Think of all the occasions we append with wishing…

• birthdays
• losing an eyelash
• tossing a coin to where the Goonies dwell
• 11:11 a.m. / p.m.
• upon a star
• before (and after) a test
• splitting the wishbone
• rubbing a genie’s lamp (I still have yet to find one)

To preface the following suggestion, I will say that I enjoy making a wish. Even if those eyes-closed, breath-held, fingers-crossed internal thoughts are far-fetched and highly unlikely…(because, absurdity is encouraged when making a wish).

The more outrageous my wishes, the more purposeful the moments are in between, when my eyes are open, my fingers un-crossed and I’m breathing.

Think about how many wishes you come up with in your lifetime. If your wish doesn’t come true, where does it go?

Most of mine joined geometry and my (once impressive) knowledge of the periodic table in a dark corner of my mind. That doesn’t mean I don’t still make the occasional wish; it just means that like all wishes, it’s really up to the wisher to make it come true.

Which is why when I wish now, my fingers aren’t crossed and my eyes are open. Otherwise, when my time is eventually up, I’ll just be wishing for more.