Ever-so-Lucky!
©Allen Merritt (2016)
Do you ever think about how lucky we are? Or, are most
thoughts about questioning everything and asking why me, woe is me or why not
me?
This week I have taken stock in the fact that I am still
able to get up and try every day, that there are opportunities for me to grab hold
of. I listen to so many friends and acquaintances tell their stories and catch
me up on all the problems, but I do not necessarily hear them give thanks for
anything going well.
Used to be that having food and shelter was a thing people
were grateful for. Is it now taken for granted by many? Not sure how to answer
that. But on a personal note, I am thinking I have much to be thankful for. For example, I was able to
commute in to work this week because a check cleared just in time for me to pay
a bill. As a result, I was able to get transportation for the commute and make
it to the job, which provided a small promotional opportunity. I also made it
to the post office to pick up the only check I have had in a month. That gave
me a little money to tie me over. Not only that, by being in the right place at
the right time I was able to see an old friend I had not seen in over 20 years
and ended up spending the night at their place saving a hotel stay. Furthermore,
I was able to provide a friendly ear to my friend and realized how lucky I was.I don't think any of this was mere coincidence.
The next day I headed home and found myself witnessing the
beginning of a car accident on the freeway. One car was sitting upright on its side;
engine still running and white smoke flooding out of the tail pipe. I hoped
everyone was okay and realized how lucky I was to have just missed it and at
the same time be able to go around it quickly without delay. During the drive, I
got a phone call and an email offering a couple days of work and a new project.
And, I made it home safe and sound.
It appears many of us have great opportunity and are indeed
"ever-so-lucky" as often as not. Maybe we just don't know it or
refuse to acknowledge it, therefore blindsiding ourselves and our futures.
Shouldn't the good grace of each day count for something in our day-to-day? As
I write, I think about the idea of "count your many blessings." If we
stop a moment and reassess what is happening in our life instead of focusing on
the negative and what we don't have in our lives, we may discover we have more
then we think. How can we enjoy the short life we have by always getting distracted
by thoughtless mindsets?
As a child I remember always searching the summer grasses
for the illusory four leaf clover, because if you found one and you saved it by
pressing it between the pages of a book, then you had found good luck. And, everyone likes the idea of finding luck,
right?
Interestingly, the dictionary describes luck as something
without purpose, which cannot be predicted or controlled either positively
and/or negatively. ¹
What does that mean?
I take it to mean that luck is only as good as you perceive
it. Luck can actually be good or bad. Think about the concept of breaking a
mirror and ending up with seven years bad luck. But it also goes further than
that. When we choose to see the blessings and start counting them, then we
begin to see the better side of things and not always the bad news that is
shoved in our face.
What is "lucky"?
Maybe true luck is being fortunate as opposed to finding
fortune. Maybe it is about receiving many blessings and knowing you are
enriched by your life as opposed to being rich monetarily. Luck knows each
moment is truly a real moment to take advantage of. It’s serendipitous and
heaven sent. Luck is something you create, take, embrace and accept
understanding that it can be abundant if you allow it to be. None of us have
ever been promised anything, so each moment we get makes us ever-so-lucky. Now,
this does not mean we shouldn’t aim for the sky and hope for the best and make
things better as we can. It simply means we have more than we know. Life in and
of itself makes us lucky.
Here is a song to help inspire you to think about what lucky
means to you and maybe reconsider what makes your daily life so lucky.
Enjoy your week!
Cheers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck
(Viewed on 7/26/16)¹
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