Serendipitous 

Serendipity is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Yesterday was one of those days. From thinking too much to moving forward, I find myself in a state of listening, questioning, and reflecting. I am in deep introspection and wonder what my next steps will be in my pedagogical journey.

As mentioned in a previous blog entry, I was rudely awakened by the notion that I have already achieved my vision that I have been striving for over the last handful of years. When I had my vision, I truly didn’t expect to achieve it. Yet it happened exactly how I imagined it. Wow. On the one hand, I am pleasantly surprised. On the other hand, I am now burdened with the task of re-imagining what’s the next level.

I am reminded by Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech in 2005. He speaks about not being able to connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect the dots looking backwards. What is serendipitous is that you can actually see the dots connecting in real time. It spooked me out. I talked to the right people at the right time. Truly, a fluke. We talked about the right things at the right time. Totally random. For the purpose of the blog, it does not matter about the exactness of what was said or with whom. What does matter is… I was listening. I was questioning. And, I was reflecting. Clarity was achieved. The dots connected perfectly, as they should.