heart-shaped hope
I do a fair bit of writing for work. Perhaps that’s why I’m reluctant to write in my free time, which in turn turns me away from blogging. All this time away from blogging has made me forget how cathartic penning down my thoughts and reflections can be.
On my way to work last week, I encountered the heart-shaped leaf in the picture above while making my way to the upper deck of a bus. I didn’t think much of it at first, but the next few times I boarded the bus and made my way to the upper deck, there the leaf would be, laying at the same spot, seemingly smiling and saying to me, “What a coincidence. We meet again”.
Coincidences have always fascinated me as I can never grasp how timing and opportunity can come together so perfectly to create these surprise occurrences. It’s why I used to think that coincidences were a sign from above about certain pieces of our lives. Nowadays, I’m just thankful for coincidences and how they bring a smile to my face, like what my multiple encounters with the heart-shaped leaf did for me as the last two weeks have been particularly difficult. With overwhelming demands at work colliding with heavy personal issues, my defences eventually crumbled, and last night saw me crying myself to sleep at 3am.
While coming across the heart-shaped leaf may do little for my predicament, I still appreciate its occurrence. It is little things like these that bring a smile to my face and uplift my mood. In trying times, I’m thankful for the ability of little things like these to make my day.