Can you see it? The four-leaf clover in the image below?
(Spoiler alert: what if I told you there were actually EIGHT in this one little square alone???)
I have always had a knack for finding four-leaf clovers. Since my early childhood, I have frequently found, pressed, and then given away these typically rare little finds.
It’s kind of my thing.
In all my years of clover hunting, I’ve found – without exception – that every four-leaf clover has a pair. Where there’s one, there is always another nearby.
I’ve never come across any scientific research to support this, but I shared my theory with a friend last year around this time and he and his son, Oliver, went out to the front yard to put it to the test. It took them a while to find the first one (after all, they only grow 1 in 10,000). But as soon as they found it… voila! Another!
And then another!
And another!
Fast forward a year, and today — amidst the Covid-19 quarantine — I spotted one while walking to the mailbox, and soon had my own Oliver moment. There was a second… and third… and, well, here. Take a look:
As I stooped down and started plucking each of these icons of good fortune, I couldn’t help but smile. It was as if my own little real-life object lesson was in full swing.
“Isn’t this just like life?” I thought to myself. “One hopeful thought leads to another, and another! Soon, they're everywhere you look!”
And I couldn’t help but smile.
In a world where we are seemingly surrounded with bad news, may I encourage you for a moment?
BE THE OUTLIER.
Be that 1 in 10,000 who stands out with optimism and hope! I’m pretty sure when you do, you’ll find you’re not alone.