{"id":182,"date":"2010-01-23T20:15:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T20:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katrinakenison.com\/2010\/01\/23\/something-is-going-to-happen\/"},"modified":"2010-01-23T20:15:06","modified_gmt":"2010-01-23T20:15:06","slug":"something-is-going-to-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/something-is-going-to-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Something is going to happen"},"content":{"rendered":"

When my boys were small we had a favorite winter book called “Something is Going to Happen.”<\/a> \u00a0As the family wakes up on a cold winter day, each of them senses that “something is going to happen.” \u00a0A young child gets dressed in silence, the baby lies still, listening from his crib, the mother and father look at one another knowingly, the dog sniffs the air. \u00a0One by one, the family members gather in hushed early morning stillness, and then open the door to gaze out upon the first snow of winter.<\/p>\n

We loved reading that book aloud, loved the rhythm of the simple sentences, the sense of mystery and suspense that builds around something as natural as snow, the way the author invites us to tune in and pay attention to the subtle energies at work in the world around us.<\/p>\n

This week, I thought of that book for the first time in years, the title running unbidden through my head. “Something is going to happen.”<\/p>\n

It wasn’t an imminent snow fall that stirred this feeling, however, but the equally mysterious process by which word of mouth spreads. \u00a0Like those first, drifting flakes of snow, it starts slowly at first, one person telling another person. \u00a0And then, just as a storm seems to gather its own force, so too does news or information take on a life of its own, traveling at breakneck speed through the ether.<\/p>\n

It started Tuesday, when I received an e-mail from the videographer who filmed my YouTube reading, alerting me to the fact that our seven-minute video had suddenly had over 50,000 views.<\/p>\n

“You should \u00a0write a little blog post about that,” he suggested. \u00a0“Because that’s a lot of views for a month and a half.”<\/p>\n

I meant to do as he suggested, \u00a0but I never got around to it. \u00a0The number did surprise me, though. \u00a0It sure did seem like a lot of views. \u00a0“How cool,” I thought. \u00a0And then, it occurred to me, \u00a0“Something is going to happen.”<\/p>\n

I got busy with other things–cleaning the pantry, sending petitions around about the Supreme Court’s most recent decision, working on a magazine article. \u00a0Meanwhile, \u00a0my in-box was filling up with requests from other writing mothers, asking if they could post the video on their sites.<\/p>\n

“Sure,” I typed back. \u00a0“I’d be honored.” \u00a0 And I am. \u00a0There is nothing better, as a writer, than hearing that words you’ve written have resonated with someone else.<\/p>\n

The other day, I was browsing through the new releases at our local bookstore. \u00a0“Do you have time to sign some books?” the sales clerk asked. \u00a0“Sure,” I answered, rummaging in my purse for a pen. \u00a0“How’s it doing?” She told me that, to her surprise, they’d had to reorder seven times. \u00a0Good news for any author, of course. And I found myself thinking again, “Something is going to happen.”<\/p>\n

It’s Saturday afternoon now, and I’m just back, tired and well exercised and hungry, from a long snowshoe hike with a friend and our dogs. \u00a0The ingredients for the dinner I’m about to make are sitting out next to the sink–carrots, spinach, rice. In an hour or so my husband will come home, a friend will arrive, and we’ll eat dinner in the kitchen and watch a Netflix movie on TV. \u00a0Nothing too exciting, and yet I’m glad to be here, settling in for a quiet night at home.<\/p>\n

But, before I get started chopping vegetables, \u00a0I wanted to sit down here for a minute, check my email, and write something on my website. \u00a0I had something else in mind to say, actually. \u00a0 But I’ve just taken a look at my YouTube link. And then, just to be sure, I double-clicked and checked it again.<\/p>\n

104, 443 views.<\/p>\n

I don’t think a hundred thousand YouTube hits qualifies as viral. \u00a0Certainly it’s nowhere near in the league of such online sensations as\u00a0Susan Boyle, David After the Dentist, and World’s Fastest Drinker. \u00a0But it does mean that a whole lof of people are taking time out of their own busy days to watch a film about living in the moment and loving our kids as they are. \u00a0The only way that number jumped from 50,000 to 100,000 in four short days is because people have been inspired to share the film with their friends. \u00a0Now, it seems that they are also buying books, and sharing those, too.<\/p>\n

The numbers are not huge, and no one’s under any illusion that “The Gift of an Ordinary Day” is going to be the next “Eat, Pray, Love.” But I have to admit it to you: \u00a0What’s going on here is lovely, and deeply gratifying. \u00a0And who knows? \u00a0Maybe the trend will continue. \u00a0I still do have that feeling: something is going to happen.<\/p>\n

Oh, and p.s. \u00a0If you’re reading this and haven’t seen the video, or if you wish to forward it, here’s the direct link: \u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olSyCLJU3O0<\/a><\/p>\n

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