{"id":21222,"date":"2026-07-21T10:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=21222"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:23:53","slug":"luck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=21222","title":{"rendered":"Luck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"458\" data-attachment-id=\"21215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=21215\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?fit=1987%2C1300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1987,1300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1782414766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15.659999847383&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0012886597938144&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6122\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?fit=700%2C458&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?resize=700%2C458&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?resize=1024%2C670&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?resize=150%2C98&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1005&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?resize=90%2C60&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?w=1987&amp;ssl=1 1987w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6122.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I used to say I was &#8220;blessed&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>now I say I was &#8220;fortunate<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blessed means chosen which could imply an active chooser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunate means I had good fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Athletes often thank god for their victory. How nice, but would you really want to have a God who cared about sports? wouldn&#8217;t it be better to say fortunate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo is of a gull in Beach Haven where you have to pay to sit on the beach. 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