Like, not the big dramatic stuff — I mean the tiny things you barely think about.
I was just reflecting on how many times something small ended up leading to something huge. For example:
When I decided to grab coffee at a different café and randomly mer someone who later became a close friend.
Saying “yes” to a last-minute invite and discovering a hobby that became a huge part of your life. In my example it was bouldering.
Now if I spin this further, if I hadn’t gotten into rock climbing I probably wouldn’t have injured my shoulder a year ago.
Now look at the other examples on this planet. A person who called in sick on 9/11 or missed that flight.
It’s insane. If I wouldn’t be writing this post maybe I would have gotten hit by a car?
But yeah, I’ve had several events in life that, at the time, were unfortunate events. But in the grand scheme of things, a lot of good things happened only because the bad things happened first. Helps me to keep perspective when things in life start turning sour.