Karma-stition

My mother has some strange superstitions, which have added to my anxiety.
I'm walking to work and l'm trying to avoid stepping on the cracks in sidewalk - because according to my mother stepping on the cracks would make her gravely ill. To anyone who sees me walking - it looks like l'm doing some strange ethnic dance or you might think l'm totally uncoordinated. But the fact that l could live with the guilt of making my mother gravely ill, l continue to proceed with the crack avoiding "walk".

Another superstition that l have inherited is that if you see money on the ground, pick-it up because if you pass by it, you will loose out on the big money later in life. This is fine, if you happen to come by ten thousand dollars but its a pain in the ass when its a penny. Today at the St. Geroge subway station, there was a penny on the stairs. The problem was, there were at least 100 "hurried" commuters behind me. So do l stop and pick up the penny and stop the flow of traffic and look like a miser or do l keep going and tempt fate? We'll l kept going and now l'm thinking about that penny that might be the financial downfall of me and my family. So from now on, l don't look down when l walk - this way l never have to make the decision.

Thanks Mom.