You have probably heard some combination of the words “Fortune Favors”, whether it was with bravery or boldness. Like crossing your fingers tightly, uttering these words is a little prayer to be steadfast - unwavering in body and mind. Any time you are about to roll the dice of life, these words are your verbal cloak. Say ‘em and send it.
This blog was dreamed up on the idea that our fortune - both the good and bad - starts long before bravery or boldness. Fortune is cut from the cloth of process, mined in the “woah” of adventure, and shined in the act of reflection. Fortune is easy to spot in success, but just like the sun, it’s always there, even on rainy days.
The truth, as far as I can make it out to be, is that fortune favors… anything. You just have to be willing to laugh at what is and be curious about what is not.
You need not always be bold or brave. Just remember to cross your fingers before you go.
It Used to Mean Something...
At the start of grade school, the songs you listened to on the bus or outside of the house were limited to the number of CDs you could carry (and the AA or AAA battery juice you had left). At some point, it was possible to listen to one or two tracks at a time, via a Hit Clip. If you aren't familiar with such a device, it was a player no larger than a child's palm and it played micro-SD-sized cards. However, it only had a few tracks on each card. So, it mattered what music you had with you. The mood you were in at the start of the day had better have been a mood you were comfortable with the whole day - your soundtrack was limited. Of course, there was the possibility that you had a friend with an older sibling that could burn you some mixtapes...
Pissing On the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Pt 2)
This is the second installment on a series about the 2017 NYC Marathon.
It is frigid.
Cold wraps our arms,
Our legs and face.
The sky is grey.
Covered in fog.
Like a thin cloud.
And it’s all up hill; we can’t think too much about the scenery. There is business to attend to and right now the task at hand is the steady incline our legs ascend.