Luck

Everything is relative.

I feel like I’ve had some bad luck the past couple of days. Nothing that major (genuinely). I had a nosebleed on the train during rush hour in London, then a found a bunch of ink leaked in my bag and ruined a book, and just general misfortunes when it came to public trasnsport and getting places on time.

However, while I’ve been reflecting on this unfortunate luck (which felt like some kind of temporary curse on me) realistically, it’s not that bad. At times like this, I question why all of this is happening, wondering what could possibly happen next, but in comparison to many other things that have happened in my own and other peoples lives, nothing in the past couple of days has been that awful. Especially after reading “Just Kids” by Patti Smith recently and learning about her life when she was younger, it made me realise even more how fortunate I really am in life (definitely reccomend this book!).

So, this leads me to something I think about often when I feel like life is throwing difficulties and hardships at me, however big or small. It’s something I mention a lot to other people as well if they’re overthinking, worrying, or stuck in a spiral over something. I say, softly, “In a years time, do you think you’ll still be worrying about this?”

Ninety nine percent of the time, my own answer to this question is is “no”. This tiny piece of self-reflection tends to calm me, reminding me that whatever happens, things always get better again, and the tiny things that feel like a big deal right now, aren’t actually a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Admittedly, this question doesn’t help in every situation, but at the right time it can completely change your perspective on everything for the better.

I feel like overall things have been going well for me this year. Yes, life is messy, but I’m strangely enjoying the chaos of not knowing the exact direction life is going to go in next. So, in the bigger scheme of things, my bad luck, is in fact, not that bad after all.

I hope you enjoyed, and have a lovely day !

xoxo