ser·en·dip·i·ty - the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something entirely unrelated.

As the season changes; leaves change color, falling gracefully to the ground, the wind wisps by leaving a slight chill running through my body...fall has arrived. At the very sight of the red and orange hues that have transformed the leaves which were once alive and green, I am immediately reminded that winter is near.

As much as I dread the cold, dreary, gray nights ahead, there is something special about the change of season. The first snow fall, sparkling white flurries falling down creating an image irreplaceable until next year. So crisp and magical that you want to run outside, look up at the sky and take it all in. It reminds me of one of my favorite movies, Serendipity, where John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale have an accidental yet amazingly perfect night. Two strangers who met accidentally and yet this accident changed the moment, evening, day...rest of their lives forever. Some say it is merely a coincidence, or plain luck- others would call it fate or destiny.

I am intrigued by this concept, Serendipity, because it is the unexpected that can change youforever. The word suggests one stumbling upon "good luck", especially when making unexpected, fortunate discoveries. It is those random steps you take in the opposite direction, curiosity which forces you to go the other way or just a random last minute decision that can completely transform the outcome of your day. Life can be mundane, even when everything is going well, it is easy to lose sight of real adventure, connections and life experiences only because you are content with a "vanilla-esque" lifestyle.

You never know what to expect out of your day, let alone the rest of your life, but never stop living, dreaming, believing. It is when you least expect it that something so unbelievable is bound to happen. A person, experience, feeling that can transform you and it is those moments that we should live for. Before throwing in the towel, curling up in a ball and hibernating until the first spring flower blooms, embrace the season and allow fate to take its course.