Opportunity likes motion

~ return the call, send the note

Every day starts with a list, written or not, and then life edits it without asking for permission.

So I’m adding one item I can actually keep: make space, then make it happen. Not “open time” for drift, scheduled time to allow the unexpected show up.

I start most mornings with a plan and a few lists: wish, to do, must do.

Then something unplanned shows up anyway. A friend I have not heard from in months calls. Or a small irritation that turns into a useful correction. Or a stranger floats an idea or question that suddenly helps me connect some dots, and suddenly the contents of two folders become one, chance connects to opportunity that was there all along, but now I can see it.

True, I am confused sometimes. I am angry sometimes.

And I am amazed, nearly every day.

So, I am trying a different approach: 

• I schedule a little time in the margins, and use it intentionally.

• not open time for drifting, but a make it happen reminder

• so, readers, consider this - what would change if you treated one small pocket of time like a doorway you actually walk through

Here is the part I keep relearning:

• the unexpected is rarely a lightning bolt. It is usually a quiet invitation wearing ordinary clothes

• the call you return first instead of last

• the note your finally send …

• or a question you ask without needing the perfect framing

So I am building two habits.

Daily, twenty minutes for curiosity, not scrolling.

Weekly, one longer block to chase one thread far enough to see if it has legs.

Sometimes that means reconnecting with someone I miss. Sometimes it means turning a nuisance into a system fix. Sometimes it means letting a half-formed idea become a real offering.

If nothing sparks, fine.

I still kept the appointment with my future.

The unexpected is not a calendar accident.

It can be a new habit we practice until it becomes a normal habit …

Serendipity is not luck; it is what shows up when we schedule curiosity and do the work.