tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548579849622622993.post8824063758144180178..comments2023-11-05T04:39:26.130-05:00Comments on CJ's Living Dreams: Serendipity--The Art of Making Happy DiscoveriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548579849622622993.post-30652505188360830332012-06-24T17:48:52.498-04:002012-06-24T17:48:52.498-04:00They talked about the church being a stop on that ...They talked about the church being a stop on that pilgrimage walk, Lola. I'd never heard of that particular walk until that day. And now you. Small world, isn't it.CJ Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369646691494182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548579849622622993.post-41819931940863799652012-06-20T18:36:31.520-04:002012-06-20T18:36:31.520-04:00wow, me stumbling upon your post was a bit of a &#...wow, me stumbling upon your post was a bit of a 'serendipity' moment i think... i had just finished righting a post, going on a bit of a rant really about how i just want to travel and pack a bag but for some reason i havent, and i was viewing my blog trying to look at it and clicked 'next blog' and low and behold, your serendipity one popped up... and also, i walked a pilgrimage from one side of spain to the other for a saint, called St. James. also bizzarre as i've been talking about this pilgrimage alot recently... But just wanted to say... you're post touched me and made me smile.. xLola-Tuesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860471782342124697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548579849622622993.post-39559863935470804862012-06-20T14:07:56.863-04:002012-06-20T14:07:56.863-04:00Thanks, Ray. I took almost 300 pictures. I was o...Thanks, Ray. I took almost 300 pictures. I was obsessed it was so beautiful<br /><br />Serendipity is a wonderful thing when you let it happen. Like you did with Gabriel. It works.CJ Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369646691494182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548579849622622993.post-1170840077445958262012-06-20T14:06:34.240-04:002012-06-20T14:06:34.240-04:00That has happened to me as well, msspencer. Somet...That has happened to me as well, msspencer. Sometimes you find better things available when the first plan DOESN'T come together. LOLCJ Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369646691494182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548579849622622993.post-63718139595649813252012-06-20T12:17:40.680-04:002012-06-20T12:17:40.680-04:00I love the post. The church is beautiful.
I live...I love the post. The church is beautiful. <br /><br />I live by serendipity and synchronicity. When we lived in New Bern, NC in the historic district we found so many genuine antiques and Collectables in small shops at really cheap prices because the shop owners did not know they were a treasure chest. In one the proprietor tried to show us the usual junk. Once she saw us only looking at the good stuff we bought nearly everything she showed us. She still didn't mark up prices because she had no idea what was worth. In another store my son found a beautiful chair.<br /><br />I walked down an alley in Corfu just going for a walk when I found a locals restaurant that had better food than any other place on the main streets. I went back a few years later and it became my favorite haunt at lunch time.<br /><br />Now serendipity. The day Mount Saint Helens blew its top I was in 29 Palms Marine Corps Base providing medical coverage fo an exercise. One day I was listening to the radio and reading a novel about a volcano in Iceland. As that volcano erupted Saint Helens became a part of history. T.J. MacGregor wrote a book called Category Five about a hurricane wiping out one of the Florida Keys. I bought the book, but didn't read it for months because shortly after I bought it Katrina destroyed New Orleans. Trish hs been my favorite author since 1986 so I even read the sequel. Such coincidence has happened over and over.<br /><br />The latest serendipity took place yesterday morning when I had to take Gabriel to work. I have a temporary tag so I can't get a base sticker. I went to get a pass. The line was too long and they would not let me in for a visitors pass so I drove off hoping to get him there someway before he was late. A taxi magically appeared. I asked the driver if his passenger would mind helping us out. He said OK so he got to work on time. He got one more night off before his ship left this morning. This time we went at 2:00 AM. You don't need a visitors pass when the office is closed.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308737766288257680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548579849622622993.post-66543828683461040362012-06-20T09:21:06.450-04:002012-06-20T09:21:06.450-04:00Lovely post--just the word "serendipitous&quo...Lovely post--just the word "serendipitous" makes you feel good. Once I tried to take my daughter to a special Vermeer exhibit (in DC) but the line went around several buildings, so we tried the Library of Congress (where I used to work)--I wanted to show her the grand Reading Room. They said we couldn't come in because we weren't a "school group." Huh? So, we walked down to the Supreme Court (DC really is a cool town). I guess everyone was at the Vermeer exhibit, for Emma & I were the only ones who wanted a tour--the docent took us everywhere--even behind the curtain where the judges relax before Court. It was fabulous--& we probably never would have done it otherwise. M. S. SpencerM. S. Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700879115612868488noreply@blogger.com