Things are going well in my life. I was telling loved ones about some great updates and I noticed two things:

1. I chocked it up to luck. I would say, “Yeah I’m so lucky that this, that or the other is happening…”
2. I was sometimes afraid to be elated about the wonderful ongoings because I wasn’t sure how I or others felt about my success.

I really listened to what I was saying about being lucky and I decided to change that description because it is inaccurate. It’s not luck. It is this work in action. I have been paying very close attention to what I say, think and write about my life. This is because thoughts create our life as simple as placing an order at a deli counter. If you are focused on love, which is like ordering love, the universe serves that up. If you are focused on fear, the universe serves that up.

One of the things I had to do to put this work in action was to get over my guilt about being more materially successful than my parents. I felt bad ‘doing’ better than them. Then I realized I wasn’t any more worthy of success and achievement than they are. I don’t deserve success anymore than anyone else does and I’ll tell you why – it’s because we all deserve it. We are all worthy of love and belonging. We are all worthy of success.

We might not all get material success because we don’t know how the universe works. Once we accept that what we think creates our world, it’s pretty simple. It’s not luck. It’s thinking great, loving thoughts followed by action spurred from that emotional state.

No one taught my parents this when they were my age. This knowledge has become more mainstream, and therefore, accessible in the past twenty or thirty years to people like me. I know what we think creates our reality and I know how to live according to these philosophies.

I will not describe my current state of affairs as luck nor will I feel guilty about my success. Instead, I will note how grateful I am to the universe over and over.

It’s possible that some won’t want to hear about it and that’s ok. I rejoice in my success enough on my own every time I bask in it and every time I am grateful. If others rejoice in my success as well, that’s just a plus.

Here’s to creating success. It’s possible and even simple once you know the way the universe works.