Luck...What a funny word.
Oprah Winfrey once stated, "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." To me the word "luck" was just a term to describe something good or bad that happended to you, nothing more, nothing less. But after some life changing events of my own, I've realized, luck is more than that, real luck is about the chances you take.
I was in the shower. Shampoo in my hair belting out Rihanna's lastest hit, when banging started at the bathroom door. It was my older sister, complaing about how she was sick of having to turn up her stereo because I would not quiet down. After I finished my performance, I dried off, got dressed, and entered the living area. As I was walking past, towards the kitchen, a commercial for The X Factor appeared on the television screen. The first season was coming to a close and the search for the one with the " X Factor" was to begin again. I had always loved singing. Performing since I was in Pre-Kindergarten, church choir, and even my …show more content…
Almost a month later a most amazing opportunity was given. I would've taken it, sometimes I wish I had. But, life happened, a sister gave birth, a father was sent to prison, a friend died, and a singer lost her voice. My immune system was low and I had gotten sick. My throat had the worst of the infection, and I have never been able to sing the same since. Some say it's sad and call me "poor thing", but I don't feel that way, I had made it. Just knowing I had my dreams laid out before me, ready, set in my hands, just waiting for me to grab hold, that was enough; enough for me to have the strength to let them go.
You may not consider me lucky, but I do. I made up my mind. I stood at the edge prepared, decided to take that opportunity, and jumped, just as Oprah said. Yes, I may not have come out on top, but that is okay. Not everyone can say that they achieved their dreams, but I did. I got to experience my own little taste of luck...Isn't that a funny
Oprah Winfrey once stated, "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." To me the word "luck" was just a term to describe something good or bad that happended to you, nothing more, nothing less. But after some life changing events of my own, I've realized, luck is more than that, real luck is about the chances you take.
I was in the shower. Shampoo in my hair belting out Rihanna's lastest hit, when banging started at the bathroom door. It was my older sister, complaing about how she was sick of having to turn up her stereo because I would not quiet down. After I finished my performance, I dried off, got dressed, and entered the living area. As I was walking past, towards the kitchen, a commercial for The X Factor appeared on the television screen. The first season was coming to a close and the search for the one with the " X Factor" was to begin again. I had always loved singing. Performing since I was in Pre-Kindergarten, church choir, and even my …show more content…
Almost a month later a most amazing opportunity was given. I would've taken it, sometimes I wish I had. But, life happened, a sister gave birth, a father was sent to prison, a friend died, and a singer lost her voice. My immune system was low and I had gotten sick. My throat had the worst of the infection, and I have never been able to sing the same since. Some say it's sad and call me "poor thing", but I don't feel that way, I had made it. Just knowing I had my dreams laid out before me, ready, set in my hands, just waiting for me to grab hold, that was enough; enough for me to have the strength to let them go.
You may not consider me lucky, but I do. I made up my mind. I stood at the edge prepared, decided to take that opportunity, and jumped, just as Oprah said. Yes, I may not have come out on top, but that is okay. Not everyone can say that they achieved their dreams, but I did. I got to experience my own little taste of luck...Isn't that a funny