While I was training in Sweden yesterday, my daughter went to see her specialist for a checkup and to work out the next steps. A few weeks ago (again when I was travelling) the doctor who had a few years earlier had said that she should be pretty clear of the food allergies by the time she is three-ish, pushed the date back to seven-ish. Yesterday, things have changed a bit again.

The daycare our daughter goes to won't be open during the summer for 6 weeks and they gave our daughter a place at a daycare across the other side of the city. My wife should hopefully graduate in a couple months and was meant to get a job but the doctor has essentially banned our daughter from going to that daycare because of the risk of upsetting the allergy schedule. Which means, we don't have a place for our daughter at all and that means, no job for my wife. I have to work through the summer because it is my first year of work for the company and I have only accrued a couple of holiday days.

Well, such is life.

Because the food restrictions for our daughter are so severe, we can't travel with her away from home for more than a night, maybe two. But not being able to potentially travel until she is seven was a bit of a blow as we were hoping that perhaps Christmas time, we could get away for a few days. It hasn't been the easiest experience over the last few years but again, such is life and regardless, her health comes first.

I was watching a mother with two children at the airport today and I have to say, it got to me a bit. One child was a baby in a stroller, the other was a girl who was a little older than my own with a cute little carry on luggage case she was pulling behind her. You know how you imagine what a good life is going to be like and then it ends up falling apart no matter how much preparation and work you do?

My wife and I haven't really asked for much from this life and so far it has delivered just that, not much. We have worked hard for the little we have though and while that does mean something at a personal level, at other times it is a proverbial slap in the face. Yeah, compared to many other people in this world our life is really nothing to complain about, I have a job, we eat occasionally and we have so far been able to afford the healthcare costs but, comparison with others isn't the way to live a life.

Last week or so I was talking about the luck of life and how to take advantage of luck, the pre-condition parameters need to be met, the work has to be done. For us, we have been grinding away at the work for a long time but, the luck hasn't swung our way. If anything, more hurdles seem to be placed in our way to make sure we have to do a little more work to get by. Maybe the pendulum of luck will never really fall our way or perhaps, when t does, it will be the kind of thing that makes up for a lifetime of grind.

It doesn't really matter though as either way, I at least am not the kind of person that stops pushing because the cards don't fall my way, I will keep working regardless. To be honest, what else is there to do in this life other than work at improving oneself to facilitate the improvement of the system? As I see it, work is a part of human purpose and no matter what the results end up being in a lifetime, the benefits will outlive the breath.

When it comes to luck on Steem, I am hoping that one day at least it begins to take shape and mainstream in a way that helps many people improve their position and, helps people like me get rewarded for the work put in. It may not and I have come to terms with this eventuality but, what I am risking here and the potential for various forms of return are not equal. The risk of time, money, effort now is a lot less than the potential ceiling.

I would love to see some of the investors and decent people I have met around Steem have Fuck you money and then, do a lot of good with it. I'd love to see people of Steem solving real-world problems through research funding, financial applications or charity work. Yes, some of that happens now but wouldn't it be awesome to see it happen at mass scale Well, I think we'd all be lucky to see that and the world would be lucky to have it happen.

Meh, tomorrow is another day and there is a lot of catch up work I have to do in the evening before travelling again on Monday out of the city for a day. I guess I do not have to worry about how I should spend my free time at least as you can't spend what you don't have.

I forgot... that is how people end up in debt.

When luck presents itself, be prepared to receive it., And when luck doesn't show its face, prepare for when it does.

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]

I'll try to get some sleep as I have only had 11 hours of it in 4 days, and the travel has sapped my energy. I will get to all the comments I have missed tomorrow I hope. I might end up writing in bed too, I never really know.