Changing your luck..!

Twas just the other day I was walking my twelfth round at the joggers park when a friend invited me to walk an extra one with him. “Not one but two,” I said and we walked. As I sat later thinking about the incident, I realized I had walked two rounds extra with him, not because I liked his company, but because I had not wanted to stop my morning walk on the thirteenth round!
I laughed mirthlessly to myself that day and realized that though I speak loudly against the concept of luck, my mind still hadn’t let go of the good luck, bad luck superstitions. 
Many people do try to manage their luck, however. So they believe in rituals and lucky charms to aid in their success. According to Jeanne Ralston, athletes, as a group, are often superstitious. Home-run king Hank Aaron wore the same shower shoes for twenty years because he thought they brought him luck, and basketball great Michael Jordan felt more confident with his University of North Carolina basketball shorts under his Chicago Bulls uniform.
Some of us go for horse shoes or four leaf clovers, a superstition from the Druids of medieval Europe who believed that the plant imparted to those who found them special powers to see invisible witches and evil spirits. Others may carry a rabbit’s foot. It was because of the great bunny-making capabilities of rabbits that ancient Celts believed they should be associated with luck and prosperity. Still other people speak of knocking on wood, a custom that seems to have grown from a belief that the noise may prevent evil spirits from hearing you mention your good luck.
I understand that basketball player George Underwood once said this about luck: “I have just two superstitions. One, don’t call someone a bad name if they have a loaded pistol. Two, don’t call your girl friend Tina if her name is Vivian..!”
Robert Collier instructs that all of us have bad luck and good luck. But the one who persists through the bad luck – who keeps right on going – is the one who is there when the good luck comes. This person, says Collier, is the one who is ready to receive that opportunity when it is presented.
In other words, luck goes to anyone who persistently wants it and work hard to achieve. “The more I practice,” said golf pro Arnold Palmer, “the luckier I seem to get.”
So my dear friends, to change your luck, change your attitude from pessimism to optimism. Something good really is around the corner. Then work had and be ready. When that next opportunity comes, you’ll be the one to seize it and make something happen. It can be your next lucky break..!
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Changing your luck..!

Twas just the other day I was walking my twelfth round at the joggers park when a friend invited me to walk an extra one with him. Not one but two, I said and we walked. As I sat later thinking about the incident, I realized I had walked two rounds extra with him, not because I liked his company, but because I had not wanted to stop my morning walk on the thirteenth round! I laughed mirthlessly to myself that day and realized that though I speak loudly against the concept of luck, my mind still hadnt let go of the good luck, bad luck superstitions. Many people do try to manage their luck, however. So they believe in rituals and lucky charms to aid in their success. According to Jeanne Ralston, athletes, as a group, are often superstitious. Home-run king Hank Aaron wore the same shower shoes for twenty years because he thought they brought him luck, and basketball great Michael Jordan felt more confident with his University of North Carolina basketball shorts under his Chicago Bulls uniform. Some of us go for horse shoes or four leaf clovers, a superstition from the Druids of medieval Europe who believed that the plant imparted to those who found them special powers to see invisible witches and evil spirits. Others may carry a rabbits foot. It was because of the great bunny-making capabilities of rabbits that ancient Celts believed they should be associated with luck and prosperity. Still other people speak of knocking on wood, a custom that seems to have grown from a belief that the noise may prevent evil spirits from hearing you mention your good luck. I understand that basketball player George Underwood once said this about luck: I have just two superstitions. One, dont call someone a bad name if they have a loaded pistol. Two, dont call your girl friend Tina if her name is Vivian..! Robert Collier instructs that all of us have bad luck and good luck. But the one who persists through the bad luck who keeps right on going is the one who is there when the good luck comes. This person, says Collier, is the one who is ready to receive that opportunity when it is presented. In other words, luck goes to anyone who persistently wants it and work hard to achieve. The more I practice, said golf pro Arnold Palmer, the luckier I seem to get. So my dear friends, to change your luck, change your attitude from pessimism to optimism. Something good really is around the corner. Then work had and be ready. When that next opportunity comes, youll be the one to seize it and make something happen. It can be your next lucky break..! [email protected]