ExtraGoodLuck
EugeniaLampley
IkeepatwodollarbillinmywalletthatwasgiventomebymymotherwhenIwassixyearsold.
Iamnotsuperstitious1butthebillgoeswithmewhereverIgo.Mymothergaveittomesothatluck
roomindisbelief.IcouldhearMs.MartinlaughinginthebackgroundandsuddenlyIrealizedthatMs.Martinwasstillontheline.
“Thankyou,Ms.Martin,youwillnotregretthisdecision,”Isaidandhungupthephone.
Igotmywalletandtookoutmytwodollarbill.
“Thanksmom,Iamgoingtomakeit.”Isaidoutloudsomymothercouldhearme.
Atthatinstant,Irememberedthetimeshepulledallofusintothelivingroomandsaid,“Youareallbrilliantinmymind,butifyoufailoncedon’tgiveup.Don’tfearfailure.Itisawayofgettingustotryharder.Youwillsucceed,Ipromise.”
Istillthinkofmomeverydayandstillkeepmytwodollarbillinmywallet.Atafamilyreunion3yearslater,Ifoundoutthatmybrothersandsistersallhadatwodollarbillintheirwallet.
WealllaughedandtalkedabouthowspecialthisgiftfromMomhadbeentoeachandeverhadreinforcedtheconfidenceMomhadinstilledoneofus.Itledinus.