He'd regale stories of his adventures there, meeting Karen Blixen, Joy Adamson, etc. My father had been there as a young man - before his marriage to my mother - and had loved the place, so I must have picked up on this as a child. I had travelled a lot by this time, but I had never been to Kenya yet.

In fact I loved the book so much I was certain I would go there - it all seemed so familiar - maybe I was visualising the movie! Whilst I was reading the book I began to realise I would go there, not just to Kenya but to the Djinn Palace on Lake Naivasha. Isn't it great when you get a book you love - well done James Fox! Anyway the book is based upon a true story about the Happy Valley set in 1940's Kenya and the murder of the philandering Earl of Errol. One of the creatives I was travelling with handed me a book called 'White Mischief' by James Fox and said 'I think you'll enjoy this'. The flight at that time was hours (with stop offs) so we knew we were in for the long haul. In 1984 I was flying out to Sydney, Australia to produce some Quantas commercials with Michael Parkinson and Barry Humphries (Dame Edna). At the time I wasn't consciously aware of the fortuitous circumstances I'd created but by loving something and showing gratitude I had attracted it to me. I'd like to give you an example of this in my own life. Choose what you love and remain relaxed but sticky enough to attract and magnetise the good stuff to yourself. Serendipity smiles upon people who know what they like, love and want. I believe it's much more than that - it's being open to chance, luck, happenstance and having gratitude. Wikipedia defines 'serendipity' meaning a 'happy accident' or 'pleasant surprise'.

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