Gimme a Break!

Gimme a break!

We’ve heard (and said) these words a bazillion times. My kids are especially adept at applying this phrase to a number of scenarios accompanied by various grunts, eye rolls and other facial gestures (this is where I limit my encouragement of their theatrical skills). When I think about it, however, this phrase has a number of meanings: Stop it! Enough already—you’re bothering me! You seriously expect me to believe that? Don’t be so harsh. And my personal favorite…

…wait for it, wait for it…

Give me a chance!

 

In my last blog post I spoke about my incurable condition as a perpetual dreamer (cue the Supertramp song). For me, so much of this dreaming revolves around my writing. The fact of the matter, however, is that regardless of the dream, sometimes what everyone needs (and this applies to just about any situation) is a great big break.

Or, a little bit of luck.

But wait--there’s more to it.

The philosopher, Lucius Annaeus Seneca stated, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

Luck ( a.k.a. the break).

Plus the key ingredient—preparation!

Equals…the stuff dreams are made of!

Now, if by chance you’ve been ice skating in Antarctica this past week and haven’t seen the following Youtube video, stop the bus and watch this very instant! I can’t begin to describe how much I love this—it makes me smile silly from the inside out and I just can’t stop! This, my friends, is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

 

If you can't see the video, CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK!

You can’t stop smiling, right? Told you!

I’d venture to say that Sarah Horn, impromptu duet partner of Kristin Chenoweth and overnight Youtube sensation, was a little more than slightly prepared when she raised her hand from the audience at the Hollywood Bowl, volunteering to sing, “For Good” from the musical Wicked.

Once again, “Luck [the big break… Your chance] is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

So now for the real question…

Are you prepared?


Tamra Torero is Wife to Paco, Momma to nine, Grandma of two, Blogger, Bakery Manager, author of Shayla Witherwood: A Half-Faerie Tale and co-author of a Christmas novel, The Lost Son with her son, Preston Norton. She continually works on that "prepared" thing, but since she is a dreamer, she knows she will eventually get there, which will result in her big break, allowing her to live (and work/write) in a house on the beach (cook and housekeeper included) and on occasion, take weekend trips to see Broadway musicals (maybe with the cook and housekeeper since Paco doesn't like musicals).