Ladybugs in October

Yesterday, a ladybug flew into my office. I’m not used to seeing them at this time of the year. A quick google, however, revealed that my little friend was looking for a place to stay in the winter. Who knew they liked window frames so much?

I gently picked him up, placed him outside, and closed my window. “Ladybugs in October,” I thought. “Who could have guessed?”

Life is not a movie. No matter how often it rhymes, it’ll never repeat in exactly the same way. There’s always room for a new pattern. Expect anomalies, and you, too, may become one whenever you need to.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.