Make your own luck... and spread it around.

A while back I received a very surprising and welcome phone call from a friend with whom I had not spoken to in a very long time. As we spoke our conversation drifted from the earthly, to the divine; to science, to superstition. Somewhere along the line our conversation drifted to luck. My friend, the ever skeptical pragmatist, doesn't believe in luck; you really make your own luck through your own effort.

Now, I am a firm believer in things unseen; one of those being luck. So we had a bit of discussion on it. I certainly feel lucky and often the feeling is related to objects that I might find (a penny facing heads up) or something that I wear (my lucky shoes). It occurs to me, that feeling lucky is more of a frame of mind or an attitude of spirit that you find your self in. Since that conversation and realization, I've decided to focus more on putting myself and others in that lucky attitude of spirit. How can i do this?

I try to look around for what feels good. A pen that just feels right in hand, a pendant or necklace that feels right when worn. These are lucky items. Pickup a stone that feels smooth in your palm and fits well in your pocket... that is your lucky stone. What about the pocket knife someone gave you? That's a lucky knife. These little things that we find around that feel right can change the outlook of your entire day and shift feelings from unluckiness to luckiness, from pessimism to optimism.They put you in a lucky attitude of spirit. With that spirit, you really are making your own luck.

It is possible to spread that good fortune around. Perhaps, with a lucky token, pass it on to a friend or someone special and make sure they know what it means... It will pick up significance simply because you passed it on. Want to pass it on to a stranger? If you find a penny facing tails up... flip it. Someone else will eventually come along and find that same penny heads up, and it could change their day.