365 days project 2: Day 27. Expect the unexpected

   Today was the perfect spring day: warm, full of blossoming trees, delicious spring scent in the air, bees and butterflies around, green grass, colors everywhere. The perfect heaven picture! :) Nothing unexpected until now, right? But I had reasons to be surprised today.

   When you know someone for 13 years you think you pretty much know everything there is about them. The beauty of it though is when one day you find out something completely new, a detail that you somehow missed all along these years. And you let yourself be surprised. You learnt one more thing about your friend. Live and learn, right?

   The other unexpected thing is related to a movie the whole internet said it was bad. I went to the cinema because I wanted to spend some time with friends but my expectations were very low. I won't lie to you. It wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but it wasn't for sure... BAD! I actually liked it! 

   Interesting, huh? How everyday life keeps sending us unexpected gifts. We just have to receive them with open arms. And so I did :)

The doors

Dear diary,

   I've been thinking about a new concept that came to my mind for a while now. I find it interesting how the important people in our life unlock different doors inside us. It's like we're all wonderful castles that carry their stories of the past with them... some happy, some sad, but all as important to the beauty and the mystery of the castle.
   As castles, we all gather bits and pieces of information that has been given to us and we keep it in different rooms along the time. And when the right person approaches the castle, it enters it and it finds a new key that leads to a new room. A room with wonders and unexpected beauty. With secret books they never knew existed but which apparently were always there. 

   New people open new rooms of the beautiful castle and in the end the whole building will be open to visit for it has reached the age of wisdom when it can give forward what it has received over so many years. 

   How wonderful can it be to know that at an unexpected moment, an unexpected visitor will open up a new room in your beautiful castle, a room that will be a wonder for both the visitor and for the castle itself!:)

In wonder,

D.

The unexpected card

   "Close your eyes and pick one. Which one's gonna be? Now open them. Ta-raaaa!"
    Every day you pick a card from the deck. You have no idea what's waiting for you. You make plans and you know what the weather's gonna be like, but who knows if things are gonna go your way and not theirs?:)

   Maybe one day your card will bring you back to your childhood cos you'll eat the chocolate your uncle used to bring you when you were a kid, the yummiest thing ever. The next day your card might show you that you have to fight like an adult for what you want, make plans and organize and on the third day you might have to cancel them and play baby again cos you'll be sick and in need of affection. 

   My life's unexpected and I learned to like its ups and downs. But most of it, I like the fact that I have people around me who are willing to sing me "Soft kitty" when I'm sick and hug me as much as I need:) Yep, life takes me by surprise every day and yet I like this game. I wonder what tomorrow's card will bring:) 

Day 230. When you least expect

   The things we enjoy the most are the ones that come when we least expect. I had planned to talk about some other topic today, but a photo that came out wrong and still special and one of a kind made me want to change my mind. All because it was unexpected. 

   Today was one of those days you feel you don't want to waste on staying indoors. So I decided to enjoy it and walked in the park with my boyfriend while, for the first time this year, I was wearing the sunglasses. One thing leads to another, the photographer in me couldn't sleep so I used my sunglasses for a photo... with my phone. I won't share the rest, but the thing is, even if I had planned to take such a photo, it wouldn't have turned out this way. 

   That's why, instead of fearing the unexpected, we should embrace it. Whenever it comes. Because in the end those are the memories we'll have forever, the ones we'll want to share with our grandchildren while smiling remembering the past. 

   Take any chance life gives you. Remember, everything happens for a reason:)

Day 98. Good luck vs. Fate

   Some people believe in good luck while others call it fate. Or God's hand. Which one happened today? I'd say the second:)

   Today I won 2 prizes (6 Christmas cards and a box of Kit Kat). It was all very unexpected since I had never won anything in my life:) Actually, that's why words cannot describe my utter happiness! I was extatic!!!

   When I found out about the second prize I was already thinking how lucky I got when I least expected it. If you asked me yesterday, I could have sworn I'd never win anything and then... boom. It happened. How did I get here? How did a day like this turn into a lucky day for me? Why today? 

   Then I remembered my aunt's saying: "There's no such thing as good luck. It's God sending you a message":) So I started wondering what these prizes could mean. They surely came in handy since I really need the cards for Christmas presents and something sweet always makes people happy so I decided to take it as a reward for my behavior this year and spread the joy. Today I learned that God is my personal Santa:) 

Day 3. The unexpected

   Life constantly gives you reasons to smile. Every day you can meet the unexpected that changes your day and brings a smile on your face. For me, it's all about dogs.

   Today we walked (my boyfriend and I). Not much, but it's a good start to become a healthy habit. And as we were walking, we bumped into this cute fellow. We spent some minutes by his side, petting him and talking to him. He seemed used to people because he wasn't scared and didn't run off like many of the dogs I met on the street. He wanted to be pet. My boyfriend asked me if I'd adopt him. I would have said YES in a heartbeat if I didn't still live with my parents.

   This made me remember how much I want a dog. Maybe you'd ask me WHY? and then tell me that involves a great responsability. Honestly, I think this might sound a little selfish, but I want a dog because every single time I met one until now... I smiled. It doesn't matter how sad or troubled I was, dogs always made me happy. They're adorable and, above all, they're searching for your affection and they want to give you theirs. What can be more special than that?:)