20h • General discussion
Everything You Touch Turns to Gold
I’ve been sitting with something that woke me up last night. It’s about a line I’ve heard so many times: “Everything you touch turns to gold” or “You’re so lucky.” Sometimes it even comes with a side of “Well, that’s because you have money.”
On the surface, those can sound like compliments. Underneath, though, they land differently. They can erase the very real effort, dedication, and sometimes painful choices that sit behind a moment of success. They make it sound like things have fallen into my lap rather than been built by me. They skip over the grit, the heartbreaks, the long nights, and the work that never makes it into an Instagram post.
What people don’t often see is the inner work. The uncertainty. The risk of showing up when no one’s clapping. The years of learning and unlearning, of falling on my face and getting back up. The sacrifices I’ve made in the name of growth or integrity. The moments of deep doubt where quitting seemed easier than staying the course.
When people call it “luck,” they also unknowingly tell a story: “You don’t know what it’s like to fail.” The truth is, failure and disappointment have been some of my greatest teachers. Nothing of value I’ve built has been without setbacks or hard-earned lessons. Growth isn’t linear and it isn’t painless, and I’m no exception.
I do recognize my privileges and good fortunes. I’m grateful for them. But they’re only one part of the story. They don’t cancel out the work, the discipline, the courage to start again, or the resilience to keep going.
I’m sharing this here because I know I’m not the only one who hears some version of this. We live in a culture that loves a shiny “overnight success” story but rarely talks about the invisible scaffolding holding it up: the invisible work, the invisible failures, the invisible courage.
So if you’ve ever been told “everything you touch turns to gold” — or the flip side, “you’re just lucky” — you’re not alone. Behind every “golden touch” is usually a mountain of invisible effort and invisible choices.
How do you experience this in your own life? Have you had your work, your sacrifices, or your growth reduced to a single word like “lucky” or “gifted”? What did it feel like? And how do you honor your own journey when others can’t see the whole picture?
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