"Work The Soil"

It's St. Patrick's Day. Growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, always a real fun day. The city puts on, at least pre-COVID, one heckuva parade. Posted earlier today about the Irish blessing praying for us to have "all the happiness and luck a life can hold." Wonderful to shoot for but, as we know, damn hard to attain. Life throws us unexpected and unwanted - physically, emotionally, spiritually, financially and socially - twists and turns. It's a roller coaster for sure. Luck and happiness are fleeting. A Stronger Cord experiences have taught this ol' dude, many unfortunate souls have never had a chance for luck and happiness. They've been in survival mode from day one. I have a real tender heart for them knowing, but for the grace of God, it could've been this knucklehead. Anyway, I digress. It makes me think of William Bridge's book, "The Way of Transitions." One story really stands out. Long ago, the renowned expert on change and transition, passed in 2013, was flying from the East Coast to his base in California. He too in the middle of the "stuff." He'd lost his wife to cancer and was struggling. The professor turned consultant was also beating himself up with, "Hey, you're the 'transition' guy, get your act together!" It was a beautiful day to fly, not a cloud in the sky as the jet roared across America at 28,000 feet. Bridges had a window seat and was gazing down on our country when something warmed his marrow. What? He noticed, while being transported from east to west, the great rivers: The Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri and how they twist and turn on their respective journeys. Kinda like our lives too. Then, an epiphany hit like a 2x4 between the eyeballs: Where those great rivers change course? Great sediment is dropped. Rich soil develops along those winding waterways and allows farmers to grow the crops we eat. Could it be the twist and turns of our lives, when luck and happiness seem impossible, are exactly where fertile soil is birthed for a better tomorrow? Bridges suddenly had a different, and healthier, perspective about the future. It'll work for us too. Happy St. Patty's Day. May luck and happiness be abundant. Today and every day. When not? Hang in there, work the soil and reap the harvest! #goodbetterbest