I woke up this morning to an email from the Illinois State Lottery. The email congratulated me for being a winner.
The email explained the steps that it took to discover the amount of my prize. Log in to your account, Select the My Games tab, select Draw Games, select Check Results, and enjoy a playback of your win!
I won two bucks!
I was daydreaming throughout the process of finding the results. How crazy would this be right before Christmas to win a shit ton of money? I could buy a home and store all the Shepkids under the same roof. I could give them the balance of nurturing and discipline that they need.
Oh well….
Christmas is still going to be glorious, but I will still only have visitation rights and I will still be driving Betty the Green Blazer out to the OakBrook Terrace Board of Trade this morning.
The morning email from the Illinois State Lottery can be looked at like a kick in the throat. A jolly reminder that the daily struggle is still alive.
Or
The morning email from the Illinois State Lottery can be looked at as a reminder of how many gifts that I already have in life.
The lesson here is…
… every morning I wake up, my feet hitting the ground is a winning lottery ticket. Every time I hear a Shepkid tell me that they love me; winning lottery ticket. Every morning Betty rumbles westbound on 31st street; winning lottery ticket. Every now and then when one of you calls or texts to say hello; winning lottery ticket. Every time someone asks me to pray for them; winning lottery ticket. Every night I go to bed after a hard day at work; winning lottery ticket.
My football team sucks, my baseball team lost 121 games last year, my ex-wife is a pain in the ass, my sex life is lonely, my mattress needs replacing, my legs scream when I climb stairs and the bills increase monthly.
Oh well…
I received an email that called me a winner this morning…
So I have that going for me.
A week from today, the Christmas presents will all be revealed and candle wax will be on the first lamp of the menorah.
Get up and enjoy the lottery ticket called life.
Because we are all W I N N I N G
