Good Habits Lead to Good Luck

As I sit here nibbling some amazing dairy fudge from the cheese factory near my mom’s house, I can’t help thinking about the varied ways Someone uses to give us a nudge.  In my case, most appropriately, via books.
 
To set the stage:  It has been hard for me to get into a consistent writing routine in the months since we moved.  I have had fits and spurts, but recently, those spurts were less and less common.  Then, a few weeks ago, I read a book which blazed like the proverbial light bulb in my mind. 
 
The book in question was a memoir, called Make Something Good Today, by Erin (@ErinRNapier) & Ben (@ScotsmanCo)Napier.  They are a lovely young couple from Mississippi who now have a series on HGTV, called Home Town, which showcases their efforts to restore the old homes in their small home town.  In the memoir, Erin said she has kept an online journal for years in which she describes positive incidents in their lives.  This online journal was what caused them to be “discovered” by HGTV.
 
After reading this, I immediately remembered reading something similar in The Magnolia Story, a memoir written not too long ago by Joanna (@JoannaGaines) & Chip (@ChipGaines) Gaines.  Joanna’s consistent blogging about the houses they renovated eventually led to them becoming HGTV sensations and to the huge success they are enjoying now in many arenas.
 
When I read Chip & Jo’s story, I was struck by how simple acts performed diligently (as well as paying attention to spiritual nudges), could generate such enormous professional dividends.  I thought at the time there was a lesson in this for me as well, but over the succeeding months, I let the lesson slip away.  Then, when I read Erin & Ben’s story, the same message hit me again – even stronger this time because it wasn’t the first time I was hearing it.  Here was another example of nice people who worked hard at something they loved and saw it pay off for them in ways they never imagined.
 
So now, I am determined to remember and apply this lesson for myself.  I am convinced now more than ever Someone has been trying to tell me that if I keep at my writing and do something each day to move my writing career forward, then I will also see success.  So that is what I plan to do in the coming year.  There will no doubt be additional celestial nudges to keep me going in the right direction, and I will endeavor to listen to them as well.
 
Which leads me back to where I started this blog.  You may be wondering, what does this all have to do with dairy fudge?  Well, nothing, actually.  Although, perhaps I could use the fudge as another example of how a simple act, done daily, can turn into something good.  Really, really good.

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