Finding Serendipity

One week ago I bumped into an old friend from high school who asked me are you happy?

For the first time in a long time, I genuinely replied with yes.

Instead of studying for my final high school exams, I binged watched a lot of Ali Abdaal's content and I really like this idea he got from someone about increasing your surface area for serendipity. The theory behind this is by opening yourself up to new experiences and new people through taking up opportunities it will increase your surface area or the likelihood of experiencing serendipity. 

Along with living life with no regrets, increasing my surface area for serendipity has become another one of my life mottos/drives. After experiencing some not-so-fun things last year that left me in a bad place I thought I owed it to myself to be happy - not even owe it to myself, I've come to realise that I too deserve to be happy regardless of my flaws and mistakes. 

I am really proud of myself that I am happy. It definitely was not an easy journey to say the least. I did many things that scared me or made me feel uncomfortable but it was all worth it. I joined zoom calls with random strangers who've turned into my friends, I signed up for roles I didn't think I was worthy of but ended up being accepted, and amongst other terrifying things, I looked at myself in the mirror and am now proud of the person I'm becoming. 

There were many times I thought that I was undeserving of being happy as a result of my mistakes, that after certain events I would never be happy again. Some months later, I can say that I am genuinely happy and not have to hide behind a mask of fake joy. As I move onto this new chapter of my life, I vow to myself to continue opening up doors to the unknown regardless of not knowing what is behind them. Those doors will lead me to serendipity and allow me to live a life of no regrets once I've opened the last one...