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title: "Destiny followed by Serendipity"
url: https://thoughtsbygeethica.com/2017/01/destiny-followed-by-serendipity/
date: 2017-01-29
modified: 2021-04-22
lang: en
author: "Geethica"
description: "I found my love for writing. During my school days, I used to write my diary. Then slowly,  I started writing for the school magazine. In the course of making..."
categories:
  - "MY VOICE"
tags:
  - "DESTINY"
  - "SERENDIPITY"
  - "THANKFUL"
image: https://thoughtsbygeethica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/destiny-serendipity.jpg
word_count: 636
---

# Destiny followed by Serendipity

I found my love for writing. During my school days, I used to write my diary. Then slowly,  I started writing for the school magazine. In the course of making a career, my writing took a back seat.  My life took many turns and gradually I settled for a family. My writing had become very occasional by now. Whenever I felt good from inside, I wrote. Sometimes when I felt alone, writing used to be my best buddy. Then for some years, the habit of writing just got lost in the mist. Maybe I was waiting for destiny followed by serendipity.

### Self-Examination

But all this time, I kept examining myself. I wanted to know where does my creativity lies in? What is that one thing, my soul is craving for?

What makes me happy and what is therapeutic to me when I am sad?

### Dreams coming to reality

That's when I read Education Times about a Creative Writing course. That was my first stair towards my goal. I started writing again. I began to breathe again. My lungs filled with freshness again. This time it was professional. It was a short term course for 2 months. As soon as I finished the course, I searched for freelance writing in magazines and newspapers.

### Morale going down

I had emailed numerous editors with my work with the hope that some publisher would reply someday. Slowly I stopped searching for work. I had no objective to write. My blog was there but with no audience. I found myself back at square one. The family kept me busy. I almost forgot I am a writer. My love had lost its charm. Thinking about it pained me deep in my heart.

![](https://thoughtsbygeethica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/serendipity.jpg)

### Moment of Serendipity

I flavoured my life with different hobbies but nothing seemed to be impressive enough. Someday in the month of May 2016, I received a mail from Woman's Era magazine. While talking to my family I read the mail. I didn't understand the mail. I had to detach myself and read it again. And then I realised that one of my poems got published in their magazine of which they had sent me a pdf file also. I received my first cheque; appreciation for my talent.

This was something unbelievable. This was my true moment of *serendipity.* I had almost lost my hope. I didn't even remember what work I had sent to this magazine and when. This came to me as a real surprise. It made me believe that yes I am a writer and nothing in this life can deny the fact. My writing got a life again. Writing interested me again.

While browsing the internet, I came across Mycity4kids. It interested me and I wrote it. With some articles old, I felt the topic were monotonous. It portrayed the same issues concerning kids, families, in-laws etc. I thought I needed to move above all that and so I tried to delete my profile from there.

### Blogchatter came as serendipity

Parallel to this, I had joined BlogBuddy 3.0 with Blogchatter with the thought 'what's the harm in just signing up?' Within a month or so, they started their activity and I got introduced to the world of Blogging; my another moment of *Serendipity. *I learned the art of reading, commenting and sharing with a loyal audience. I made some awesome friends here who have become friends for life now.

One day, while having lunch at home, I received a call from a lady from www.mycity4kids.com who offered me a sponsored post for Savlon handwash. My article got selected and got paid. This was one more moment of* Serendipity* in my life. 

https://thoughtsbygeethica.com/2016/11/the-liquid-chalk-sticks/

While flipping through the pages of my life, I can find so many favours from God. And I am thankful to God for each and every moment of my life.