Serendipity....an old traditional English phone booth...
A drive to "Library" on a suburb road in England.
What a great idea! Find or trade and read...find a book "that speaks to you"

I always wished a lighthouse could speak. 

Ahhhhhhh the serendipity of stories and lives and so much.

I have a new speech about lighthouses. They are fascinating and I have learned so much. The people, tales, animals and adventure. A whole different way of life and changing with modern times and technology.

I know we are all busy and where oh where does the time even go?

Yet - 
Reading is an outlet that takes us to many & far away places.

Serendipity? Yes!



1) One reads a book
2) Digests and devours the characters, flavor and tone
3) The day comes for the "book club" and voila....

The serendipity of it all is hearing so many voices, thoughts and opinions on the very same pages, characters and story. The similarities and differences about the very same book. The understanding that we can have varied discoveries in the books we read and what we learn from each other.

Concept =  An experience I suggest for one and all!

I received a fun and interesting note from "Jane."
This passenger on a cruise ship discovered my book,
Joyful Volunteering in the ship library.

She tracked me down to tell me she was tempted
to sneak the book in her luggage and take it home..though thought that
could be a bad omen.

How fun that the book kind of spoke to her and
was embraced and enjoyed on the seas. I had spoken on that
ship the season prior.

It is almost like finding a bottle in the ocean...
it was just there and now we have connected.

So after her true confession, I am now on my way
to the post office so her own copy of Joyful Volunteering
will be delivered to her to enjoy from cover to cover.

I love serendipity! And, that I reached someone motivated
and stimulated by my words and thoughts. ;-)

Three cheers for memories and the wonder of college!!! Top picture is of the matador who stands proud in the quad now at CSUN. I had the fun of a special day and private tour of the university that has grown to 38,000 students. Instead of a commuter university it is now an experience where students thoroughly enjoy campus life and the many schools of education.

Picture to left is when someone put pom poms in my hands. ;-) At a CSUN luncheon in the name of Dottie....Granny as we all knew her. Pictured is our original cheer outfit on the manikin and of dear Granny decked out with her smile and spirit we will all long remember...

I so believe in serendipity and it is a part of all that I do and where I go.

This picture was a walk in Barcelona, Spain. I discovered the doorstep of the school of Sagrada.

Imagine Gaudi & the true creativity.
Awesome, unexplainable, surrouding one with amazement.....

The top picture is of architecture of housing and buildings that Gaudi created. The bottom picture is the ceiling inside Familia Sagrada...the never ending church that is still being built. Completion now is hoped for by 2026. Whatever...visitors from the world over stand turning in circles not knowing how one could imagine, create so much nor where to look.

While speaking in St. Kitts and receiving a welcome beyond belief, I was taken to lunch at a scenic, beautiful and amazing restaurant experience.

Thank you Krista for so many opportunities.

The splendour of the brilliant colors, the fragrances and the meaning of this gourmet meal! A restaurant named, of all things, Serendipity!!

I loved the fresh caught groper and veggies from the garden all arranged artistically and ...so perfect.....

This is also the chef that prepares the cuisine for the Queen of England and royalty. I felt like royalty and thank all involved.

This picture is a student representing all of my audiences ~ thanking me for coming and sharing. His presentation was touching as was each and every minute on the island.