PART 5 GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK, WHO KNOWS?

What I came away from this past weekend was an amazing adventure and refreshed perspective on life.

But mostly, because no one was available, it became clear to me that my children… while always welcoming towards me…. have lives of their own and it was about time that I got one too!

Sometime back, I had taken a trip up the west coast, into the Pacific Northwest and back down through central California. I explained to my shaman, "It felt like I was taking a net and somehow embracing the whole area. It seemed like I was tucking all the children in bed. They were all fine…. It was now time for me to be fine as well. Pursuit my dreams and goals."

That was two years ago and I found that I was being reminded of that lesson AGAIN! My Higher Guidance was saying, "Everyone is fine… are you? Everyone has a journey. It's not yours to live or to analyze." When I can stop living my life through my children, I have the freedom to live my own life…. and that's scary!

PART 4 GOOD LUCK? BAD LUCK? GRATITUDE

It seems appropriate, this being the week of Thanksgiving, to pause and look at life from perhaps another set of eyes. Seeing things from another angle… a new perspective can turn what appears to be Bad Luck into Good Luck!

First and foremost, we need to let go of control! Scary huh! But once we can let go of how we think things should be and say yes to how they are, then we are free to live in a state of gratitude. And when we can be in gratitude… for everything... we begin to live life filled with passion and joy.

Secondly, if we can stay living in the moment, there can be nothing but gratitude because we have no expectations and no regrets and so it is easy to be grateful for everything… just how it shows up. We can begin to turn what could be perceived as Bad Luck into Good Luck! It's all a matter of perspective.

I'm grateful for YOU!

PART 3 GOOD LUCK BAD LUCK - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Good Luck? Bad Luck? Who Knows? … Public Transportation! Good Luck!

I found my way to the information booth in the airport and asked how I could get to the Big OC, via public transportation.

"You can take the city bus to the train station downtown," the older women said with a smile. "You can catch it right out Door 19. It's just over there," she said as she pointed in the direction I should go. Oh, What Good Luck! Next stop Amtrack Train Station! The bus stopped right across the street from the station and I was grateful I had checked my bag, something I never do! Hummmm…Good Luck? I boarded the bus, found my seat when a family speaking only spanish boarded. After a period of time, it was apparent they didn't have the correct change and so I offered them $5, which I happened to have. Good Luck?  They gratefully accepted and the other passengers applauded. I've been there! Not speaking the language and not understanding the protocol.

With just my backpack, I walked towards the station and I could see a sign… too far away… what did it say?  …Trains down for maintenance during the month of October!... Oh What Bad Luck! Many  questions later, I discovered that they had employed the services of luxury bus lines that would take me non-stop to the Big OC for $22! And it was leaving straight away… As I sat in the front seat high above the traffic we whizzed by all the traffic, I thought… "Oh What Good Luck!"But wait… Who Knows?

Quickly after arriving at the station in Irvine, I found there were no city buses running. Bad Luck? Then I remembered my daughter had told me about Uber and I had recently downloaded the mobile app. I punched a button on my phone in within three minutes, an enchanting young college student picked me up and we had a delightful conversation.  All for only $20! One text to my daughter and the garage door magically opened and I spent the afternoon with puppy at the beach. It was also her birthday weekend and so I was able to celebrate with her, in person!  Oh What Good Luck!…Who Knows? (to be continued)