If you have been following my blog you have probably noticed that in addition to the title, I mention "happy accidents" a lot. This is the definition of my favorite word: Serendipity. It's how I try to live my life. I used to be big into making plans. The problem with this is that very often things beyond your control change those plans and then you end up feeling a sense of failure and disappointment. You think your life stinks because it didn't go the way you had planned. I truly believe that more often than not, if you open your heart and mind to the way things end up instead you will be taken on an amazing journey. This has happened to me in some very big ways in my life. Many of the "changes in plan" along my journey could have easily brought me down and made me disappointed in my life if I let them. That would have been such a shame though because I truly have an amazing life and I know that it is because I have made the best of every curve thrown my way. Today was a smaller example of this. I didn't want to go to Independence today...at all. I love being a photographer and even my own boss, however being an actual business owner is not near as much fun and today I got to visit the tax assesment department to fill out some paperwork that was needed to renew my business license (and they decided to inform me 2 days before my license expired). Anyway, I had a very small amount of time between leaving there and going back to Blue Springs City Hall to get my license and then to pick up Chase from school. I hadn't been to downtown Independence in forever and didn't realize how charming and photogenic it really is. I would have loved to stay and look around longer and definitely will be going back. Unfortunately I will be going back to Blue Springs City Hall as well because after proudly hanging my renewed license I realized they put my home address on it instead of the studio. Maybe this will somehow develop into a "happy accident" as well.
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