I took my mother to see Cabaret last week. Neither of us had ever seen the musical. During the show, Sally sings “Maybe This Time.” She is hoping this time she might win.

The song has the lyric…”Maybe this time, I’ll be lucky”

For those who know the show or haven’t seen it. Sally doesn’t get what she was singing about. Not because she couldn’t have it, but because she chooses not to have it.

Luck had nothing to do with her having the life she wanted. It was all about the choices she makes that determines the life she would have. Sure it was scary, hard, and not comfortable but she could have made the choice to go after it anyway but she doesn’t…

It is so easy to leave your life up to luck and fate. It takes you out of the driver seat and allows you to have “something” to blame for not getting what you want.

What would happen if you went after what you wanted? What if instead of hoping for luck to turn your way, you created your own luck?

Maybe this time…

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