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NOT SO RANDOM.

Have you ever considered that the most pivotal moments in life might not be as random as they seem?

On December 31st, New Years Eve, I will celebrate 18 years of marriage to my husband, John Henry Scott III. This episode is dedicated to him. I hope this episode inspires you to breathe in deeply and acknowledge the encounters in your life that are anything but random. The extraordinary can often masquerade as mundance moments and encounters that have the potential to profoundly shape our lives. As you listen, I urge you to recognize and cherish the not so random threads in your own life. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello, darling, you're listening to the Wake Up
and Show Up podcast with yourhost, portia Scott.
This podcast is a collection ofinterviews and stories weaving
together life's pivotal momentsand the decisions made to show
up and impact humanity.
One person at a time.
Hello, darlings, and goodgratitude.

(00:29):
Morning.
Gratitude is the not-so-randomencounters my husband and I met
in Iraq.
I was in the military and hewas a contractor.
Two humans on two differentpaths, crossed by coincidence
maybe, or divine connection,absolutely, completely oblivious

(00:51):
to the plan of God for ourlives.
Until the not-so-random moments.
It's the moment you realizesomeone at church or work or at
your favorite coffee spot.
Isn't it funny how they werealways there but you never
realized it For us.
We began to see each other atchurch, randomly walking by the

(01:11):
barbershop, walking past the PX,which is the post exchange.
It's kind of like a mini-target, the random encounters bumping
into each other at the BurgerKing.
I'm not so sure about you, butit's the not-so-random moments
that I'm always drawn to.
How could I not realize thatthere was this 6-3 dark

(01:35):
chocolate handsome man, you know, the one with the kind eyes and
the kind smile, the one withthe charisma and boom in his
voice that commands any roomthat he walks into.
How could I not see him?
How could I not see it?
It was like one day my eyesopened.

(01:58):
Sometimes, those moments whenyou finally see someone realize
a dream, see a vision, realizepurpose, finally see the path
forward, we realize they wereactually not so random at all.
It's like a divine orchestrahas been written for your life

(02:19):
and in that moment you finallyhear it.
It's like a divine screenplayhas been written for your life
and you can finally see it.
If it weren't for mynot-so-random moment, I would
never know what it means forsomeone to choose to love me,
not for my performance, notbecause I did a good job, not

(02:42):
because I'm an incredible personbecause I am pretty awesome but
someone that would love me inmy brokenness, in the mess that
no one else sees, someone whoknows my deepest mistakes,
regrets and still chooses tolove me.
My not-so-random moment hasgiven me someone that I can lay

(03:04):
my head on at night and feelsafe and seen.
My not-so-random moment hasgiven me not a perfect life, but
the perfect life for us Threebeautiful children and someone
that I am looking and excitedabout growing old with.
On New Year's Eve, it will bemy 18th year anniversary.

(03:26):
I pondered and pondered on whatto give a man that has
everything I thought about.
Maybe I could give him 18 cardsfor 18 years.
But then I remembered when wefirst met.
He gave me 21 cards to open for21 days.
As I sat in Iraq waiting forhim to return from R&R.
I thought about maybe writinghim 18 love letters, but he

(03:49):
ended up writing me a whole bookon our love already.
I can't paint, so no coolpictures.
I'm not crafty, so no coolblankets with our face or
anniversary date painted orcrocheted on it.
But I can communicate theremains.
That is close to my heart, onethat he is continually pushing
me never to give up, and onethat I know he'll listen to.

(04:11):
John Henry Scott III, thisgratitude moment is dedicated to
you.
It's my way to try to sum up asmall portion of our love, a
small portion of my gratitudefor you.
Open your eyes and ears,darling, take in the moments of

(04:33):
chance, coincidence, serendipity, and breathe out gratitude for
your own not so randomencounters and Twitter at

(05:10):
IAMPorsche Scott, until nexttime, go impact the world.