Every morning I select a stand for my day. My stand is a quality or a value I choose to bring to my day. One beautiful morning a few weeks ago, while running along the water in Seattle, I had the privilege of watching a cormorant. He was occupied with the business of fetching breakfast from beneath the water’s surface. I watched this fascinating aquatic bird for a while and I noticed this: when the cormorant paddles on top of the water, he doesn’t look around to see how he is paddling in comparison to the other paddling birds. When he swims beneath the water, he dives with purpose and does not look around to see how he is swimming relative to the fish that glide along beneath the water’s surface. When he takes to the air to fly alongside of the seagulls, he doesn’t look worriedly over his shoulder to see if he is “doing it right” in the eyes of the seagulls. No my friends, the cormorant just does what he does, and he is who he is, regardless of what any other creatures are up to. I like this perspective of just “being” who I am; just “being” a miraculous creature with many fascinating attributes and fabulous intricacies. I like “being” me, just as I am. My stand I chose on the day I had the opportunity to run alongside the waterfront in Seattle, as well as several days since then, was the cormorant. What is your stand for the day?Do you see value in showing up in the world exactly who you are?Do you realize that exactly who you are in this very moment is a spectacular human being?Wow!Be like the cormorant my friends and be magnificent.That is who you are.
I find four leaf clovers.
Frequently.
I find them alongside the trails while I am running.
I find them in the grass while walking our dogs.
I find them in the pasture where I groom our horses.
I find them while looking out the windows of my office and our home.
Some say I am lucky.
Perhaps.
What I know is so about my finding four leaf clovers is that I expect to find them.
When I see a patch of clover, I believe I will find a four leaf clover, and I do.
For me, four leaf clovers are a reminder of what I can achieve if I believe in myself with unwavering faith. Unwavering faith is the catalyst that accompanies personal responsibility and facilitates the accomplishment of my wildest dreams.
Just as the earth is decorated with four leaf clovers, our universe is adorned with limitless possibilities that are available to us if we believe in ourselves.
What do you believe about your own abilities and gifts?
What does your belief about yourself make possible?
What happens when you take responsibility for creating your own “luck”?