Here it is at last, the inaugural issue of the Serendipity Spirit Salon!But what is the Salon?

We like to think of it as a virtual gathering of good friends, and kind of "cyberspace Serendipity Circle." And we hope that the Salon will be a source of inspiration, information, and entertainment about living a lifestyle in the throes of Intrepid Serendipity.

Inspiration might be found in the poetic and prosaic offerings contained herein ~ initially provided by a few among us, but hopefully to include offerings from any of you who might like to share a poem, a story, or just an observation about the delightful surprises and discoveries you make as you proceed on your individual and collective journeys through this curious thing we call 'life.'

Information might be found in the links to other websites we find useful, relevant or just plain interesting.

Entertainment might be found...well, hopefully the whole thing will be entertaining enough to be forwarded throughout the internet, from friend to friend, ad infinitum.

We hope you enjoy this initial offering of the Serendipity Spirit Salon. Feel free to share it with your friends and loved ones. We'd love to learn that the gathering of good friends has transcended the nonexistent borders of cyberspace.

Watch rich in spirit
transcending tragic logic
of money and time.

It's easy to forget that plans, goals, intentions, etc. are an exercise of the imagination, the picture of the future we create, the image that moves us the 'motivating mirage.'

It's easy to become attached to the picture of the future we've created, easy to let desires become plans that grow into expectations, easy to turn the motivating mirage into a compelling need.

With an over-the-shoulder look, we can always find error and missed opportunity. Looking forward, we fear the unknown while imagining better times. But it is terribly important not to let mental creations like 'past' and 'future' suck the here-now-flavor-juice from this little drop of water
in the river of life.

It is possible to float and steer with child-like hope and awe, to understand your precious agenda as provisional, to resonate in harmony with the vibrations of the next existential moment, to be prepared to deliver the grace-note-gift of your presence to the continuing blossoming of goodness.

Life is a joke. If you don't learn to laugh, it's a bad joke.
If you don't learn to love (giving, not getting!),
then it's a really bad joke!

Delivering love is a powerful and satisfying hobby.
It feels good every time. And like wave after wave of ripples in a pond, kindness echoes, reverberating from person to person, probably forever (whatever such a word might mean in the context of eternal now-ing).

Kindness is the means of exchange in the divine economy. While many live enchanted by the sad illusions spawned by clock and dollar, some (an ever-growing number on the horizon of humanity) are outgrowing such fearful greed and losing track of their time, being far too busy being kind.

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So far you've seen what we (that would be Dr. Bob and
Miss Dee, our Mistress of Technology) think should be included in this online communication.

But the Salon is more than just the two of us, it is also each of you. Without the many other eager practitioners of Intrepid Serendipity, this newsletter would have little purpose.

So tell us what you'd like to see here. Even better, consider sending us your own commentary on the lifestyle of Intrepid Serendipity. We promise to include everything you send us, in one form or another, thereby making this your newsletter.

Send correspondence, comments, cartoons, etc. to
salon@serendipityspirit.org.

We think Haiku de l'Homme [haiku about or addressing mankind or humanity] should be a genre of it's own; a literary, philosophical and poetic form-frame that invites us to think about and give expression to insights and observations in a pithy, portable package. And we think the purity of form should not be compromised as there are often unrealized benefits to be derived from meeting the challenges of compliance.

Send us one or more of your own creations of exactly 3 lines of exactly 5-7-5 syllables. Traditional haiku observes, captures and comments upon nature. Haiku de l'Homme ought to shed a bit of illumination on something not always easily noticed about the human condition. In addition to counting syllables, try to pay attention to integrity of phrasing and, if so inclined, such notions as arc, contrast and irony.

If we gather together enough offerings, we just might publish a collection, with appropriate credit, of course, as we will assume that your submission conveys your consent. Send offerings to salon@serendipityspirit.org.