Unavoidable crash

For some reason, I always end up being invited to attend meetings that I am not supposed to -or need not- attend . Of course, this has always played in my favour. But. While I also end up knowing more than necessary, I never used the information malignantly. So far, I have been playing the luck card (and the universe conspiring on my side) successfully and it has worked totally fine to the extent where when luck ditched me I found that I was not well equipped to play the "taking advantage" card. I believe that sticking to a straight path might lead to a wall but you can't make a detour if your car is not equipped with a steering wheel.