Ellen, You Have No Idea What You’ve Just Done…

I happened to catch the Ellen DeGeneres Show, today.  I’m not usually home during the workweek, but I am today, because I'm waiting for an appliance delivery.  You know how that works.  They give you a four-hour window and manage to come before or after their specified range — so you’re afraid to go anywhere during the allotted time… or before it … or after it … in case you miss them…  

Anyway, I'm home and Ellen's on.

In today’s show, one of Ellen’s “giveaways” is to a home viewer (and her family). Ellen flies the family in for the show as well as give them a luxurious vacation.

Now, the enlightening and inspiring part comes in when Ellen announces how this woman caught Ellen’s attention.  She wrote Ellen 137 times over an 8-year period.  She would write in to try to win various things or get on the show, etc. — and her persistence was rewarded.

Is this simply a coincidence or a mystic message telling me to stay persistent with Ellen and my publishing pursuits? 

Let’s review the facts:

Fact #1:  I’m not usually home during the day to see Ellen’s show.
Fact #2:  I didn’t even have the TV on as the show started.
Fact #3:  I just happened to turn it on just as this particular guest is brought out.
Fact #4:  I had just emailed Ellen the other day to give her an update on our progress.

Is it a coincidence or a mystic message that — through this particular guest — Ellen has just told me that 137 letters/emails will get her attention without getting me arrested?

Yeah, Ellen has no idea what she’s just done.

Only 129 more emails to go…


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