Being lucky is not how I define myself. I do not possess the mathematical prowess nor do I consult the stars to aid in being lucky. I do have one talent that seems to astound a lot of people. I find four leaf clovers. I have always been able to. What do you think I do with them? I find a piece of hard paper and date it, then I place my clover in the center and put tape over it. Then, I give them away. I've been doing this for a long time. I don't know quite when my belief system set in, but I'll share it. Friends have been astonished when I've stood in their yards and plucked a prize from between our toes. My best friend tearfully told me she had never found one before ... and still carries the one I gave her around. I have given them as birthday gifts when I had no money.
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| A special Day. |
Having a child and being a parent has made those clover searches more a daily routine for me. I'll be outside looking down attempting to not be upset over drama before school. When faced with the unanswerable, I consult the clovers. Clovers keep me sane, they make me smile ruefully in the face of ALL IS LOST. I am certain my clovers are there for me to center myself upon. These bright patches of green are my connection with the unknown. Karma, prayer, meditation... all are located in my yard. God is but a patch away. Finding a YES within my given time to look makes me smile. Going away empty handed means NO, but hey, I find more YES than NO. Time feels well spent in my clovers. I have my favorite patch to sit and survey my universe. Four leaf clovers give me peace when I am anxious. They help me not be angry and help me find time to just be. To ask God a clover question and then keep the clover would upset the balance of my world, at least in my mind.
In sitting down to write this, I looked up four leaf clovers and found the following:
Druids believed carrying a 4LC warded off bad luck and offered magical protection.
Supposedly Eve carried away a 4LC from Eden, so to carry one is like always having a bit of that paradise.
Regular clovers stand for the holy trinity, a 4LC stands for the grace of God.
In the middle ages, children believed that having a 4LC made it possible for them to see fairies.
The odds of finding a 4LC is 10,000 to one, but that was a generous number I think. Further reading included age and gender, which should be irrelevant in the whole luck system (personal belief).
In reading the above 'facts' and nostalgia... I conclude this:
Every clover I give away should help the recipient because they should be able to see fairies, have a symbol of God's grace, feel a little of Eden's paradise, ward off bad luck and be the one in ten thousand I choose to share a smile with.
Isn't that wonderful?
I found over twenty four leaf clovers in one day; the picture below is some of them. I still think I'm me, but that day was rather special. I shared this wisdom of the clovers with my daughter. She found four.
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| All found in one Day. |
Need a clover? Email me. I'll find one for you especially. I'll mail it too.
