Martha Stewart is lucky

Martha Stewart is a lucky woman. Think of finding success beyond your wildest dreams. You’re driven, you work hard, you focus focus focus. Then, out of the blue, you make a mistake and the worst thing in the world happens. You are pilloried (although it’s a minor thing). You are defended. And – worst of all – you go to prison. Publically. People in the next town make a t-shirt about it. It’s the worst thing that you could think of happening in the world. The worst. It happens, and you survive. I just read an article saying that Martha has slowed down and spent some time on herself. She’s lost ten pounds and is apparently working through some life stuff. Plucked from a high-pressure existance to think about life, to slow down, to apologize. What an interesting situation. And she’s surviving. She will survive. She will undoubtedly thrive. And probably as a much more interesting, faceted person, with much more of an ability to think about herself, others, and life, than ever before. Lucky Martha. This makes for a much more interesting life for her.