Ever think to yourself, "Wow, I'm so lucky"?
I found myself thinking that very thought this evening. Naturally everyone has a past in which shadows lurk and pain is ever-present. I am no different. Even with this darkened past and regrets I still found myself to the very moment earlier where I was astounded with how lucky I appear to be. I quickly realized that every time something good happens in my life I say "Wow, I'm so lucky" and somehow it fails or fades. Not to be a pessimist but not all that glitters is gold and sometimes when we think we've struck it rich it turns out to be rubbish.
So in the awe-inspiring moment a thought struck me....perhaps this time I'm not lucky. Perhaps this time I've magnanimously been divinely favored. Saying I'm simply lucky and I've stumbled upon greatness cheapens the whole situation somehow. Fate has brought me to this point not on accident but because this is where I am meant to be. I do miss those in my past that may have gone their own way. I think of them sometimes and smile at many good memories. But then again, I smile at my more current memories too.
Therefore, let's not be simply "lucky". Luck fades......life continues.
