Timing is Everything and a Little Luck too!
We have all heard the saying that timing is everything. In recent days, I couldn’t agree more. I have always been of the opinion if you work hard, you will reap the rewards, but also believe there is an element of luck associated with timing and positive thinking that moves us in directions we need and wish to go.
As a mother of three, my parenting over the years has included teachings about timing and placement; and appreciating that there are reasons why things happen the way they do. It may not be obvious when it’s happening, but at some point down the road, we will know why it happened the way it did. I find myself saying those words more in recent times. “Really? ” I ask myself. “There’s a reason for this — can’t imagine what it might be?”
Inevitably, there is a point when it shows itself. Then there’s that AHA! moment. I get it now. I can use all my fingers and all of my toes to count how many times those moments have come to light. True that many times the recognition has not been immediate, but most definitely, there has ultimately been that full blown awareness as to why something occurred the way it did.
In those moments of recognition, I revisit and re-evaluate the “why.” That is when the answers to the questions of timing become clear. I begin to realize that in another place and in another time, this event would not have carried the same significance. The lesson would have been lost, because I would not have been where I needed to be in order to receive. Enter luck — as luck would have it, I got to the place I needed to be so the learning could occur.
I do believe things happen for reasons and I also believe we all see our lives differently at different times. I can remember thinking and feeling one way about an issue and 20 years later flipping 180 degrees. Things happen, life happens. We experience, savor, hurt, and grow. It’s the evolutionary process associated with living one’s life.
I offer these ramblings as I prepare to close a chapter and open a new one. There are thoughts about many times in my life, memorable times, that have been all about timing and a little luck too!
