Written in the Stars

After spending a whole year feeling stuck in one place I decided to search for more. I never thought that meant I would find something so physical and so soon. I have never been into planning my days, but one surprisingly productive afternoon I had the time and the motivation to be even more productive. My new roller skates I had dreamed about for two years just came in the mail so I decided to break them in by going to the parking deck with the best view of my city. It was there that I found something that would change my destiny forever. After parking and building up the courage to skate out of my front seat, some movement across the lot startled me. A bright orange cat waltzing out of a bag of trash like it just had the best meal of its 9th life. The cat was what that caught my eye, but it was something else that caught my attention. A little black book with “the stars” written in a darker black ink on the front. My first thought was “what is this” and my second was “i have to have it”. After picking it up and very minimal investigation I came to the conclusion that it was supposed to be thrown in the dumpster it sat next to, but never made it. I decided to keep it. This was a decision I would later thank myself for.

Jump to later that night, I was sitting and dreaming so I decided to write in my new finding. I was amazed at how easily I was able to organize my normally chaotic, untamable thoughts. This was not something I was too great at because of how fast my thoughts come and go. Thankfully I had a new mysterious little black book to help me catch them before they disappeared. The first thing in my new book was a movie idea. A movie about dreams. Literal dreams and the importance of sleep when it comes to success (but that’s another story). Million dollar ideas continued to come to me as more time passed, and the book was right there to hold them.

Not even a month passed by after finding my black book and my life was changing for the better every day. Opportunities came to me like I called for them, and people started coming in and out of my life in the best ways. Why was everything working out exactly the way I needed it to? Was it the book that invited itself into my life? Did I find it or did it find me? Pretty soon I was able to come up with ideas and solutions for any problems I face in a millisecond. Life was limitless and I was realizing it. People started to notice a change in me. Those who supported me had my heart, but those who doubted me found their own way out of my life without me even needing to lift a finger. Life was great, but I knew something bigger was coming. Better weather and greater opportunities.

Fast forward to now, and here I am. Writing a short story for a contest that just happened to be promoted in my instagram feed. What if I was the winner of $20,000? Maybe I would move to Miami, the latest goal written in my little black book. Or maybe I would just keep dreaming and writing and letting my new book figure it out for me. Life continues to go my way, almost as if it was written in the stars, or a little black book called “the stars”.