Are
You Lucky?
by Marie T. Russell
 "He's
so lucky!" "She always wins!" "I'm just not
lucky!" Do these statements sound familiar? Have they
come out of your mouth at times? Do you believe that
luck is something that happens to some and not to
others? That some people "have it" and others don't?
What is
luck? Webster's Dictionary tells us that luck is: "the
seemingly chance happening of events which affect one."
So luck is not haphazard -- it is a "seemingly"
chance happening of events.
We are
aware, metaphysically, that we draw to us those people
and events that we are really meant to have in our
lives. This may appear to be bad luck as in the case of
an injury. Yet we attracted those circumstances for the
lesson (gift) they brought. The same goes for good luck.
We were willing to believe and open to receive so "good
luck" came to us.
Life is
what we make it and so is luck! If you are willing to
believe, really believe in miracles, then they will take
place in your life. The Master Teacher Jesus said, "By
your faith, ye shall be healed!" The belief comes
first, then the event (miracle or luck) comes
after.
So I
would suggest that you can choose to believe in luck but
not in the fact that it falls indiscriminately where it
chooses. It comes to those who are willing to have
miracles in their lives. The doubting Thomases have a
billboard out in the ethers that says "Detour". The
"Luck" may be headed their way, but is detoured
because of lack of faith and trust.
To
believe in luck you must believe in your own "deservability".
You must be willing to experience miracles and to have
"unexplainable" happenings in your life. If you
constantly are looking for the rational, logical
explanation for events, there will be no room for "lucky"
miracles in your life. As someone said: Expect a miracle -- make miracles happen.
How does
one make miracles happen? By demanding them, that's
how. Many times we put in our requests to the
Universe/God/Goddess as if we were beggars. We ask
pleadingly, not really believing that we either deserve
or will receive what it is we ask for. We think the odds
are against us. And for that very reason we may not get
what we ask for.
I've
found that when I demanded something from the Universe,
almost commanded as a matter of fact, I always got what
I wanted. I recall that in the Bible, Jesus commanded
the waters to be calm. He didn't say, please would
you, if it's ok with you, if it's no bother. He
commanded! And he had no doubt that his desire would be
fulfilled.
A friend
told me of her experience. The rain was coming down
almost in a deluge one day as she needed to go out to an
appointment. As she didn't want to get wet, she stood
inside watching the rain, wondering when it would stop.
Then she felt that she would make it stop. And she
loudly commanded the rain to stop. And lo and behold, it
did instantaneously.
Have we ever demanded from the Universe what we wanted?
How many times have we said, I want this and I want it
NOW! Perhaps we need to get out of the pleading helpless
infant mode, and really request we want -- not in a
begging or manipulative manner, but clearly, and with
intent, command the Universe to give us what we ask for.
I
remember on one occasion doing that very thing. I was
tired of going from relationship to relationship -- six
months here, one year there -- and not finding the "love
of my life". One evening as I was getting ready to go
to a friend's birthday party, I realized I was tired
of searching for Mr. Right. I found myself telling God
that I'd had enough; that if I was meant to have a
relationship, the "man of my dreams" better be at
the party. Well... Sure enough, I met a man at that party
who later became my husband.
We have
been told, "Ask for what you want." Yet at times we
have not asked, or we asked not believing that we would
receive. It is as important to ask as to believe. And it
is important to ask clearly, knowing that we deserve to
receive the best. You can even say: "I ask for this or
something better." Then trust, don't hope, that it
will come. Hope still denotes lack of trust... I hope
this will happen. Instead of: I'm sure, I trust. You see the
difference?
Another
issue is one of deservability. Sometimes we do not
believe we truly deserve blessings, love, riches,
whatever... After all, we recall some of the times we
were "bad" and because of our ingrained belief
in a punishing and avenging God, we don't really believe
that we deserve what we are asking for. We must
reprogram ourselves with deservability: "I am
worthy!" "I deserve the best." " I
deserve love."
The
other day, as I thanked someone for something they had
done, their reply was "You're welcome, and you are
worthy!" That stopped me in my tracks as I realized
that for many of us, receiving is an issue... whether it
is about receiving a gift, a favor, a compliment.
Someone says "You did great!" and we tend to
brush it off "It was nothing." Sound familiar?
In order
to receive, to be "lucky", we have to know
that we are worthy! Remember, you are a "child of
God", a child of the Universe, a divine creation.
Of course you are worthy of all the blessings that exist
on this planet. You are worthy! You deserve the best...
even if you are not a perfect angel. No one is perfect!
Perfection has nothing to do with deserving goodness in
your life.
Be
willing to trust that there is a Divine Purpose and
Divine Consciousness that is greater than what you can
envision. Be willing to say YES to life, to love, and to
miracles -- and then you'll be one of the "Lucky"
ones, too! Remember, your luck is what you make it!
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 About The Author
Marie
T. Russell is the founder of InnerSelf Magazine (founded 1985). She also
produced and hosted a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, Inner Power, from
1991-1995 which focused on themes such as self-esteem, personal growth, and
well-being. Her articles focus on transformation and reconnecting with our own
inner source of joy and creativity.
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