How lucky are you?

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Diomedes Industries

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This thread is NOT a bragging thread - this thread is a thread to post why you are a lucky man or woman. Here are some of mine - in no order:

I was lying in bed this morning (lucky thing #1) next to my great wife (#2) after a great hike yesterday (#3) in a state park (#4) where I used some great gear (#5+) with my two great boys (#6,#7) and I was thinking how lucky I was.

I was born in the right place (a free country #8) at the right time (little local political unrest #9) as a healthy male (#10, #11) and was able to get a free education (#12) and then go on for relatively small amount of money to 4 after High School degrees) (#13, 14, 15, 16) to get a very good job that I have been able to keep (#17). I have paid down my debt to a very small amount (relatively) (#18) and my wife has gotten a good job that she likes and has been able to keep (#20). My family has it's health and we have a very nice house and two paid for cars (#21 and more).

What are you lucky about? This is a reminder to anyone on this board if you hear me worried or bitching to punch me squarely in the junk.

TF
 
#1,2,6,8,9,10,11,12, almost 13,17, working on 18,20,21

for others I have been told I'm either the luckiest or unluckiest guy in the world to survive all of the crap that I have survived. Sometimes it has taken surgeries and often it has taken medicines but I survive and I have a fairly active life that I enjoy with my wife and son. I won't go into more details but I wanted to take the opportunity to count my blessings too. I think it's good to do so now and then to kind of get things back in perspective. Often I concentrate on the negatives too much in my life and forget all the wonderful aspects of it. This morning was one of those times so thanks for the reality check.

David
 
I dont consider mine as luck but rather being Blessed. I am blessed for having a great Wife and 2 Wonderful Healthy daughters. I am Blessed to have my Mom and Dad still alive at my age of 40. Now on my health, Im not very Blessed. I know there is people worse off than I am but I just turned 40 and have already had 2 heart attacks and lost my right kidney and have alot of pain from that kidney at least once a month. So in that respect it is hard for me to hold a job but i keep on trying. I do thank God that I am as well off as I am though.
 
Wildone,

I am more of a Stoic when it comes to the distinction you have made. 'God' is the placard holder, for me, as the thing you thank for being so fortunate.

This would be one in the same for this thread - blessed, lucky, fortunate...

Not deserving per se' - but have it anyway.

TF
 
I think I have a 50-50 deal when it comes to the cards of life that I have been dealt. I have had some good streaks of luck, but at the same time some real tough luck aswell. In the end it all seems to work out.
 
For the most part, I consider myself extremely lucky and blessed, except for that damn ACL re-tear a few Saturdays ago. I got a new job in a horrible economy, and had a chance to go to shot show and meet new friends. I'm glad you posted this up, because its important to reflect on times when things are good, so it helps when things are bad.


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I have this picture to remind me to be thankful every day.
 
i am indeed a very lucky man.. :D despite a not so good childhood, my lovely wife and I are giving it all we got, to make sure our boys have everything they need to be succesful in life...
 
Lucky for sure, great girlfriend, been with her for seven years. Have a life started and its everything I could ask for. :D
 
Little things, like today, losing my cellphone and almost having my truck overheat (ten degrees outside, the truck almost over heated!). I owe money, my life is not where I want it to be.

But I have much to be thankful for. Good friends, a family that loves me, a great job that I love. Dogs, cats and a horse that know me and love me. A talent to see farther than my eyes, and hear more than my ears.

I am thankful, and lucky.

This is not an invitation for Murphy... :D
 
i'm incredibly lucky.

besides being able to make a little $$ doing something that i love (knifemaking/sharpening)...

i am never in need. i have clothes on my back, food in my stomach, a loving family, a beautiful stretch of woods right out my back door, wonderful friends, and so on.

i have my whole life ahead of me, and i am blessed/lucky/gifted with parents that have encouraged me to go against the grain...despite the fact that they are regretting it somewhat now when i go against their grain. they raised me to question everything and think for myself, which i consider a huge blessing.

i also feel incredibly blessed to have a sense of self-assuredness. i have this strange feeling like i can do almost anything, which i see as a good thing as long as i temper it with my common sense.

TF, thanks for bringing this up!
 
I have a family, two homes, enough money, and my health. I'm good with that.
 
A good woman can get you through some bad times. In that respect, I'm a VERY lucky guy!

Jeff
 
I'm healthy, have job security, have a great family (both immediate and extended), am not in debt, haven't cut myself in a while, have a line on a small side business building guitar effects pedals to raise knife/outdoorsy money and am on two passaround lists.

Any problems I might have are what my friends call "First World Problems" or ones I make up myself.
 
I am profoundly lucky.

What's more, my work involves regular interactions with people who can't claim that, and this serves as a constant reminder of how lucky I am. When I see people who will never have the opportunities that I have had persevering against the odds, it puts things in perspective.

There are ups and downs, of course, but that's life. Carpe Diem.

All the best,

- Mike
 
I'm a dirt-poor student, going after a second degree since the first one turned out to be useless, but at least I'm not in debt... yet. My bf might flake out on me but is providing a roof over my head, utilities, and food for the time being.

Back when I was still married, I had the foresight to buy a decent selection of gear when I figured the relationship was going south, knowing I wouldn't be able to afford squat if we split up. We did, and I don't regret it one bit, because he was emotionally abusive.

My life sucks right now, but it could be a lot worse. I'm on something vaguely resembling a career path, though I would've preferred to have it 10 years ago. I have enough of a reserve to pay for the rest of my college, plus a probable place to stay until I graduate. And I have some gear to use, and a 250cc motorcycle, so it's not prohibitive to head an hour or so away to parks/preserves.

And I think I'm lucky to have found this forum. I've learned a lot here.
 
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jds1 said:
A good woman can get you through some bad times. In that respect, I'm a VERY lucky guy!

Jeff
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I could not have said this any better myself.

I've got a good woman, a new son and the things I need to sustain life for all of us while having fun in the mean time.

Gotta live life and love it!
 
I can Honestly agree on what yall are saying. I am one Lucky, Blessed man to have such a good wife. She has stood by me for almost 19yrs now. It didnt matter what I did or did not do, she never left my side.
 
I'm one blessed man ! I have a loving wife, 5yr old Id.Twin Boys, my own home & 4 different modes of Transportation. I have a decent job that pays well & has great benefits. Both my parents & hers are alive & well. As for me I'm a Healthy Christian man that could not ask for more ;)
 
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