It's all for the good of the journey...

I read in my daily mediation book that no meeting of two people is by chance.
The basic message was the universe puts people in your life and there is always a purpose. The purpose may be small; saying hi to someone on the street and having them say hi back might make you pause long enough to think "that was nice". The purpose might have just been to give you one good thought for the day.
Or it could be big;some people teach us how to love, or lead us to a great job. Eerything is part of your life journey whether small or large. Events unfold and sometimes we don't know why until much later.
If I wouldn't have ended up divorced, I wouldn't have been looking for something to keep me from dying of misery, which led me to search out volunteer work, which led to me to Camp Starlight which changed my life in such a huge way. Had I still been married I never would have met the huge community of people that have become such a great part of my life and I would never have met the lifeguard from camp. Which is what started me thinking on this track.
She is in a fire fighting program and needs some "real" time at a firehouse as part of her internship. This is very hard to come by. I have a brother who is a Captain of the PFD. I called him and he is going to hook her up so she can go out on some runs. This very well could open a door for her that never would have been opened had she not met ME. I am part of her path.
It's all very cosmic, but really, I have been trying to see this with every situation. Whatever is happening right now, right here, is part of my path and it is supposed to be happening. It is hard to remember that. I always want to say "why is this happening to me???" Well, if I wait long enough, I may just get my answer.
Maybe if my house catches on fire,(god forbid)I will call 911 and the first responder will be ladder 25 and out of the truck will hop the lifeguard from camp and maybe she will save my life and my house.
See how it works???????

jb