When success smiles

J.K. Rowling just released her first novel written for the adult audience after achieving a phenomenal reception from the younger audience for her Harry Potter series.  I wish her success in her newest venture because I love her story.  The new book is supposed to reflect much of her story with a character that lives at the bottom of society's classes and tragically dies at the end.  Rowling's own story contains a twist that the character's storyline in the book doesn't experience, though, since Rowling is now wealthier than the queen of England and Oprah Winfrey.

It's hard to believe that Rowling was receiving social welfare and facing the challenges of single parenthood when success smiled on her.  In a recent interview, she recounted those days with great pride saying that that series of events had to happen for her to be where she is today.

That's true for all of us.  Our lives' events shape us and get us to the next step.  Sometimes our next steps leave us rather lacking in some facets of our lives.  But, even the Sahara Desert is on alternating cycles between lush green jungles for a while and windswept sand dunes for an equal amount of time.  The goal is at least once to have achieved some part of the dreams we have had.  Then, contentment is possible.  My hat is off to J.K. Rowling.