Fortunate One

There are those who have the good fortune to be fortunate.  I'm one of them. I'm wealthy with it. I don't know why. I'm no more deserving than the next person.  All I know is that I am and it's made all the difference.

My fortune isn't monetary wealth, though I'm by no means poor.  And my fortune isn't fame. My fortune is that I land on my feet.  I've landed on my feet so many times I can't count them.  Some of those times bring a smile...some scare me to think about, even today...but all of them have shaped my life.  And they'll continue to since the choices I have yet to make will call upon what I believe to be true: I'll be OK.

I become still with appreciation. I consider it  a major asset on my balance sheet.

Fortune is measured
By what's important to us.
Wealth has many forms.

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Comments

[susan]

After your last post on shadows, it looks like your mood has lifted. It is a good time of year to 'count your blessings' which seems to be the mood of this post on fortune. Have a great day!

[Beth]

June, I love your haiku. Very nice. I also love your sentence: "I become still with appreciation..." Perfect.

[Leanne]

Every time I reflect, I appreciate. There's nothing more to be thankful for than this sweet, sweet life and all that we learn from it.

[bluemountainmama]

lovely....just lovely!

[CountryDew]

This is very nice. What a great blessing to have - and how wonderful that you realize it.

[Rhea]

Great sentiment. I feel lucky, too. Healthy all my life thus far. Landing on your feet is one of the greatest happenstances, too!

[Shannon]

Oh gosh, I so related to this post. Especially landing on my feet.....some folks say that I ride a roller coaster for a life. I think I'm also thankful that I land on my feet too, but also try to just keep moving forward. I love Dory (sp?) in Finding Nemo when she was to "just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." The faster you move forward the further the trials might be behind you. Cheers, Shan