I read an article the other day that talked about the perception of luck. The theory goes something like this; a person who believes they are lucky, sees good fortune in situations that may otherwise be ordinary, thereby manifesting luck in their lives. People who believe they are unlucky see the difficulties in their lives as a sign of misfortune and feel as though they are being picked on by the universe. You know those people, right?
This is a hard-wired tendency, they say. You're either a glass half-full kind of person or a glass half-empty type. So, I've been thinking about how all my life, I've just sort of felt like I've had good fortune. Things just seem to work out for me somehow. Is this a result of my manifesting the positive things and choosing to disregard the negative (I've certianly had my share of heart-ache)? I'm a huge believer in Karma--the idea that whatever you put out in the universe comes back three-fold. It may sound new-agey, but I swear by this principle, and I've seen it in action--in my own life and others'.
Today, I feel lucky (well, yesterday, too). I was thinking about all of the things that seem to work out and how fortunate I am to have a little felicity in each day. Good fortune and luck isn't about the amount of lottery wins you rack up, or the things that fall into your lap. I've decided that it's about appreciating exactly where you are and what you have in that moment--about being present and learning to love a life that you've crafted. It's about seeing the beauty in change and having hope in the face of sorrow. A little bounce-back karma doesn't hurt, either.
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