The Fountain of Goodness

I have had many blessings in life. It has taken me a long time to see that this is goodness. For myself, goodness was something that just happened upon you. You either had bad luck or goodness in your life.

I know there are many out there whom say "you make your own luck". I have subscribed to that as well. As a young adult, I worked hard, but bad luck seemed to follow what ever I did.

Later in life, my luck changed. Our family was healthy, jobs were solid, home, cars, etc. The year 2020 has definitely changed lives for most, but for me I really began to see the change a few years ago.

Examining my bad luck, I realized the bad luck was a consequence of some bad decisions. Those decisions at the time, were based not on what was good for my family or friends or others, but me. There was goodness all around me, but I think I was to busy wallowing with my defeats to see all of the goodness.

What I learned in the last few years.

1. Goodness does not always "happen". Most times you need to work hard to find goodness, but expect goodness will flow freely once found.
2. Bad luck is not always bad. The important is to learn from events and be honest as to what allowed the outcome.

While I don't subscribe that it is easy for all people to find goodness, as Marcus Aurelius says, "…there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging."