As I took my morning walk today I came upon two pennies lying on the side of the road.
Without missing a beat, I immediately scooped them up- not wanting to miss out on these "lucky" pennies. This happens to me quite often on my walks and I react the same way each time.
I then take these "pieces of luck" and put them into a little mesh bag that I keep in my purse.
I had to laugh as I looked inside of it as I added the pennies to my collection of "good luck charms". Here are its contents:
1) A card with a half penny taped to it given to me by a friend who knew of my fear of flying. This was given to me right before I took a flight home to visit my family during a rough time in my life following my divorce. This friend helped me get through this time, making his "gift" especially significant.
2) A gold airplane charm that my mom gave to me when I started to fly again.
3) A cross- also given to me by a dear, old friend....Even though I am Jewish, this is a precious reminder of our friendship and I cherish the loving thoughts behind it.
4) Two small, smooth stones with the words "courage" and "joy" imprinted on them.
5) A bracelet given to me by my sister with blue crystal beads and the words "fly high" on silver letter beads.
6) A $5 casino chip from the Grand Casino, Gulfport, Mississippi---one of the casino's destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
7) A collection of the other 6 coins I have found while on my walks..
and, finally
8) A little silver cat charm.
I am not sure that any of these are responsible for any luck that I might encounter throughout my life...but, I have a sense of peace, calm, and safety, knowing that I have these items with me.
So, like millions of other people out there, I guess that I qualify as being a superstitious person. Having been born on Friday the 13th, I think that this feeling has been with me since birth.
To this day, thirteen is still my "lucky number"...in fact, on the two connecting flights home from Minnesota, I sat in row 13 both times. While other people may avoid sitting there....for me it signified good things.
Crazy? I don't think so. To me this is just another validation of mind over matter...and how a belief in something can be so very powerful. This way of thinking is the basis for the deep spirituality and faith that I carry with me always that everything is "going to be alright".
And, so far, so good. : )
2 comments:
I also am a slightly superstitious person. But, some of my best days have been on Friday the 13th. My most favorite Friday the 13th was about 20 years ago when I received a call from an adoption agency that I had a baby boy, 3 months old and ready to be picked up by his new family. That baby boy has been one of the greatest joys of my life.
I won't pick up a penny unless it's showing heads which is good luck. Someone once told me picking up a "tails" penny was bad luck. Often I have opened a book I've had for years and there between the pages will be pressed a four leaf clover. I'm sure some of those clovers were picked over 30 or 40 years ago. I hope you have a good luck day!
Thanks for your comments, Teresa. How wonderful for you to mark that special Friday, the 13th with the beautiful miracle of your son's arrival.
I didn't know that about heads and tails on pennies. Interesting. Maybe I should look a little harder before I pick one up! : )
Have a good day!
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