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Jennifer Coxon wrote: ↑01 Dec 2023, 19:38 “those rare cases where some folks seemingly stumble backwards into fortuitous situations. They rise to the top without any clear explanation as to how or why they got there. It occasionally happens. They find themselves at the right place at the right time and the winds of chance simply blow in their favor. They don’t understand it. They cannot explain it.”

— Fireproof Happiness : Extinguishing Anxiety & Igniting Hope by Dr. Randy Ross
https://amzn.eu/9cG1cIJ

The author didn't term this situation as serendipity but this is what I understand it as. Have you or anyone you know found yourselves at the fortunate hands of serendipity? Did it bring happiness?

I did when I found my current career. I was two years out of university, with a single-minded pursuit of a career I was making no traction with. I ended up on holiday with my parents where I met fellow holidaymakers. Somewhere along the way I made an impression on a fellow traveller and was offered the opportunity to pursue the option of working for them. 12 years later and I love my job, still working for the person I met on holiday, purely down to the right place, right time, right person, and right context.

Jennifer Coxon wrote: ↑01 Dec 2023, 19:38 “those rare cases where some folks seemingly stumble backwards into fortuitous situations. They rise to the top without any clear explanation as to how or why they got there. It occasionally happens. They find themselves at the right place at the right time and the winds of chance simply blow in their favor. They don’t understand it. They cannot explain it.”

— Fireproof Happiness : Extinguishing Anxiety & Igniting Hope by Dr. Randy Ross
https://amzn.eu/9cG1cIJ

The author didn't term this situation as serendipity but this is what I understand it as. Have you or anyone you know found yourselves at the fortunate hands of serendipity? Did it bring happiness?

I did when I found my current career. I was two years out of university, with a single-minded pursuit of a career I was making no traction with. I ended up on holiday with my parents where I met fellow holidaymakers. Somewhere along the way I made an impression on a fellow traveller and was offered the opportunity to pursue the option of working for them. 12 years later and I love my job, still working for the person I met on holiday, purely down to the right place, right time, right person, and right context.