of…

synchonicity (noun) Coincidence of events that seem to be meaningfully related, conceived in Jungian theory as an explanatory principle on the same order as causality. (Dictionary.com)

…that was in play at the time. I love when that happens!

So I came upon this posting in the same manner…

happenstance (noun) an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental [syn: coincidence] (Dictionary.com)

It’s a lovely piece and it expresses how I feel about getting older (I agree with most, but say maybe a small few that I have a quandry with — specifically, the “get angry at God” one. I’ve been angry at God before, and that’s something that I don’t want to do anymore, because who am I to be angry at HIM. He’s my Maker!) and how in spite of the problems and issues that we have to deal with — Life is still a beautiful gift. So I want to play with this purpose in mind regardless of what age I am: (more…)

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I figured out why I like the TV show, LOST, so much — it’s like a metaphor for life. For instance, in my own life, I was “lost” a long time as to what was my purpose. Some people know early on what their “passion” is, but myself, I didn’t have a clue. I’m still getting detoured from time to time, although, I’m back on track and moving in the right direction. (more…)