When you have to detour
“Just because things hadn’t gone as I’d planned didn’t necessarily mean they’d gone wrong.” ~Ann Patchett
We’re all familiar with the old saw, “Everything happens for a reason.” Sometimes the route you’ve been following isn’t the route for you. And as frustrating as it is when things go off course, the outcome you didn’t plan for might serve you better than you’d expected.
Maybe you didn’t get the job you wanted, or the promotion you’d hoped for — and were motivated to look for something better? Maybe a romance didn’t work out, but the break-up led you to the spouse you cherish today? Sometimes a change in plans is exactly what you need. ~CL
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Cindy La Ferle
Throughout my career, I've worked as a book production editor, travel magazine editor, features writer, and weekly newspaper columnist. My award-winning lifestyles features and essays have appeared in many national magazines and anthologies, including Newsweek, Reader's Digest, The Christian Science Monitor, Writer's Digest, Victoria, Better Homes & Gardens, Bella Grace, and more. My weekly Sunday "Life Lines" column ran for 14 years in The Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, MI) and won a First Place (Local Columns) award from the Michigan Press Association. My essay collection, Writing Home, includes 93 previously published columns and essays focusing on parenthood and family life.
