Lucky You.

If anyone was to ask me what was the single biggest contributor to my happiness, health, relationships and well-being, my answer would be this:

Luck.

Sure, I’ve done some stuff. Learned some things. Made some changes. However, many contributors that have supported me to grow, learn, connect and evolve have been entirely outside of my control:
- my genetic structure, body & organs
- the family I was born into
- the parents I was born to
- where in the world I was born
- my skin tone, culture and gender
- the socioeconomic class I was born into
- all of the subsequent experiences & opportunities that ricocheted from these lucky breaks…

The act of reflecting on our privilege and luck can at times be a confronting process - we can get defensive, imagining that it disregards the effort and dedication that we feel personally responsible for. It might also evoke feelings of shame or guilt - that we should *be* more, *do* more or *feel* better given how fortunate we are. While these responses make sense, they’re not particularly generative - they don’t imbue us with the drive to create, connect and care for ourselves & others, and instead, leave us isolated in a bog of self-entitlement or self-loathing.

Reflecting on luck is then better placed with a perspective of gratitude. Where we can hold what we have with a sense of gratefulness, and invite a broad, compassionate acknowledgment that every person on earth deserves the same opportunities and benefits, that were cosmically bestowed upon us.