Good fortunes

I have the nicest roommate a person could ask for.  She’s tiny, quiet, considerate, funny, and smiles all the time, and she cooks.  She’s a godsend and a peach and a friend already.  She’s very easy to be generous to.  It’s times like these I think somebody up there must like me : )  The universe is looking out for me and thinks I’m o-kay.  : )

I’m also grateful that my friends, Doug and Lisa’s, young son was only slightly injured in an accident last week when he could have easily lost his life or been seriously hurt.  He was hurt but will be fine, and for that, also, I’m truly grateful and only a fraction of how much his loving parents are.

If the universe smiles down on us (that’s a funny image) and grants us favors, then the converse is true…   If I have hardship or a tragedy, did the universe do that to me?  Did the devil?  Did I deserve it?  I don’t think so.  Besides, sometimes things just happen chaotically, randomly, unpredictably, sometimes excitingly and separate and apart from me and you, and I don’t tend to believe the universe centers around me, that things happen for me or to me or due to some greater meaning.  So I’m profoundly grateful and thankful, and sometimes I just feel lucky.  : )  There’s a lot to be grateful for, that’s for sure.

Surely what we do and believe attracts other to us, and repels them as well, and we should always treat others with courtesy, kindness, and consideration as best we can.  It’s the least we can do on our journeys.  And when they’re being douchebags, it’s okay to remind them that they’re being douchey, because they’re probably pretending otherwise.

I’m comfortable with and prefer random chaos to a grand scheme or hidden meanings because that way, it’s still open to our efforts and our beliefs.  The possibilities are endless.  Also, nature allows for randomness and chaos – storms, floods, pollenations, rainbows, and various other happenings -- and adapts and evolves, and that’s as it should be.  I trust nature to know.