If I had won the lottery there are countless wonderful ways that i would have spent the money. Visions of helping all sorts of others wove their way to my dreams and fantasies. I dutifully bought my ten tickets and tuned in for the reading of the numbers.Ten tickets and not even close on any ticket. I had not won the lottery, but wait a minute.What about all the lotteries I had already won? I had won the lottery of wonderful parents and two terrific siblings. I had won the lottery of a wonderful second family with Elaine ,John and Marisa. I had won the lottery of a wonderful education filled with marvelous mentors and friends. I had won the lottery of being involved with dedicated human beings who have spent their lives caring for the marginalized. Yes I did not win that enormous sum of money but many of us need to reflect on all the other lotteries in life that we have  already won.