Serendipity

[catelin]

"Maybe it was you who should have had
the Prince," said the old woman.

"Yes, indeed, I should have been
the one," said the girl.


Illustration, East of the Sun & West of the Moon
Kay Nielsen

I had a package delivered today by a mail carrier I'd never seen...on a postal holiday no less. The doorbell rang and there she was. She hands me the package, says Merry Christmas, and drives away. So you wonder why I believe in magic? I believe in magic because I whispered a name into the new spring air under the light of a Storm Moon, the name of the person whose gift, whose perfect-beyond-words-wonderful gift, was delivered to me on Christmas day when the mail does not even run. It's days like this that I am more certain than ever that I really did find him up there in the stardust.

Comments

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Oh, how romantic and wonderful. I'm so happy for you.
Perhaps the Tsarina will have to have a ball, and invite all the lovely people she knows. :D

[chaizzilla.livejournal.com]

a-ha - east of the sun west of the moon :)

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Thank you! : )

WOW

[love069.livejournal.com]

i am copying and agreeing 100%

[channelinglucy.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy for your Christmas and much-deserved good fortune. I swear there is much magic in the air, you can almost taste it.

[anoisblue.livejournal.com]

What a perfect picture to accompany your magic! What a romantic treat you gave us all, Cate.

[emrecom.livejournal.com]

You literally believe in literal magic?

[catelin.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing, of course, as to what you mean by literal magic...but I do believe in magic. Do I believe I can fly on a broom? No...nor any of the other wonderful nonsense that I'm assuming you're referring to. I believe in the absolute magic of life...of all the quirky wonderful things that it's made of that we rarely take the time to see. Did I bring love to myself by wishing on a moon while I turned barefoot circles in the grass speaking a name that was familiar to my lips even before I'd uttered it? Perhaps you would call that happy coincidence, or even think me silly. Perhaps. But it's in the believing that the universe not only speaks, but sometimes listens, that my faith resides.

Re:

[emrecom.livejournal.com]

Did I seem like I was being snarky? I didn't eman it that way. I just wondered.

I envy certain thinsg you mentioned--the freedom you have to go there.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

You didn't seem snarky at all! And you can go there...you'd be surprised what you hear when you bathe your heart in moonlight. : )

[nandan.livejournal.com]

You have such a great way of finding a beautiful illustration and providing the spark that brings it to light. I do so enjoy you.

Beautiful Magic

[highndry.livejournal.com]

I keep coming back to read this. I'm just very touched by it all.

Re: Beautiful Magic

[catelin.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful compliment to the state of my life that it reaches beyond me to you. Thank you for letting me know that. : )