In the movie Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood delivers the line:
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?"
I'm taking the quote out of context and while I would never call any client a punk, the questions stands.
Do you feel lucky?
In the last four years, two scientists, Maia Young and Richard Wiseman, have studied people who answer "Yes" versus those who answer "No" to that question.
What did they find?
Like many things in life, it's an upward spiral. Beliefs and events compile onto and feed off of each other. People who consider themselves lucky smile more and make more eye contact. This leads to more positive encounters and may create more opportunities.
People who consider themselves lucky also say "Yes" to new opportunities, are willing to try new experiences, and interact with people who are different from themselves. Being open in a positive way leads to experiences and opportunities which others may miss.
The Lucky One's exhibit more emotional elasticity, extracting more positive outcomes from bad situations. I recently got a flat tire on a rainy day, found out the spare was bad and had to wait five and half hours for the flat to be repaired. But as luck would have it, the Auto Club guy was my knight in shining armor. I was able to start a novel I wanted to read, I spent time with my mother and got a brand new tire, free!
See the choice?
I can tell that story many different ways but being the lucky girl that I am, I'm sure you can guess the version I choose.
So do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?
Love and light,
Cindy
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