How Luck Works

How Luck Works

Well, really, this is about how the world, the Universe works.  First of all, the truth is that there is no luck.  Shit happens and sometimes it is good shit.  You cannot reach into some hidden power of the Universe and pull a rabbit out of a hat.  There is magic about luck, but you put it there, it is all in your head.  You do luck all by yourself, but it feels like some outside force at work.

“Knock and it shall be opened” – but you have to actually knock.  That’s the trick.  This is the nature of manifestation.  In “Creative Visualization” Shakti Gawain gives some good ideas on how to manifest.  Some of the basic steps are to set a specific goal and steps to the goal and a time to reach the goal.  Then, the most important step, commit to reaching the goal. 

“Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.  Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elemental truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the Providence moves too.  All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.  A whole stream of events issues from the decision raising in one's favour all manner of unforseen incidents  and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamt would come this way.”

--Goethe

When you have a specific goal and have committed yourself to it, then your mind finds ways to the goal.  You have to really commit yourself, focus on the goal until is permeates your whole being, then every little decision made in life becomes biased toward that goal.  Every little choice you make every day is in the direction of your goal.  You start to notice different things that relate to your goal.  You get ideas. 

You have to keep it in your mind and it helps if you have reminders posted around your house and do mental exercises.  You sort of hypnotize yourself into moving in a certain direction in your life.  This is why prayer can be so powerful.

This manifestation stuff has been around for a long time.  People see it work and use it subconsciously all the time.  This is the stuff that Andrew Carnegie wrote about, and Napoleon Hill, and in a little more New Agey vein, Shakti Gawain.  Also look up Maxwell Maltz and Mike Dooley.  No matter how magical and witchy it appears, it works – if you work it.  This is how you get lucky.  This is how the Universe works.

Which all leads me to think that the world is a mind game.

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And so it goes.

Krystal Rose