Good morning to you and happy Monday. I know many people dislike it when people say happy Friday or thank God it’s Friday or happy Monday, but that is what comes into my mind every single Monday morning. I’ve always loved Mondays. For me, Mondays set the tone for the whole week. I’m always extraordinarily focused because I try not to have commitments on Sunday night. My friends, Lisa and Fritz, often invite me to dinner on Sunday nights. I’m so lucky and I love them for it. But they also know that I often say no because I so value my Sunday rituals, and going to bed early.

What’s on my mind today is luck. There are a couple things I want to say, but first and foremost I want to thank my mother who used to call me Lucky Connie. Somehow her words permeated my thoughts and my views of myself, and I think of myself as a lucky person. I’m really grateful for that.

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