Are Tiki’s good luck?

By Kerryn Vaughan

2nd Feb 2022

I remember reading many yeas ago that tiki’s were good luck and so I believed it. But then I watched the Brady Bunch episode when they went to Hawai’i and one of the boys found a tiki and it brought endless bad luck to the family. So I dropped the idea of having an opinion on it.

Today I had to bid my 17 year old cat farewell as he passed over the rainbow bridge. His name was Tiki. Maybe today was bad luck for him, but I’m going to focus on the positive. He brought me 17 years of happiness and believe me, he also had a very blessed life. He certainly had 17 years of extreme luck!

When I arrived home from the vet I realised that the date is 2/2/22. Those who are into numerology will know that there’s incredible power in that number group. So maybe he’ll bring extra good luck from above.

For anybody wondering, he is going in the massive pot with his mother and sister who left us together 5 years ago, and that amazing pot is blessed with a beautiful rose called ‘Mother’s Love’.

But saying goodbye to Tiki hasn’t been the only hard thing over the past two days. Yesterday was the 1st February, reminding me that 19 years ago to the day, my younger sister also left us after a 5 year battle with cancer.

My dad has also been in hospital in the past week and they are unsure what was wrong with him, and he told me today that it was the sickest he has ever been in his life. He has not been in a good way.

And today my Mum got a call from a specialist giving her some bad news about her back, and if nothing can be done to relieve the problem she may soon become wheelchair bound.

So it’s fair to say I’ve had a pretty rough 48 hours trying to take in all this news and deal with an avalanche of emotions.

But, life is what it is, and living, illness, wellness and dying are all part of the cycle. And frankly, none of us are getting out of here alive!

Which brings me to the point of this article - life’s too short! So get the hell off that bench and do that thing you’ve been putting off for way too long. Hire the kombi or learn to play guitar. Whatever that thing is, do it!

Stop telling yourself that you’re not good enough, or smart enough, or young enough, or qualified enough, or that you don’t have enough money or enough time. 

Don’t wait for the kids to finish school or for the mortgage to be paid, or anything else. Just start! 

In last week’s blog I talked about the fact that you don’t have to drop everything. Just start with one tiny step.

We don’t know what’s around the corner, and while we should never dwell on that and pickle ourselves in pessimism, we have to be honest with ourselves and not hide under a rock believing we have forever to do that thing that is likely to bring a tonne of joy.

So find something that resembles a lucky charm, even if it is a tiki, figure out the first step and go for it. Life isn’t waiting for anybody to catch up.

Get on the wave that is your life and ride it hard! You’re worth it!

Kerryn Vaughan is the author of ‘Magnificent Kids!’ and ‘Get Off The Bench!’, founder of One Planet Classrooms, co-founder of Girls With Hammers, and host of Get Off The Bench Podcast.

Kerryn is also a DISC ADVANCED® accredited consultant.