1. Serendipity. Unanticipated good experiences make my day. Syncing one device into another is a job I often leave for an expert--
or my 12 year old grandson. Yesterday I went to Radio Shack for the completion of that task. I walked up to the counter and the clerk, looking down at some paperwork, asked me what I needed. I explained and he took the devices. Still no real eye contact, and certainly no smile. I looked at his shirt and saw his name. "You and my favorite cousin share the same name," I said. He looked up and smiled and with enthusiasm shared the five-generation history of the name in his family. When I left, his expression had changed and I continued my errands with a new vigor. Serendipity is not one sided.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds;
it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous
opportunities
that were somehow absent before the change.”
― Earl Nightingale
2. Really good authors. My test as a reader is whether the author can take me into the story--whether fiction or nonfiction. To get lost in the words. To find myself in their country or home or relationship. To feel their pain. To celebrate their triumphs as a close friend. And lastly--our Book Club motto: Good authors write books with beautiful sentences.
What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers.”
― Logan Pearsall Smith
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