Am I Lucky?
February 22, 2008 9:57 pm Law of attraction, Life choices, Luck
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“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Seneca the Younger |
When I received my doctorate, many friends and family congratulated me. One neighbor, however, said “Boy, are you lucky!”
Lucky? I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, especially since he was my neighbor.
How did he miss seeing that we went from two cars to one?
How did he miss seeing me walk to and from the bus stop to go to school so my husband could drive the car to work?
How did he miss noticing that I quit my full time job to go back to school full time?
How did he miss noticing that it took me four years to finish that degree?
How could he have possibly missed noticing that I did all this with two small children and a new one born during the doctoral program?
Luck means good fortune that happens by chance. If I had been lucky, USC would have sent a courier to deliver a genuine Ph.D. without any work or effort on my part. (Of course I would have been very reluctant to accept such a “lucky” gift.)
In all fairness, I guess we made lots of sacrifices that outsiders could not see. No more name brand cereal, Disneyland and movies were out of the question, my eyes turned red from reading so much microfilm, and so much more.
I don’t believe in luck. I do believe in the Law of Attraction. Whenever I have wanted something intensely, focused on it, I attracted the people and opportunities into my life to make those things happen.
So, if you want to congratulate me on any of my achievements, go right ahead.
But please, don’t say I’ve been lucky.
