Making Our Own Luck

From the Slow Tarot, the Seven of Cups; from the ROAR Oracle, Mary Fields:

For too many of us, dreams stay dreams. Or worse, they get stuck in the fantasy category — never acted on, and never invested in.  ―Rhonda Britten

Fantasies are easy - we just let the mind wander. But dreams about what will add meaning and purpose to our lives, whether a career, relationship, travel or a new hobby, take effort. Those cups won't float down to this young girl just because she chooses one; she's going to have to climb that tree or get a ladder. After emancipation, Mary Fields worked many jobs, many of them considered 'men's work.' Her tough spirit and industry did not go unnoticed. At age sixty, she became the first black woman to become a Star Route Mail Carrier, using a stagecoach to deliver mail in the harsh weather and terrain of Montana. Mary would agree with the words of Loretta Lynn: "In the long run, you make your own luck – good, bad, or indifferent."