The Good Luck Ball

Astrid came up to me with a piece of paper and said, “Write down everything that makes you happy!” So I wrote: “Astrid, Eliot, my garden, cats, being creative...” “You should write ‘sleeping!’” she interjected. So I wrote, “...sleeping, reading...” “OK, now crumple it into a ball.” I did. “That’s your good luck ball. Whenever you’re feeling bad, just squeeze it and all the good things will travel up your arm into your heart and you’ll feel better!” “How did you think of that?” “Well, I was writing a list of things I like and I made a mistake, so I crumpled it up and threw it out. Then I thought, ‘I should do something else with it instead of throwing it out,’ so I thought of the good luck ball!”